[PW] Can a Drug Prescription Be Written for One Year? (also, can a year's supply of a prescription drug be obtained at one time?)

[Peter Zilahy Ingerman, PhD]

FWIW I get my prescriptions in New Jersey. They are typically written 
for three months, refillable three times or, sometimes, for one month 
refillable 11 times.

Peter Ingerman

Franco, Adrienne wrote:

>A patron wants to know if a drug prescription may be written for one year.  
>First, am I correct in assuming that drug prescription laws and regulations would be determined at the state rather than the federal level?
>Also, would this more likely be a regulation or a law?
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>I'm thinking it would be more likely to be covered by state regulations than state or federal laws.
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>I know that you can obtain a prescription which covers at least 6 months, based on my own personal experience.  However, I don't believe you can obtain all 6 months of the drug at one time, but that you would have to obtain monthly refills.  I suspect that a person can get a prescription covering a year (is that correct?).  Even if one could get a one-year prescription, I still don't think it's legal to obtain the entire year supply at one time.
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>Please share feedback as to the best sources to find the answer to this question.  I've used Lexis-Nexis Academic unsuccessfully (looking at law review articles, state and federal codes and federal regulations); I've also searched general databases such as proquest.  In addition to sources, what search strategies would you recommend?
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>Adrienne Franco
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