Section 5-504 - Substance listed in Schedule III or Schedule IV. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-504. Substance listed in Schedule III or Schedule IV.
 

(a)  Dispensing of substance without prescription.- 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 or oral prescription. 

(b)  Prescription fills and refills.- Unless renewed by the authorized provider, the prescription may not be: 

(1) filled or refilled more than 6 months after the date of prescription; or 

(2) refilled more than five times. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 285(b); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]