Montana Code 37-7-401. Restrictions on prescriptions
37-7-401. Restrictions on prescriptions. (1) An authorized prescriber may not sell, give to, or prescribe for any person any opium, morphine, alkaloid-cocaine, alpha or beta eucaine, codeine, heroin, or any derivative, mixture, or preparation of any of them, except to a patient believed in good faith to require opium, morphine, alkaloid-cocaine, alpha or beta eucaine, codeine, heroin, or any derivative, mixture, or preparation of the enumerated substances for medical use and in quantities proportioned to the needs of the patient.
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-7-401
- Person: includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Pharmacist: means a person licensed by the state to engage in the practice of pharmacy and who may affix to the person's name the term "R. See Montana Code 37-7-101
(2)A prescription must be written so that the prescription can be compounded by any registered pharmacist. The coding of any prescription is a violation of this section.
(3)A prescription marked “non repetatur”, “non rep”, or “N.R.” cannot be refilled. A prescription marked to be refilled may be filled by any registered pharmacist the number of times marked on the prescription. A prescription not bearing any refill instructions may not be refilled without first obtaining permission from the prescriber. A prescription may not be refilled for more than 1 year from the date the prescription was originally written. A Schedule II prescription may not be refilled.