(720 ILCS 570/309) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1309)
Sec. 309. On or after April 1, 2000, no person shall issue a
prescription for a Schedule II
controlled substance, which is a narcotic drug listed in Section 206 of
this Act; or which contains any quantity of amphetamine or
methamphetamine, their salts, optical isomers or salts of optical
isomers; phenmetrazine and its salts; gluthethimide; and pentazocine, other than on a written
prescription; provided
that in the case of an emergency, epidemic or a
sudden or unforeseen accident or calamity, the prescriber may issue a
lawful oral prescription where failure to
issue such a prescription might result in
loss of life or intense suffering, but such oral prescription shall
include a statement by the prescriber concerning the accident
or calamity, or circumstances constituting the emergency, the cause for
which an oral prescription was used. Within
7 days after issuing an
emergency prescription, the prescriber shall cause a written prescription for
the emergency quantity prescribed to be delivered to
the dispensing pharmacist. The prescription shall have written on its face
"Authorization for Emergency Dispensing", and the date of the emergency
prescription. The written prescription
may be delivered to the pharmacist in person, or by mail, but if delivered
by mail it must be postmarked within the 7-day period. Upon
receipt, the
dispensing pharmacist shall attach this prescription to the emergency oral
prescription earlier received and
reduced to writing. The dispensing pharmacist shall notify the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
if the prescriber
fails to deliver the authorization for emergency dispensing on the
prescription to him or her. Failure of the dispensing pharmacist to do so
shall void the authority conferred by this paragraph to dispense without a
written prescription of a
prescriber. All prescriptions issued for Schedule II
controlled substances shall include the quantity prescribed. All nonelectronic prescriptions issued for Schedule II controlled substances
shall include both a written and numerical notation of quantity on the face
of the prescription. No prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance
may
be refilled. The Department shall provide, at no cost, audit reviews and necessary information to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in conjunction with ongoing investigations being conducted in whole or part by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
(Source: P.A. 103-425, eff. 1-1-24.)
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