Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 40, October 5, 2024
(a) A prescription for a controlled substance must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a licensed practitioner in the usual course of professional practice. The responsibility for proper prescribing of controlled substances is upon the practitioner but a corresponding responsibility rests with the pharmacist who dispenses the medication and interprets the directions of the prescriber to the patient.(b) A prescription may not be issued by a practitioner to obtain controlled substances for use in his routine office practice nor for general dispensing to his patients.(c) A prescription may not be issued for the dispensing of controlled substances listed in any schedule to a drug dependent person for the purpose of continuing his dependence upon such drugs, nor in the course of conducting an authorized clinical investigation in a narcotic dependency rehabilitation program. This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 (relating to definitions); 49 Pa. Code §18.6a (relating to prescribing, dispensing and administering drugs); 49 Pa. Code §18.158 (relating to prescribing and dispensing drugs, pharmaceutical aids and devices); 49 Pa. Code §25.177 (relating to prescribing and dispensing drugs, pharmaceutical aids and devices); and 49 Pa. Code §21.284a (relating to prescribing and dispensing drugs).