Health & Saf. Code, § 11166 · Article 1. Requirements of Prescriptions
Health & Saf. Code, § 11166
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 406, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2004.
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