Can MD write "for office use" rx for CII?

[Farmrx]

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I had a California pharmacy law question for everyone. Is a doctor allowed to write a "For office use" Rx for a CII? I was leaning towards 'no' but couldn't find where in CA BOP Lawbook explicitly states that this is not acceptable. It seems like a big liability because as a pharmacist we would have no idea who the patient is, how it is being given and what sort of day supply to use. I did not fill Rx but pharmacy manager says alright as long as on controlled Rx prescription pad...

 

[ChalupaBatman86]

You can sell to the office if they give you a 222 form for the purchase and your sales without an Rx don't exceed 5% of total volume per year.

 

[ldiot]

You are no more liable for a mistake that they make than your wholesaler is for a mistake that you make.

 

[Sine Cura]

It is not being dispensed to the ultimate end user. Also if you work for a chain this practice will be explicitly forbidden.

 

[Rukn]

Just say you don't have it in stock lololol

 

[Old Timer]

It is not permitted. You can fill an rx for a particular end user or you can sell via a 222 form. For office use is not permitted.

 

[npage148]

Haha....no

I'm gonna guess ent and cocaine. If I was a dentist/ent would pack every extraction/procedure with cocaine. I'd be the most popular in town

 

[Niosh]

I had a California pharmacy law question for everyone. Is a doctor allowed to write a "For office use" Rx for a CII? I was leaning towards 'no' but couldn't find where in CA BOP Lawbook explicitly states that this is not acceptable. It seems like a big liability because as a pharmacist we would have no idea who the patient is, how it is being given and what sort of day supply to use. I did not fill Rx but pharmacy manager says alright as long as on controlled Rx prescription pad...

See section XIII of the DEA Pharmacist's Manual.
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/manuals/pharm2/pharm_content.htm#13

You are no more liable for a mistake that they make than your wholesaler is for a mistake that you make.

You can, and probably would, be liable for filling this script. Read up on corresponding responsibility, which is also in the DEA Pharmacist's Manual.