IN.gov - Skip Navigation

Note: This message is displayed if (1) your browser is not standards-compliant or (2) you have you disabled CSS. Read our Policies for more information.

Amber Alert
Amber Alert - TEST

PLA > Professions > INDIANA BOARD OF PHARMACY > Controlled Substance Prescriptions > Controlled Substance Prescription Requirements > Issuance of Multiple Prescriptions Issuance of Multiple Prescriptions

The refilling of a prescription for a controlled substance listed in schedule II is prohibited.

The DEA has revised its regulations regarding the issuance of multiple prescriptions for schedule II controlled substances.  A prescribing practitioner may issue multiple prescriptions authorizing the patient to receive a total of up to a 90-day supply of a schedule II controlled substance provided the following conditions are met: 

  1. Each separate prescription is issued for a legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of professional practice;
  2. The individual practitioner provides written instructions on each prescription indicating the earliest date on which apharmacy may fill each prescription;
  3. The individual practitioner concludes that providing the patient with multiple prescriptions in this manner does not create an undue risk of diversion or abuse;
  4. The issuance of multiple prescriptions is permissible under state laws (Indiana law defers to federal regulations regarding this issue);
  5. The individual practitioner complies fully with all other applicable requirements under the CSA and CFR as well as Indiana law.