ROBB, J.
Consistent with Bastin [v. State, 510 N.E.2d 229 (Ind. Ct. App. 1987)] and the foregoing cited cases, we conclude that the tablets, having been lawfully seized pursuant to an inventory search, were not subjected to an additional search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when Deputy Chandler contacted a pharmacist to determine their chemical composition. Thus, it follows that as far the Fourth Amendment is concerned, the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted evidence obtained from the inventory search of George’s vehicle.
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The State argues that Deputy Chandler’s decision to open the pill bottle was reasonable because the inventory search policy required him to do so and that his decision to contact the pharmacist was reasonable because “in order to conduct a proper inventory search, it is reasonable to . . . properly identify everything in a vehicle.” . . . We agree with the State that Deputy Chandler’s conduct was reasonable in both instances, and add our own observation that in the latter instance, Deputy Chandler’s decision to contact the pharmacist was justified because he was faced with a pill bottle that lacked a prescription label. Police officers should not be burdened with the warrant requirement under such circumstances because, as the State notes, delay might result in someone missing a scheduled dosage of medication. Finally, although we agree somewhat with George’s argument that disclosure of a prescription to a third party such as a pharmacist may infringe an individual’s privacy, and may even disclose embarrassing details if the individual is taking medication for a loathsome disease, this case does not present such a situation because there is no evidence Deputy Chandler disclosed George’s identity to the pharmacist.
We conclude that based on the totality of the circumstances, Deputy Chandler’s conduct was reasonable. Thus, it follows that Article I, Section 11, was not violated, and the trial court properly admitted evidence obtained from the inventory search of George’s vehicle.
BAKER, C.J., and BRADFORD, J., concur.