Physicians May Now Write Multiple Prescriptions for Schedule II Controlled Substances

From the health law section of Duane Morris (www.duanemorris.com):

The Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) of the Department of Justice issued new regulations on November 19, 2007, which allow physicians to prescribe up to a 90-day supply of a Schedule II controlled substance during a single prescribing event for a patient through the use of up to three separate prescriptions. Prior to the new rule, physicians could only prescribe up to a 30-day supply on a single prescription.

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Physicians May Now Write Multiple Prescriptions for Schedule II Controlled Substances


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