Section 338.3161. Controlled substance prescriptions.

Rule 61. (1) A prescription that is issued for a controlled substance shall be dated and signed when issued and shall contain all of the following information:

(a)       The  full  name  and   address  of  the  patient  for   whom  the  substance   is  being prescribed.

(b)       The  prescriber's   drug  enforcement  administration  (dea)  registration  number, printed name, address, and professional designation.

(c)    The drug name, strength, and dosage form.

(d)     The quantity prescribed. For a prescription received in writing, the prescription shall contain the quantity in both written and numerical terms. A written prescription is in

compliance if it contains preprinted numbers representative of the quantity next to which is a box or line the prescriber may check.

(e)    The directions for use.

(f)    In addition, if the prescription is for an animal, then the species of the animal and the full name and address of the owner.

(2)   A written prescription for a controlled substance in schedules 2 to 5 shall be written legibly with ink or an indelible pencil, or prepared using a printer and shall be signed by the prescriber.

(3)    An agent of the prescriber may prepare a prescription for the signature of the prescriber, but, pursuant to the act, the prescriber is liable if the prescription does not conform to these rules. A pharmacist who dispenses a controlled substance pursuant to a prescription not prepared in the form required by these rules is liable pursuant to the act.

(4)    If the controlled substance prescription or order in a medical institution is issued pursuant to delegation under R 338.2304, R 338.2305, R 338.108a, or R 338.108b then the printed name of the delegatee, the licensure designation, the delegating prescriber, and the signature of the delegatee shall be on the written prescription. In  medical facilities, orders shall contain the signatures of the delegatee and the printed name of the delegating prescriber.

(5)   A prescription shall not be issued by a prescriber to obtain a stock of a controlled substance for the purpose of dispensing or administering the substance to patients.

History: 1979 AC; 1992 AACS; 1994 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2003 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2013 AACS.