The consumer report article was written in Sept. 2014
On and after October 6, 2014, under federal law, all Schedule II medications must be prescribed according to federal Schedule II requirements. This means no prescriptions issued on or after this date may authorize any refills. Also, as of October 6, 2014, oral, telephone or fax-transmitted prescriptions for Schedule II meds are no longer possible.
That means you need hard copies from the prescribing physician and they can’t call it in to the pharmacy. Both her GP and her pain physician are afraid of losing their licenses if they attempt to deviate from the federal law.
From the U.S. Department of Justice:
The Dept. Of Justice Link Q. Is post-dating of multiple prescriptions allowed?
A. No. Federal regulations have always required that all prescriptions for controlled substances "be dated as of, and signed on, the day when issued." 21 CFR 1306.05(a).
