according to federal law, if an emergency prescription is received by telephone for a Schedule II drug,?

Question

the prescriber must provide a written , signed prescription within:-
a. 24 hr
b. 36hr
c. 48hr
d. 72hr

Answer 1

All of those are wrong. Federal law states 7 days after dispensing you need to receive a prescription.
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/cfr/1306/1306_11.htm (section d-4)

Answer 2

Don't freak out; just call them and tell them what happened. It probably happens more often than you think. Maybe the computer spit out the wrong quantity due to a software glitch; it could be anything. Its happened to me before with a seizure medication I'm taking. It's not a common medication in my area so I'm lucky if Rite Aid even has it in stock when I go to re-fill it. For some reason one day they gave me a double fill; the pharmacist told me not to worry about it because they'd already billed the insurance company for 120 instead of the 60 in a month's supply. It's not on a DEA schedule but it probably wouldn't have been a crisis if it had been.

Answer 3

D, 72 hours. According to wikipedia,
These drugs are only available by prescription, and distribution is carefully controlled and monitored by the DEA. Oral prescriptions are allowed, except that the prescription is limited to 30 days worth of doses, although exceptions are made for cancer patients, burn victims, etc. and oral prescriptions for schedule II drugs must be confirmed in writing within 3 days. No refills are allowed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_schedule#Drug_Schedules