DISPENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROLLED …

University of Tennessee Advanced Studies inPharmacy n245 ABSTRACTThe DISPENSING of CONTROLLED substances incompliance with federal regulations is a functionthat is critical to the day-to-day activities of phar-macists, and as such, this article reviews the majorDrug Enforcement Administration REQUIREMENTS inregard to processing and DISPENSING Schedule IIthrough V prescriptions. Regulations on ScheduleII prescriptions are relatively stringent, with refillsbeing prohibited and verbal orders permitted onlyin emergency situations and with a provision thata written prescription is sent to the pharmacy with-in 7 days of the verbal order. Regulations forSchedule III, IV, and V prescriptions are morelenient, because prescriptions may be communi-cated orally or by facsimile to the pharmacist innonemergency situations, and up to 5 refills with-in 6 months of the date written on the script areallowed.

University of Tennessee Advanced Studies in Pharmacy 245 ABSTRACT The dispensing of controlled substances in compliance with federal regulations is a function that is critical to the day-to-day activities of phar-

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