DrugBuyers.Com: Re: info on prescription

That is incorrect. Minnesota statutes read:

STAT AUTH: MS s 151.06
6800.3510 FILL/REFILL LIMITATIONS.

No prescription may be filled or refilled more than 12 months after the date on which the prescription was issued. {this includes all controlled substances, see below for further reference} Refills originally authorized in excess of 12 months are void 12 months after the original date of issuance of the prescription. After 12 months from the date of issuance of a prescription, no additional authorizations may be accepted for that prescription. If the prescriber desires continued therapy, a new prescription must be generated and a new prescription number assigned.

And I've also had several practical experiences to back that up.

My doc used to write for the liquid methadone. The first time I got an Rx for the liquid, it had to be ordered in and it took 2 weeks. Not a single problem getting my prescription filled.

In addition, I lost one of my kids' Adderall prescriptions and found it under the seat in my car a month later. Filled it no problems. I even brought the date of the prescription to the pharmacy's attention and ASKED if it would be a problem...nope, no problem at all.

Finally, more than once I was given prescriptions for methadone tablets that Walgreens did not have enough stock to fill the entire prescription. I simply got the amount they had in stock on the day I filled the prescriptions and picked the rest up when the remainder arrived. This is also true of Adderall prescriptions, which both of my children take. I tried to fill their September prescription before school started and the pharmacy had run out due to many other parents doing exactly the same thing at the same time. Again, we received the supply on hand and picked the rest up at a later date.
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Further reference (from Minnesota Board of Pharmacy FAQs:

IS THERE A TIME LIMIT BETWEEN THE DATE A PRESCRIPTION FOR A SCHEDULE II DRUG IS ISSUED AND THE DATE WHEN IT MAY BE FILLED?

There is no time limit under federal law, however under Minnesota Rules, a one year limit from the date of issue exists for all prescriptions. Federal rules provide that prescriptions for drugs in Schedules III and IV cannot be filled or refilled longer than six months after the date they were issued.