PDFWAC 246-945-013

Partial filling of prescriptions.

(1) A pharmacist may partially fill a prescription for noncontrolled legend drugs and controlled substances listed in Schedule III through V provided that:
(a) The partial fill is requested by the patient or the prescriber;
(b) The partial filling is recorded in the same manner as a refilling;
(c) The total quantity dispensed and delivered in all partial fillings must not exceed the total quantity prescribed; and
(d) Partial fills for controlled substances listed in Schedule III through V comply with 21 C.F.R. Sec. 1306.23.
(2) A pharmacist may partially fill a prescription for a controlled substance listed in Schedule II within the limits of RCW 18.64.265, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 829, and 21 C.F.R. Sec. 1306.13, as applicable.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.64.005, 18.64.080, 18.130.075, 18.64.043, 18.64.044, 18.64.045, 18.64.046, 18.64.370, 18.64.460, 69.50.310, 18.64.011, 18.64.245, 18.64.470, 18.64.255, 18.64.205, 18.64.253, 18.64.410, 18.64.500, 18.64.590. WSR 20-12-072, § 246-945-013, filed 6/1/20, effective 7/1/20.]