§ 5-504. Substance listed in Schedule III or Schedule IV  


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  •    (a) Dispensing of substance without prescription. -- Except when dispensed directly to an ultimate user by an authorized provider who is not a pharmacist, a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule III or Schedule IV that is a drug to which § 21-220 of the Health - General Article applies may not be dispensed without a written or oral prescription.

    (b) Prescription fills and refills. -- Unless renewed by the authorized provider, the prescription may not be:

       (1) filled or refilled more than 6 months after the date of prescription; or

       (2) refilled more than five times.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 285(b); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.