Text of Statute
(A) A pharmacist may dispense controlled substances to any person upon a
prescription issued in accordance with section (1) The prescription shall be retained on file by the owner of the pharmacy
in which it is filled for a period of three years, so as to be readily
accessible for inspection by any public officer or employee engaged in the
enforcement of Chapter (2) Each oral prescription shall be recorded by the pharmacist and the record
shall show the name and address of the patient for whom, or of the owner of the
animal for which the controlled substance is dispensed, the full name, address,
and registry number under the federal drug abuse control laws of the prescriber,
the name of the controlled substance dispensed, the amount dispensed, and the
date when dispensed. The record shall be retained on file by the owner of the
pharmacy in which it is filled for a period of three years.
(3) A schedule II controlled substance shall be dispensed only upon a written
prescription, except that it may be dispensed upon an oral prescription in
emergency situations as provided in the federal drug abuse control laws.
(4) A prescription for a schedule II controlled substance shall not be
refilled.
(5) Prescriptions for schedule III and IV controlled substances may be
refilled not more than five times in a six-month period from the date the
prescription is given by a prescriber.
(B) The legal owner of any stock of schedule II controlled substances in a
pharmacy, upon discontinuance of dealing in those drugs, may sell the stock to a
manufacturer, wholesaler, or owner of a pharmacy registered under the federal
drug abuse control laws pursuant to an official written order.
HISTORY: GC § 12672-5; 116 v 491, § 5; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53;
126 v 178 (Eff 9-16-55); 134 v H 924 (Eff 10-26-71); 136 v H 300 (Eff 7-1-76);
145 v H 391 (Eff 7-21-94); 147 v S 66. Eff 7-22-98.
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Containing legislation passed and filed through August 1, 2000.