Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 531
Section 4739 - Prescriptions(a) Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner other than a pharmacy to an ultimate user, no controlled substance in Schedule II may be dispensed without the written prescription of a practitioner.(b) In emergency situations, as defined by rule of the Secretary, Schedule II drugs may be dispensed upon oral prescription of a practitioner, reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacy. Prescriptions shall be retained in conformity with the requirements of this chapter. No prescription for a Schedule II substance may be refilled.(c) Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner other than a pharmacy to an ultimate user, a controlled substance included in Schedule III or IV which is a prescription drug shall not be dispensed without a written or oral prescription of a practitioner. The prescription shall not be filled or refilled more than 6 months after the date thereof or be refilled more than 5 times, unless renewed by the practitioner.(d) A controlled substance included in Schedule V shall not be distributed or dispensed other than for a medical purpose.(e) An ultimate user shall be permitted to prohibit or limit a person other than the ultimate user from receiving a prescription on the ultimate user's behalf from a pharmacy.Amended by Laws 2013, ch. 409,s 1, eff. 8/12/2014.Amended by Laws 2013, ch. 164,s 1, eff. 8/6/2013.16 Del. C. 1953, § 4738; 58 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 1; 60 Del. Laws, c. 583, § 5.;