No person shall fill a prescription for a controlled substance after six months has elapsed from the date written on the prescription by the prescriber. No person shall knowingly fill a mutilated or forged or altered prescription for a controlled substance except for the addition of the address of the person for whom the controlled substance is prescribed as provided by paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11164.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11166
Requirements of Prescriptions
Known as the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act
The act spans §§ 11000–11651 (376 sections).
Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 406, Sec. 19
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