{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-48-903.08","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 48-903.08","heading":"Prescriptions.","body":"(a)\nExcept when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacy, to an ultimate user, no controlled substance in Schedule II may be dispensed without the written prescription of a practitioner.\n\n(b)\nIn emergency situations, as defined by rule of the Mayor, Schedule II drugs may be dispensed upon oral prescription of a practitioner, reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacy. Prescriptions shall be retained in conformity with the requirements of § 48-903.06. No prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance may be refilled.\n\n(c)\nExcept when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacy, to an ultimate user, a controlled substance included in Schedule III or IV which is a prescription drug as determined under § 353(b) of Title 21, United States Code, shall not be dispensed without a written or oral prescription of a practitioner. The prescription shall not be filled or refilled more than 6 months after the date thereof or be refilled more than 5 times, unless renewed by the practitioner.\n\n(d)\nA controlled substance included in Schedule V shall not be distributed or dispensed other than for a medical purpose.\n\n(e)\nWhenever a practitioner dispenses any controlled substance on a written or oral prescription issued by a practitioner, the practitioner shall affix to the container in which such controlled substance is dispensed a label showing the name of the controlled substance or controlled substances contained therein unless otherwise so indicated by the prescribing practitioner; the serial number and date of initial filling; the directions for use; the practitioner’s name and registry number; the name of the ultimate user, or if the ultimate user is an animal, the name of the owner and the species of the animal; the name of the practitioner issuing the prescription; and caution statements, if any, as required by law.","path":["Title 48. Foods and Drugs.","Chapter 9. Controlled Substances Act.","Subchapter III. Regulation of Manufacture, Distribution, and Dispensing."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/48-903.08","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b010bad4e3e7b1837d199220f13cbfdb5afe383c0d570e89303614f27a2cc04b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-48-903.07","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-48-903.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}