{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-4739","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 4739","heading":"Prescriptions [For application of the section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 409, § 3].","body":"(a) Except 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(b) In emergency situations, as defined by rule of the Secretary, 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 this chapter. No prescription for a Schedule II substance may be refilled.\n(c) Except 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 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(d) A controlled substance included in Schedule V shall not be distributed or dispensed other than for a medical purpose.\n(e) An ultimate user shall be permitted to prohibit or limit a person other than the ultimate user from receiving a prescription on the ultimate user’s behalf from a pharmacy.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Food and Drugs","CHAPTER 47. Uniform Controlled Substances Act","Subchapter III. Regulation of Manufacture, Distribution and Dispensing of Controlled Substances"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c047/sc03/index.html#4739","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"31b27a52edc68d91ed2f4ac9fb54a4967bcce5401e0136b1fd2365e16af3f644","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-4738","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-4739a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}