Schedule II Prescription: Paper, Electronic, Fax or Oral?
Which form of a Schedule II prescription a pharmacist may dispense from.
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Example
- How the prescription arrived
- Fax of a signed paper prescription
- For a fax, does one of these apply?
- For a resident of a long-term care facility
Result: Yes: the fax serves as the original written prescription.
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What you enter
- How the prescription arrived
- For a fax, does one of these apply?
- For a hospice patient, is the status noted on the prescription?
- For an oral order, is this an emergency situation?
- For an oral order, the kind of pharmacy
- For an oral order, the date of the authorization (YYYY-MM-DD)
How this is calculated
Citation
21 CFR 1306.11(a) and (d) to (g): a Schedule II drug is dispensed on a signed written prescription; a fax serves as the original only for a narcotic compounded for infusion, a long-term care resident, or a hospice patient; an oral order only in an emergency, with a written prescription in 7 days. Read the sources: 21 CFR 1306.11 ↗, 21 CFR 1306.08 ↗
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