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

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: January 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Prescriptions
Effective: January 1, 2022
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-504
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 285
§ 5-504. Substance listed in Schedule III or Schedule IV
Currentness
Dispensing of substance without prescription
(a) 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 prescription, an electronic prescription, or an oral prescription.
Prescription fills and refills
(b) 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.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 229, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2020, c. 230, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 27, § 285.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-504, MD CRIM LAW § 5-504
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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