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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 329-38. Prescriptions: Regulation of Manufacture, Distribution, Prescription, and Dispensing of Controlled Substances – Hawaii

Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1972
Year Amended: 2018
File: Download

(a) No controlled substance in schedule II may be dispensed without a written prescription of a practitioner, except:
(1) In the case of an emergency situation, a pharmacist may dispense a controlled substance listed in schedule II upon receiving oral authorization from a prescribing practitioner; provided that:
(A) The quantity prescribed and dispensed is limited to the amount adequate to treat the patient during the emergency period (dispensing beyond the emergency period shall be pursuant to a written prescription signed by the prescribing practitioner);


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