856 IAC 2-6-17 Schedule V controlled substances; prescription requirements; refilling; exceptions

Sec. 17. (a) A pharmacist may dispense a controlled substance listed in 856 IAC 2-2-6, Schedule V, pursuant to a prescription as required for controlled substances listed in 856 IAC 2-2-4 and 856 IAC 2-2-5, Schedules III and IV, in section 12 of this rule. A prescription for a controlled substance listed in 856 IAC 2-2-6, Schedule V, may be refilled only as expressly authorized by the prescribing individual practitioner on the prescription. If no such authorization is given, the prescription may not be refilled. A pharmacist dispensing such substance pursuant to a prescription shall label the substance in accordance with section 15 of this rule and file the prescription in accordance with [section] 16 of this rule. (b) An individual practitioner may administer or dispense a controlled substance listed in 856 IAC 2-2-6, Schedule V, in the course of his or her professional practice without a prescription, subject to section 15 of this rule. (c) An institutional practitioner may administer or dispense directly (but not prescribe) a controlled substance listed in 856 IAC 2-2-6, Schedule V, only pursuant to: (1) a prescription signed by the prescribing individual practitioner; (2) an oral prescription made by a prescribing individual practitioner and promptly reduced to writing by the pharmacist (containing all information required in section 4 of this rule except for the signature of the prescribing individual practitioner); or (3) an order for medication made by an individual practitioner that is dispensed for immediate administration to the ultimate user, subject to section 15 of this rule.