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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Certain controlled substances in Schedules III and IV require a written, electronic, or oral prescription and cannot be filled more than 6 months after issuance or refilled more than five times without renewal.
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