The Board of Pharmacy published a final rule amending Regulation 7 to revise requirements for transferring prescriptions between pharmacies and dispensing Schedule II controlled substances prescriptions. The rule allows individuals other than pharmacists to transfer prescriptions, allows electronic prescription transfers and requires transfer of controlled substances to follow federal standards. The rule also clarifies that licensees may not dispense a quantity of a Schedule II controlled substance that exceeds the prescriber’s authority to prescribe. In addition, the rule clarifies language regarding partial filling of Schedule II controlled substance prescriptions. The rule took effect on January 1, 2019.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.