Guidance Documents

Prescribers with Authority for Controlled Substances
            This document describes both independent and mid-level practitioners with authority to prescribe controlled substances; it contains links to additional documents provided by their respective licensing boards.

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E-Prescribing
            Board’s Policy on Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions
            Roster of Routing Companies      

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Compliance Policy Guides (CPG)

            Compliance policy guides do not establish legally enforceable responsibilities.  Instead, these documents describe the Board’s current thinking on the topic described in the title and should be viewed only as recommendations, unless specific statutory or regulatory requirements are cited.  You may use an alternative approach for compliance if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable laws or rules.     

12-19-2007     Simultaneous Multiple Prescriptions for Schedule II Substances
12-15-2006     FDA Guidance for Industry – PDMA Requirements for Pedigrees – Addendum
12-01-2006     FDA Guidance for Industry – PDMA Requirements for Pedigrees
10-15-2008          Medication Guides (MedGuides^®)  (replaces 03-01-2006 issue)
12-31-2005     Buprenorphine in Drug Addiction Treatment (replaces 06-24-2002 issue)
08-15-2005          Restriction on Sale of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, & Phenylpropanolamine
07-25-2002     Schedule II Prescriptions by Facsimile in Correctional Facilities

Last update: 06-10-2007