Section 338.3166. Partial dispensing of schedule 2 substances.

 (1)  A  pharmacist   may   partially   dispense   a     controlled substance listed in schedule 2 if he or she is unable to supply the full quantity called for in a written or emergency oral prescription and he or she makes  a notation of the quantity supplied on the face of the written prescription  or written record  of  the  emergency  oral prescription. The remainder of  the prescription may be  dispensed  within  72  hours after the first partial dispensing. If the remainder of the prescription is not or cannot be dispensed within the 72 hours, the pharmacist shall so notify the prescriber.A further quantity shall not be dispensed beyond the 72 hours without a new prescription.

(2)   Prescriptions for schedule 2 controlled substances that are written for a patient in long-term care facilities  or  for  a    patient    with    a medical diagnosis that  documents a terminal illness may be filled  in partial quantities, including individual  dosage units.  For   each  partial filling, the dispensing pharmacist   shall  record,  on  the   back of  the prescription  or  on another  appropriate   record    that   is    uniformly maintained  and   readily retrievable, all of the following information:

(a)    Date of the partial filling.

(b)    Quantity dispensed.

(c)    Remaining quantity authorized to be dispensed.

(d)      Identification of the dispensing pharmacist. The total quantity of schedule 2 controlled substances dispensed in  all partial fillings shall not  be more than the total quantity prescribed. Schedule 2 prescriptions for a patient in a long-term care facility or for a patient with a medical diagnosis that documents a terminal illness shall  be valid for a period of not more than 60 days from the issue date unless terminated at an earlier date by the discontinuance of medication. A pharmacist shall record on the prescription whether the patient is terminally ill or is a long-term care facility patient.

History: 1979 AC; 1992 AACS; 1994 AACS; 2003 AACS.