RSA 318-B:2-b Counterfeit Drugs; Affirmative Defense.

Title: XXX - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS Chapter: 318-B - CONTROLLED DRUG ACT

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under RSA 318-B:2, I-a that the actor is:
I. A physician or advanced practice registered nurse who sells, dispenses, or prescribes a substance which he represents to be or contain a controlled drug, but which in fact neither is nor contains a controlled drug, to a patient under his care for a bona fide therapeutic purpose; or
II. A pharmacist who sells or dispenses a substance which he represents to be or contain a controlled drug, but which in fact neither is nor contains a controlled drug, to a person at the direction of and upon the written prescription of an attending physician or advanced practice registered nurse, provided any written prescription is properly executed, dated, and signed by the person prescribing on the da

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