Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

Md. Code, Crim. Law § 5-504: (a) Except when dispensed directly to an ultimate user by an authorized provider who is not a pharmacist, a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule III or Schedule IV that is a drug to which § 21–220 of the Health – General Article applies may not be dispensed without a written prescriptio

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Controlled substances in Schedules III–IV require a written, electronic, or oral prescription to dispense. Prescriptions expire after 6 months and cannot be refilled more than five times unless renewed.

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