State Board of Pharmacy Says NO New Law Limiting Opioid prescriptions to 15 Days

I contacted the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy after being told pain management physicians were limited to 15 day prescriptions. Again pharmacies are blaming DEA... It's NOT DEA they don't tell physicians what to do...

AZ State Board of Pharmacy Reply
Greetings. There is new legislation that becomes effective in April that will limit a prescription for a new condition to 5 days with some exceptions, but not 15 days for ongoing therapy. As the Board of Pharmacy does not have jurisdiction over prescribes, you may want to contact the respective medical board with questions on individual practitioners.

Regards,

Dennis Waggoner, RPh, MBA | Compliance Officer | AZ State Board of Pharmacy | 1616 W. Adams, Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85007 | Phone602.761.8371 | dwaggoner@azpharmacy.gov