Law on expiration of non control rx in GA and CVS

[timrsama]

Any ideas on how long the prescription expired for non controlled substances? I work for CVS and since we like to hit enter a lot, date written is often missed on data entry. And i see a lot of pharmacist doesn't really pay attention to it when I recheck the refills.

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[BidingMyTime]

Federal law for a non-controlled prescriptions says it expires 1 year after its written.

 

[bbilly12345]

Will you show me that federal law? didn't think it was federal law...I thought the "1 year rule" was more of a company policy to ensure that the patient-prescriber relationship is still intact.

 

[zelman]

Federal law for a non-controlled prescriptions says it expires 1 year after its written.

No

Will you show me that federal law? didn't think it was federal law...I thought the "1 year rule" was more of a company policy to ensure that the patient-prescriber relationship is still intact.

Yes

 

[KidPharmD]

I believe it is a state law most places. Anyone know of a state where the expiration date is longer than a year on a non-controlled substance?

 

[ChalupaBatman86]

There is at least one state that allows 2 years on legend drugs if the doctor specifically designates a 2 year expiration. I forget the state. No federal expiration on legend drugs. No federal expiration on CII. Many PBM contracts won't pay if Rx is over one year old. Some state laws impose 1 year limit.

 

[Wheresmyaricept]

Federally there is no expiration date on a non-controlled. However, it is the accepted industry standard that it is one year.

 

[BidingMyTime]

my bad, its been a long time since I took the law exam. I easily mix up what is federal and what is state, state law is 1 year in my state.

 

[bbilly12345]

In Georgia, there is no state law saying non-controlled scripts expire after a year...although most companies have it set in their computer programs that the prescription has expired after a year.