S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-4.1100.1105

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-4.1100.1105 - Partial Filling of Prescription

(a) The partial filling of a prescription for a controlled substance listed in schedule II is permissible, if the pharmacist is unable to supply the full quantity called for in a written or emergency oral prescription and he makes a notation of the quantity supplied on the face of the written prescription (or written record of the emergency oral prescription). The remaining portion of the prescription may be filled within 72 hours of the first partial filling; however, if the remaining portion is not or cannot be filled within the 72-hour period, the pharmacist shall so notify the prescribing individual practitioner. No further quantity may be supplied beyond 72 hours without a new prescription.

(b) Prescriptions for schedule II controlled substances issued for patients in long term care facilities (LTCF) or for a patient with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness may be dispensed in partial quantities, to include individual dosage units. If there is any question whether a patient may be classified as having a terminal illness, the pharmacist shall contact the practitioner prior to partially filling the prescription. Both the pharmacist and the prescribing practitioner have a corresponding responsibility to assure that the controlled substance is for a terminally ill patient. The pharmacist shall record on the prescription whether the patient is "terminally ill" or LTCF patient." A prescription that is partially filled and does not contain the notation "terminally ill" or "LTCF patient" shall be deemed to have been filled in violation of the Act. For each partial dispensing, the pharmacist shall record on the back of the prescription the date of the partial dispensing, the quantity dispensed, the remaining quantity authorized to be dispensed, and the identification of the dispensing pharmacist. Prior to any subsequent partial filling the pharmacist is to determine that the additional partial filling is necessary. The total quantity of Schedule II controlled substances dispensed in all partial dispensings shall not exceed the total quantity prescribed. Schedule II prescriptions, for patients in a LTCF or patients with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 days from the issue date unless sooner terminated by the discontinuance of medication. This paragraph (b) is not applicable to prescriptions issued for residents of community residential care facilities or assisted living facilities.

(c) Information pertaining to current Schedule II prescriptions for patients in a LTCF may be maintained in a computerized system if this system has the capability to permit:

(1) Output (display or printout) of the original prescription number, date of issue, identification of prescribing individual practitioner, identification of patient, identification of LTCF, identification of medication authorized (to include dosage form, strength and quantity), listing of partial dispensings that have been dispensed under each prescription and the information required in paragraph (b) of this section.

(2) Immediate (real time) updating of the prescription record each time a partial dispensing of the prescription is conducted.

(3) Retrieval of partially dispensed Schedule II prescription information is the same as required by §§1202(b)(4) and (5) for Schedule III, IV, and V prescription refill information.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-4.1100.1105

Replaced and Amended by State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 6, eff June 28, 2013.