What are the requirements for the issuance of multiple prescriptions for schedule II controlled substances?
The prescriber must include written instructions on each separate prescription indicating the earliest date on which a pharmacy may fill each prescription. Each prescription must be dated as of the date it is written. Each prescription must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a prescriber acting in the usual course of his/her professional practice. The rule does not specify the number of separate prescriptions that may be issued for the 90-day supply. For example, a practitioner may issue three 30-day prescriptions or nine 10-day prescriptions, having the combined effect of a 90-day supply.
