---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1306.23"
title: "21"
number: "1306.23"
heading: "Partial filling of prescriptions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1306.23"
---

# §1306.23. Partial filling of prescriptions.


The partial filling of a prescription for a controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V is permissible, provided that:

- (a) Each partial filling is recorded in the same manner as a refilling,
- (b) The total quantity dispensed in all partial fillings does not exceed the total quantity prescribed, and
- (c) **No dispensing occurs after 6 months after the date on which the prescription was issued.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[36 FR 18733, Sept. 21, 1971. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973, and amended at 51 FR 5320, Feb. 13, 1986; 62 FR 13965, Mar. 24, 1997]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 821, 823(k), 829, 831, 871(b), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 7799, Apr. 24, 1971; 36 FR 13386, July 21, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973.

### Amendments

[36 FR 18733, Sept. 21, 1971. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973, and amended at 51 FR 5320, Feb. 13, 1986; 62 FR 13965, Mar. 24, 1997]