Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 059 - Pharmacy, Board of
Sub-Agency 0002 - Commissioner of Drugs and Substances Control
Chapter 10 - ISSUING AND DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Section 10-3 - General Requirements for all Controlled Substance Prescriptions

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 10-3

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) A controlled substance prescription shall be issued only by a practitioner who is either registered or exempted from registration.

(b) A practitioner, other than a pharmacy, may directly dispense controlled substances to a patient.

(c) In order for a controlled substance prescription to be effective it must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a practitioner acting in the usual course of his/her professional practice. The responsibility for the proper prescribing of controlled substances is upon the prescribing practitioner, but a corresponding responsibility rests with the pharmacist who dispenses the prescription.

(d) An individual practitioner may issue multiple controlled substance prescriptions authorizing the patient to receive a total of up to a ninety (90) day supply of a Schedule II controlled substance provided the following conditions are met:

(i) Each individual prescription shall be dated with the date it was issued;

(ii) The practitioner provides instructions on each prescription indicating the earliest date on which a pharmacy may dispense each prescription (other than the first prescription, if the prescribing practitioner intends for that prescription to be filled immediately); and

(iii) The practitioner concludes that providing the patient with multiple prescriptions in this manner does not create an undue risk of diversion or abuse.

(iv) Practitioners shall not issue multiple prescriptions to circumvent the seven (7) day prescribing limits outlined in W.S. 35-7-1030(e).

(e) Practitioners shall not issue controlled substance prescriptions to an individual practitioner for the purpose of general dispensing to patients.

(f) All controlled substance prescriptions shall contain the following:

(i) The patient's full name and address;

(ii) Name and strength of the drug;

(iii) Quantity to be dispensed;

(iv) Directions for using the drug;

(v) Date issued by the practitioner; and

(vi) The practitioner's full name, address, telephone number, and DEA registration.

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