Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 475 § 475.185 — When
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 475 ·
Oregon Code § 475.185·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
When
prescriptions required.
(1)(a) Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner to an ultimate user, a
controlled substance in Schedule II may not be dispensed without a written or
electronically transmitted prescription of a practitioner.
(b) In emergency
situations, as defined by rule of the State Board of Pharmacy, Schedule II
drugs may be dispensed with an oral prescription of a practitioner, reduced
promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacy. Such prescriptions shall be
retained in conformity with the requirements of ORS 475.165.
(c) A
prescription for a Schedule II substance may not be refilled.
(2) Except when
dispensed directly by a practitioner to an ultimate user, a controlled
substance included in Schedule III or IV may not be dispensed without a
written, oral or electronically transmitted prescription of a practitioner. The
prescription may not be filled or refilled more than six months after the date
on which it was issued and a prescription authorized to be refilled may not be
refilled more than five times. Additional quantities of the controlled
substances listed in Schedule III or IV may be authorized by a practitioner
only through issuance of a new prescription.
(3) Except when
dispensed directly by a practitioner to an ultimate user, a controlled
substance included in Schedule V that is a prescription drug may not be
dispensed without a written, oral or electronically transmitted prescription of
a practitioner. The prescription may not be filled or refilled more than six
months after the date on which it was issued and a prescription authorized to
be refilled may not be refilled more than five times. Additional quantities of
the controlled substances listed in Schedule V may be authorized by a
practitioner only through issuance of a new prescription.
(4) A controlled
substance may not be delivered or dispensed other than for a medical purpose.
(5) Except in
good faith and in the course of professional practice only, a practitioner or a
pharmacist may not dispense controlled substances.
(6) Any oral or
electronically transmitted prescription authorized by statute or rule must be
stored by electronic means or reduced promptly to writing and filed by the
pharmacy.
(7) Issuance,
preparation, labeling, dispensing, recordkeeping and filing of prescriptions or
medication orders must be in conformance with the requirements of the federal
law and rules of the board. [1977 c.745 §14; 1979 c.777 §54; 1981 c.666 §7;
2001 c.623 §4; 2011 c.524 §3; 2014 c.55 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 475.185
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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