Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-10.30 - [Rescinded effective 7/16/2025] Schedule II-changes to a prescription
With appropriate verification, a pharmacist may add information provided by the patient or patient's agent, such as the patient's address, to a Schedule II controlled substance prescription.
(1)
Changes prohibited. A
pharmacist shall never change the patient's name, the controlled substance
prescribed except for generic substitution, or the name or signature of the
prescriber.
(2)
Changes
authorized. After consultation with the prescriber or the prescriber's
agent and documentation of such consultation, a pharmacist may change or add
the following information on a Schedule II controlled substance prescription:
a. The drug strength.
b. The dosage form.
c. The drug quantity.
d. The directions for use.
e. The date the prescription was
issued.
f. The prescriber's address
or DEA registration number.
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With appropriate verification, a pharmacist may add information provided by the patient or patient's agent, such as the patient's address, to a Schedule II controlled substance prescription.
(1) Changes prohibited. A pharmacist shall never change the patient's name, the controlled substance prescribed except for generic substitution, or the name or signature of the prescriber.
(2) Changes authorized. After consultation with the prescriber or the prescriber's agent and documentation of such consultation, a pharmacist may change or add the following information on a Schedule II controlled substance prescription:
a. The drug strength.
b. The dosage form.
c. The drug quantity.
d. The directions for use.
e. The date the prescription was issued.
f. The prescriber's address or DEA registration number.
g. The name of the supervising prescriber if the prescription was issued by a physician assistant.