Can prescribers still specify a “future fill” date on schedule II prescriptions if the prescription is properly dated?
This situation might arise when a prescriber writes the actual date of prescribing on the prescription, but then specifies in the instructions to the patient (and the pharmacy) a date within the next 30 days when the prescription may be filled. The patient receives only a single prescription for the controlled substance and the quantity prescribed is no more than a 30-day supply. Because this “future fill” date is within 30 days of prescribing and the prescription is not post-dated, this practice is still allowed in Utah, assuming the prescription meets all other legal requirements. For example, Patient A initially visits Prescriber B on March 2 for evaluation of their chronic pain. The prescriber writes a prescription for a 30-day supply of Oxycontin (dated 3/2/08), which the pharmacy fills the same day. During a follow-up visit on March 25, Prescriber B decides to continue therapy with Oxycontin since it is working well.
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