Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5-504
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5-504, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Law — defines crimes and punishments in Maryland.
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§5–504.
Official statutory text
(a) 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 prescription, an electronic prescription, or an oral prescription.
(b) 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.
(b) 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.
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