<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:05:20"><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000000">20:51:05:20</span></a><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000001">.  Legend drug to be dispensed by prescription only -- Refill restricted.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> A pharmacist may dispense a legend drug or medicine </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">only </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">pursuant to the written, oral, or electronic prescription of a licensed </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">prescriber</span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">. A prescription may be delivered to a pharmacist by handwritten order, facsimile, or electronic equipment</span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">if permitted</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> by law. </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">A pharmacist or intern shall reduce an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> oral prescription promptly to </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> written record filed or electronically recorded in the same manner as a written prescription. </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">A noncontrolled</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> legend drug prescription may </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">not </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">be refilled except as designated in the original prescription or as subsequently authorized by the prescriber</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> and not after twelve months from the original issue date</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">. Each refill </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> be entered on the back of the original prescription or captured electronically and </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> indicate the quantity dispensed, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">the </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">date refilled, and the initials or name of the dispensing pharmacist.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">If the prescriber is unable to be contacted to authorize refills, the pharmacist may fill up to a thirty-day supply of a noncontrolled legend drug, if in the professional judgement of the pharmacist, the drug is necessary to maintain the patient s health</span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">    </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">If a prescription software program is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> used to maintain patient files, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">the program </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">must provide on-line retrieval of all original prescription information for those prescription orders </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> are currently authorized for refilling. The identity of the pharmacist refilling the prescription must be included in the record. The original hard copy, facsimile, or electronic version </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> be filed and retained </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">for </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">two years</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> from the last dispensing date</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">. </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">The prescription software program</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> must contain daily back-up functionality to protect against record loss and </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">have the capability to print</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> the documentation of the record at the board's request.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">    A prescription renewed by the prescriber </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> a new and separate prescription, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">must be </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">assigned a new serial number, and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">is </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">subject to the same restrictions in this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">    </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:05:06"><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000003">20:51:05:06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:05:07"><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000003">20:51:05:07</span></a><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">, 8 SDR 101, effective February 28, 1982; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 26 SDR 92, effective January 6, 2000; 40 SDR 40, effective September 16, 2013</span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024</span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">    </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000003">36-11-11</span></a><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">(1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-68"><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000003">36-11-68</span></a><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">    </span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-2.2"><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000003">36-11-</span><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000003">2.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-20"><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000003">36-11-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-68"><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0-000003">36-11-68</span></a><span class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa25f439e-549a-44ce-8b1c-7f95374d1cc2000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>