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A Patient Brings in a Prescription for OxyContin on a Friday

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A patient brings in a prescription for OxyContin on a Friday morning, but you do not have enough in stock. The earliest you would be able to get another supply would be on Tuesday evening. Can you dispense a partial supply and dispense the remainder on Tuesday evening?


A) Yes, as long as you document how many you gave the patient on Friday and Tuesday
B) No, Tuesday evening is not within the 72 hour window in which the remainder of a partial must be filled
C) No, if you give the patient some on Friday, they must get a new prescription for any remaining fills
D) B and C

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