1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not dispense a controlled dangerous substance without a written prescription or an electronic prescription from an authorized provider if the substance is:

   1. (1) listed in Schedule II; and
   2. (2) a drug to which § 21-220 of the Health--General Article applies.

2. (b) A controlled dangerous substance to which subsection (a) of this section applies may be dispensed without a written prescription or an electronic prescription by:

   1. (1) an authorized provider who:

      1. (i) is not a pharmacist; and
      2. (ii) dispenses the controlled dangerous substance directly to an ultimate user; or

   2. (2) a pharmacist if:

      1. (i) an emergency exists;
      2. (ii) the pharmacist dispenses the drug under regulations of the Department on an oral prescription that the pharmacist reduces promptly to writing and keeps on file; and
      3. (iii) federal law authorizes the oral prescription.
3. (c) A prescription for a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule II shall be kept on file in conformity with the requirements for records and inventories under § 5-306 of this title.
4. (d) A person may not refill a prescription for a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule II.

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 229, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2020, c. 230, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.

Formerly Art. 27, § 285.