Prescription drugs on the road.
Don't know if this is just a Florida issue or not but more and more prescription drugs are only being filled for one month with no refills. Typically it is pain and sleeping aid medications. Local d...
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4X4Dodger wrote:
I am confused. Any doctor I know of will fax a prescription to any pharmacy in the country. Just tell your doctors office that you will be traveling and that you will need them to do this. Then call your doctor with the name and fax number of the pharmacy and...it's done..Am I missing something?
For Class 2 controlled drugs, the prescription can be faxed to the pharmacy, but the original signed hard copy must then be provided before the drug is dispensed except in a few special circumstances involving healthcare institutions or hospice care.
PART 1306 — PRESCRIPTIONS(bold emphasis added)
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LISTED IN SCHEDULE II
§1306.11 Requirement of prescription.
(a) A pharmacist may dispense directly a controlled substance listed in Schedule II that is a prescription drug as determined under section 503 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)) only pursuant to a written prescription signed by the practitioner, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section. A paper prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance may be transmitted by the practitioner or the practitioner's agent to a pharmacy via facsimile equipment, provided that the original manually signed prescription is presented to the pharmacist for review prior to the actual dispensing of the controlled substance, except as noted in paragraph (e), (f), or (g) of this section. The original prescription shall be maintained in accordance with §1304.04(h) of this chapter.
Title 21 CFR - Part 1306
