Which schedule requires prescriptions to be rewritten after 6 months?

Which schedule requires prescriptions to be rewritten after 6 months?

• A. Schedule III
• B. Schedule II
• C. Schedule I
• D. Schedule IV

Answer: (A)

Prescriptions for certain controlled substances have time and refill limits. For drugs in Schedule III, IV, and V, you can have up to five refills within six months, but after six months from the date of issue the prescription is no longer valid and a new prescription must be written. This six-month rewrite rule is what makes the option described fit the question. Schedule II drugs aren’t refilled at all—each supply requires a new prescription—so the six-month rewrite idea doesn’t apply in the same way. Schedule I isn’t prescribed at all.

Prescriptions for certain controlled substances have time and refill limits. For drugs in Schedule III, IV, and V, you can have up to five refills within six months, but after six months from the date of issue the prescription is no longer valid and a new prescription must be written. This six-month rewrite rule is what makes the option described fit the question. Schedule II drugs aren’t refilled at all—each supply requires a new prescription—so the six-month rewrite idea doesn’t apply in the same way. Schedule I isn’t prescribed at all.