Controlled substances to be dispensed on prescription only, exception
Controlled substances (drugs the government strictly regulates) can only be sold by a pharmacist if a licensed medical provider wrote a prescription for them. The prescription must include specific information like the patient's name, address, and the prescriber's details, and the pharmacy must keep it on file for two years. Schedule II drugs cannot be refilled at all, and Schedule III or IV drug prescriptions cannot be refilled more than five times or used after six months.
195.060. to be on only, . — 1. Except as provided in 4 of this section, a , , may sell and controlled substances to any person only upon a prescription of a as by statute, provided that the controlled substances listed in may be sold without prescription in accordance with regulations of the . All written prescriptions shall be signed by the person prescribing the same, except for s. All prescriptions shall be dated on the day when issued and bearing the full name and address of the patient for whom, or of the owner of the animal for which, the drug is prescribed, and the full name, address, and the under the federal controlled substances laws of the person prescribing, if he or she is required by those laws to be so . If the prescription is for an animal, it shall state the species of the animal for which the drug is prescribed. The person filling the prescription shall either write the date of filling and his or her own signature on the prescription or retain the date of filling and the identity of the as electronic prescription . The prescription or electronic prescription information shall be retained on file by the proprietor of the pharmacy in which it is filled for a period of two years, so as to be readily accessible for inspection by any public officer or employee engaged in the of this law. No prescription for a drug in I or II shall be filled more than six months after the date prescribed; no prescription for a drug in Schedule I or II shall be refilled; no prescription for a drug in I or IV shall be filled or refilled more than six months after the date of the original prescription or be refilled more than five times unless renewed by the practitioner.
2. A pharmacist, in good faith, may sell and dispense controlled substances to any person upon a prescription of a practitioner located in another state, provided that the:
(1) Prescription was issued according to and in with the applicable laws of that state and the United States; and
(2) Quantity limitations in subsection 4 of section 195.080 apply to prescriptions dispensed to patients located in this state.
3. The legal owner of any stock of controlled substances in a pharmacy, upon discontinuance of dealing in such drugs, may sell the stock to a , , or pharmacist, but only on an official written .
4. A pharmacist, in good faith, may sell and dispense any Schedule II drug or drugs to any person in emergency situations as defined by of the department of health and senior services upon an oral prescription by an authorized practitioner.
5. Except where a exists, prescriptions for or shall not be delivered to or for an or by mail or other .
(RSMo 1939 § 9837, A.L. 1957 p. 679, A.L. 1971 H.B. 69, A.L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58, A.L. 1997 H.B. 635, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1147, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 74 & 49, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1965, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1563, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2019 S.B. 514)
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