Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 480-22-.06 - Partial Filling of a Schedule II (C-II) Controlled Substance Prescription Drug Order
(1) The partial filling of a schedule II
(C-II) prescription drug order is permissible, if the pharmacist is unable to
supply the full quantity prescribed in a written or emergency oral prescription
drug order, and the pharmacist makes a notation on the face of the written
prescription drug order of the quantity supplied (dispensed).
(a) Except as provided for in paragraph (b),
the remaining portion of the prescription drug order may be filled within 72
hours of the first partial filling.
(b) After this 72 hour period, the remaining
quantity shall not be dispensed, thereby causing the remaining quantity to be
void. No additional quantity may be dispensed without receipt of a new
prescription drug order.
(2) A prescription drug order for a schedule
II (C-II) controlled substance written for a patient in a Long Term Care
Facility (LTCF), a hospice patient, or for a patient with a medical diagnosis
documenting a terminal illness may be filled in partial quantities.
(a) If there is any question whether a
patient may be classified as having a terminal illness (TI), the pharmacist
must contact the prescribing practitioner prior to partially filling the
prescription drug order. The pharmacist must record on the prescription drug
order whether the patient is "terminally ill", a "hospice patient", or a "LTCF
patient".
(b) A prescription drug
order may not be partially filled unless it contains the notation "terminally
ill","hospice patient", or "LTCF patient", or it shall be deemed an unlawful
prescription drug order.
(c) For
each partial filling, the dispensing pharmacist shall record on the back of the
prescription drug order (or on another appropriate record, uniformly
maintained, and readily retrievable) the date of the partial filling, quantity
dispensed, remaining quantity authorized to be dispensed, and the
identification of the dispensing pharmacist.
(d) The total quantity of a schedule II
(C-II) controlled substance dispensed in all partial fillings may not exceed
the total quantity prescribed. Such C-II prescription drug orders may be
partially filled for a period not to exceed 60 days from the dispensing date or
sooner if the medication is discontinued.
(3) Information pertaining to current
schedule II (C-II) prescription drug orders for patients in a LTCF, a hospice,
or for terminally ill patients may also be maintained in a computerized system
if this system has the capability to permit the following:
(a) Output (display or printout) of the
original prescription drug order serial number, date of dispensing,
identification by name of the prescribing practitioner, identification by name
of the patient, address of the LTCF, hospice, the hospital, or residence of the
patient, identification of the medication dispensed to include, dosage, form,
strength, and quantity, listing of the partial fillings that have been
dispensed under each prescription drug order, and the information required in
this rule.
(b) Immediate updating
of the prescription drug record each time a partial filling is
conducted.
(c) Retrieval of
partially filled C-II prescription drug order information is the same as
required by Rule
480-22-.09 for Schedule III and IV
prescription refill information.
Notes
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