Md. Code, Health Occupations § 12-503
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health Occupations § 12-503, part of Maryland’s Code, Health Occupations — governs the licensing of healthcare professionals.
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§12–503.
Official statutory text
(a) An authorized prescriber who issues a prescription shall indicate on the prescription the date of its issuance.
(b) Unless otherwise instructed by the authorized prescriber who issues the prescription, a pharmacist may not dispense any drug or device on a prescription presented more than 120 days after the date the prescription was issued.
(b) Unless otherwise instructed by the authorized prescriber who issues the prescription, a pharmacist may not dispense any drug or device on a prescription presented more than 120 days after the date the prescription was issued.
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