{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-3-308","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 60A-3-308","heading":"Prescriptions.","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 lawful prescription of a practitioner.\n(b) In emergency situations, as defined by rule of the said appropriate department, board or agency, Schedule II drugs may be dispensed upon oral prescription of a practitioner, reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacy. Prescription shall be retained in conformity with the requirements of section three hundred six of this article. 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 as determined under appropriate state or federal statute, shall not be dispensed without a lawful prescription of a practitioner. The prescription shall not be filled or refilled more than six months after the date thereof or be refilled more than five times unless renewed by the practitioner.\n(d) (1) A controlled substance included in Schedule V shall not be distributed or dispensed other than for a medicinal purpose: Provided, That buprenorphine shall be dispensed only by prescription pursuant to subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section: Provided, however, That the controlled substances included in subsection (e), section two hundred twelve, article two of this chapter shall be dispensed, sold or distributed only by a physician, in a pharmacy by a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, or health care professional.\n(2) If the substance described in subsection (e), section two hundred twelve, article two of this chapter is dispensed, sold or distributed in a pharmacy:\n(A) The substance shall be dispensed, sold or distributed only by a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician; and\n(B) Any person purchasing, receiving or otherwise acquiring any such substance shall produce a photographic identification issued by a state or federal governmental entity reflecting his or her date of birth.","path":["CHAPTER 60A. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.","ARTICLE 3. REGULATION OF MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-3-308/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:17Z","sha256":"d032929d7b26e169adb7d59c7bc4e1a171884a0d47a3507c484ce429feef30e2","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-3-307","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-4-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}