Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 3100 - ILLINOIS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
Section 3100.420 - Partial Filling of Prescriptions
Universal Citation: 77 IL Admin Code ยง 3100.420
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The partial filling of a prescription for a controlled substance listed in Schedules III, IV or V is permissible within 6 months after the date on which the prescription was issued provided that:
1) The total quantity dispensed in all
partial fillings does not exceed the total quantity prescribed;
2) Each partial filling is recorded in the
same manner as a refilling, but shall not be considered a refill.
b) When Partial Filling of a Schedule II Controlled Substance is Permissible
1) Except as provided in subsection (b)(2),
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 or she
makes a notation of the quantity supplied on the face of the written
prescription, written record of the emergency oral prescription, or in the
electronic prescription record. The remaining portion of the prescription may
be filled within 72 hours after 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.
2) A prescription for Schedule II controlled
substances written for a patient in a long term care facility (LTCF) or for a
patient with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness may be filled
in partial quantities, to include individual dosage units. If there is any
question whether the patient may be classified as having a terminal illness,
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 must record on the prescription whether the patient is terminally
ill or an 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 filling, the dispensing
pharmacist shall record on the back of the prescription (or on another
appropriate record, uniformly maintained, and readily retrievable) the date of
the partial filling, quantity dispensed, remaining quantity authorized to be
dispensed and the identification of the dispensing pharmacist. The total
quantity of Schedule II controlled substances dispensed in all partial fillings
must not exceed the total quantity prescribed. Schedule II prescriptions, for
patients in an LTCF or for 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.
3) Information
pertaining to current Schedule II prescriptions for patients in an LTCF or for
patients with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness may be
maintained in a computerized system if this system has the capability to
permit:
A) Output (display or printout) of the
original prescription number, date of issue, identification of prescribing
individual practitioner, identification of patient, address of the LTCF or
address of the hospital or residence of the terminally ill patient,
identification of medication authorized (to include dosage form, strength and
quantity), listing of partial fillings that have been dispensed under each
prescription and the information required in subsection (b)(2).
B) Immediate (real time) updating of the
prescription record each time a partial filling of the Schedule II prescription
is conducted.
C) Retrieval of
partially filled Schedule II prescription information is the same as required
by
21 CFR 1306.22(b)(4)
and (5) (April 1, 2014) for Schedule III and
IV prescription refill information.
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