21 N.C. Admin. Code 46.1809

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 46 .1809 - EMERGENCY PRESCRIPTION REFILLS

In the event a pharmacist or device and medical equipment permit holder receives a request for a prescription refill and the pharmacist or permit holder is unable to obtain refill authorization from the prescriber, the pharmacist or permit holder may dispense a one-time emergency refill of up to a 30 day supply of the prescribed medication, provided that:

(1) The prescription is not for a Schedule II controlled substance;

(2) The medication is essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy in a chronic condition;

(3) In the pharmacist's or permit holder's professional judgment, the interruption of therapy might reasonably produce undesirable health consequences;

(4) The dispensing pharmacist or permit holder creates a written order containing all of the prescription information required by Section .2300 of these Rules and signs that order;

(5) The dispensing pharmacist or permit holder notifies the prescriber or the prescriber's office of the emergency dispensing within 72 hours after such dispensing.

21 N.C. Admin. Code 46 .1809

Authority G.S. 90-85.6; 90-85.25; 90-85.32;
Eff. September 1, 1993;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1999; September 1, 1995;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017.

Authority G.S. 90-85.6; 90-85.25; 90-85.32;
Eff. September 1, 1993;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1999; September 1, 1995.