§ 17-92-112 - Prescriptions for physician assistants. - Arkansas Statutes

17-92-112. Prescriptions for physician assistants.

(a) Pharmacists licensed in the State of Arkansas are hereby authorized to fill prescriptions in the State of Arkansas for licensed physician assistants for Schedule III--V controlled substances as described in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, 5-64-101 -- 5-64-510, and 21 C.F.R. Part 1300.

(b) Physician assistant-generated prescriptions for controlled substances must have the physician assistant's name and Drug Enforcement Administration number and the supervising physician's name communicated either verbally, in writing, or by electronic means. Controlled substances, prescription medications, and products dispensed by a licensed pharmacist to a patient per a physician assistant-generated prescription shall state on the labeling prepared by the pharmacist the physician assistant's name and "PA" behind the physician assistant's name. Pharmacists shall carry out the physician assistant's prescriptive request or order in the same manner as they would for the physician assistant's supervising physician. All prescriptions and orders issued by a physician assistant shall also identify his or her supervising physician.