Can they arrest you if you alter your prescription and turn it in to the pharmacy but do not pick it up?

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Can they arrest you if you alter your prescription and turn it in to the pharmacy but do not pick it up?

The scripts were written out to me and were alter only by changing the quantity on one and the mg on the other. They were both dropped off to the pharmacy but neither were picked back up.

Asked on May 6, 2012 under Criminal Law, Florida

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

Yes, you can be arrested for this. The act of altering a prescription is itself a crime. That they were not picked up can certainly have a bearing on the exact charges brought (e.g. a person cannot be charged with possession if he or she never actually had possession of the drugs) and will likely be borne in mind by the prosecutors (in deciding what to charge or what deal to make) and by a judge or jury in adjudicating the case, but does not change the fact that altering the prescription itself was a criminal act.


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