Section 8.05. Dispensing.

 

(1)  All controlled substance prescription orders shall be dated as of, and signed on, the day issued and shall contain the full name and address of the patient, the drug name, strength, dosage form, quantity prescribed, directions for use and the name, address and registration number of the practitioner. Prescription orders shall be written with ink or indelible pencil or be typewritten and shall be signed by the practitioner. Orders for controlled substances may be issued only by individual practitioners who are authorized to prescribe controlled substances by the jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed to practice and registered or exempt from registration under the federal controlled substances act.

(2)  A pharmacist may dispense a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV only pursuant to a prescription order issued by an individual practitioner. The order shall be initialed and dated by the dispensing pharmacist as of the date the prescription is dispensed. If the person accepting the medication pursuant to any prescription order for a schedule II controlled substance, specified in s. 961.16 , Stats., is not personally known to the pharmacist, there shall be written in ink, on the reverse side, the printed name, signature and address of the person.

(3)  An individual practitioner may dispense directly a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV provided that the prescription container is labeled and records are maintained in accordance with the requirements of this code.

(4)  A prescription containing a controlled substance listed in schedule II may be dispensed only pursuant to a written hard copy or electronic order signed by the prescribing individual practitioner, except in emergency situations. A prescription for a controlled substance listed in schedule II may not be dispensed more than 60 days after the date of issue on the prescription order.

(7)  A prescription order for a controlled substance may not be dispensed unless the prescription order contains all of the information required in sub. (1) . For any controlled substance prescription order, a pharmacist may not add, modify or clarify the patient's name, the controlled substance prescribed, except for generic substitution as permitted by law, and the prescribing practitioner's signature. After consultation with the prescribing practitioner, a pharmacist may add, modify or clarify the strength, dosage form, quantity prescribed, date of issuance and directions for use for a schedule II controlled substance prescription order. For a schedule II controlled substance prescription order, a pharmacist may add, modify or clarify the registration number of the practitioner, and the address of the practitioner and the patient if that information is verifiable and retrievable from information maintained by the pharmacist or is obtained through consultation with the practitioner. A pharmacist may add, modify or clarify any information allowed in this subsection missing from a prescription order for a schedule III, IV or V controlled substance that is verifiable and retrievable from information maintained by the pharmacist or that is obtained through consultation with a practitioner. A patient may only provide information to a pharmacist to add, modify or clarify the patient's address. The prescription order shall be initialed and dated by the pharmacist and shall indicate the addition, modification or clarification of information and the manner by which the pharmacist obtained that information.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1983, No. 325 , eff. 2-1-83; am. (1), (2), (3) and (5), cr. (6), Register, August, 1991, No. 428 , eff. 9-1-91; cr. (7), Register, January, 1996, No. 481 , eff. 2-1-96; am. (4), Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96; am. (2), Register, December, 1998, No. 516 , eff. 1-1-99; am. (1) and (7), r. (6), Register, February, 2001, No. 542 , eff. 3-1-01; CR 01-154 : am. (4), r. (5), Register 2002 No. 559 , eff. 8-1-02; CR 13-075 : am. (4) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.