059-10 Wyo. Code R. §§ 10-10 - Transferring Controlled Substance Prescription Orders Between Pharmacies

(a) The transfer of a controlled substance prescription shall be communicated directly between two licensed pharmacists;

(b) The information required to be communicated and recorded for the transfer of non-controlled substance prescriptions between pharmacies in Chapter 2 of the Wyoming Pharmacy Act Rules shall also be communicated and recorded for the transfer of controlled substance prescriptions with the addition that

(i) The DEA registration number of the transferring pharmacy shall be provided to and recorded by the receiving pharmacist and

(ii) The DEA registration number of the receiving pharmacy shall be provided to and recorded by the transferring pharmacist.

(c) A Schedule II controlled substance prescription shall not be transferred, with the exception that an unfilled original EPCS may be transferred from one pharmacy to another pharmacy one time.

(d) Unfilled non-electronic Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substance prescriptions shall not be transferred.

(e) A Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substance prescription may be transferred only one time. Pharmacies sharing a real-time, online database may transfer up to the maximum refills permitted by law and the practitioner's authorization.

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059-10 Wyo. Code R. §§ 10-10

Adopted, Eff. 9/16/2020. Amended, Eff. 5/13/2021. Amended, Eff. 5/24/2023.