DrugBuyers.Com: Statewise control of Schedule II drugs

Well, I found the New Hampshire statutes duly limiting the DISPENSING of no more than 100 units of any Schedule II or III drug. It doesn't say the practitioner can't WRITE for more, just that pharmacists are not allowed to dispense more than 100 at one time (or a month's supply.) So, if a doc wrote for 300 tabs for a month's supply, the person would have to pick up 100 of them from the pharmacy every 10 days, but the whole 300 could be billed to the insurance company as ONE single prescription for a month's supply.

I could also argue that the use of the term "dosage units" could mean the amount needed PER DOSE...i.e. if a prescription is written as "take 5 tablets by mouth twice a day" that could mean one dosage unit is 5 tablets. What is everyone else's take on that?

Here is the statute:

III. Prescriptions written by practitioners for controlled drugs shall be executed in clear, concise, readable form and may be typewritten. Each prescription shall contain the following information and comply with the following requirements:
(a) The full name and complete address of the patient or of the owner of the animal for which the drug is prescribed.
(b) The day, month, and year the prescription is issued.
(c) The name of the controlled drug prescribed. Only one controlled drug shall appear on a prescription blank.
(d) The strength of the controlled drug prescribed.
(e) The specific directions for use of the controlled drug by the patient.
(f) No refills shall be authorized for controlled drugs in schedule II of the current chapter 21, Code of Federal Regulations.
(g) The federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number of the practitioner.
(h) The practitioner shall sign the prescription in ink on the date of issuance.
(i) The practitioner's full name shall be printed, rubber stamped, or typewritten above or below the hand-written signature.
(j) A practitioner shall not issue a prescription in order to obtain controlled substances for the purpose of general dispensing to his patients.
(k) A practitioner shall not issue a prescription to himself or his immediate family which includes a spouse, children or parents.
(l) A prescription shall be deemed invalid if it is not filled within 6 months from the date prescribed.
IV. No prescription shall be filled for more than a 34-day supply or 100 dosage units, whichever is less, upon any single filling for controlled drugs of schedules II or III; provided, however, that with regard to amphetamines and methylphenidate hydrochloride, a prescription may be filled for up to a 60-day supply if either such prescription specifies it is being used for the treatment of attention deficit disorder, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, or narcolepsy.

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