[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 9]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR1306.23]

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                         TITLE 21-FOOD AND DRUGS
 
   CHAPTER II--DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 1306_PRESCRIPTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1306.23  Partial filling of prescriptions.

    The partial filling of a prescription for a controlled substance 
listed in Schedule III, IV, or V is permissible, provided that:
    (a) Each partial filling is recorded in the same manner as a 
refilling,
    (b) The total quantity dispensed in all partial fillings does not 
exceed the total quantity prescribed, and
    (c) No dispensing occurs after 6 months after the date on which the 
prescription was issued.

[36 FR 18733, Sept. 21, 1971. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 
1973, and amended at 51 FR 5320, Feb. 13, 1986; 62 FR 13965, Mar. 24, 
1997]