South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:58 - Drug control
Chapter 44:58:08 - Prescriptions
Section 44:58:08:17 - Refilling of Schedule III and IV prescriptions - Computerized information system authorized

A prescription for a Schedule III or IV drug or substance may be refilled up to five times within a six-month period if the refills are authorized by the practitioner on the original prescription. Each refill dispensed shall be entered on the prescription or on a patient medication record which indicates the date, quantity dispensed, and initials or name of the dispensing pharmacist. If the pharmacist merely initials and dates the prescription, the pharmacist is assumed to have dispensed a refill for the full face amount of the prescription. Additional quantities of controlled substances listed in Schedule III or IV may only be authorized by a practitioner through issuance of a new prescription.

As an alternative to the record procedures required by this section, an automated data processing system that complies with chapter 20:51:20 may be used for the storage and retrieval of refill information for prescription orders for controlled substances in Schedules III and IV.

General Authority: SDCL 34-20B-41.

Law Implemented: SDCL 22-42-4.1, 22-42-4.2, 34-20B-41.

Computer pharmacy, ch 20:51:20.