Alabama News: Multiple Schedule II Prescriptions

February 1, 2008 12:41 PM Topics: Controlled substances

Published in the February 2008 Alabama State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter

Effective December 19, 2007, DEA released a new rule amendment to Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1306 authorizing prescribers to provide individual patients with multiple prescriptions for the same Schedule II controlled substance.

 Key Provisions:

• Multiple prescriptions must be filled “sequentially” allowing for a combined 90-day supply of the controlled substance.
• Prescriptions issued in multiples may not be filled before the written date noted in the sig directions indicating the earliest date of which a pharmacy may fill each prescription. No pharmacist may fill the prescription before that date.
• The “original” date of issuance is so noted on each prescription.