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<p>It is the position of the North Carolina Medical Board that prescriptions should be written in ink or indelible pencil or typewritten or electronically printed and should be signed by the practitioner at the time of issuance.  Prescription that are handwritten should indicate the quantity in both numbers AND words, e.g., 30 (thirty).  Such prescriptions must not be written on pre-signed prescription blanks.</p> <p>Each prescription for a DEA controlled substance (2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5) should be written on a separate prescription blank.  Multiple medications may appear on a single prescription blank only when none are DEA-controlled.</p> <p>No prescriptions should be issued for a patient in the absence of a documented physician-patient relationship.</p> <p>No prescription should be issued by a practitioner for his or her personal use. (See Position Statement entitled “Self-Treatment and Treatment of Family Members and Others with Whom Significant Emotional Relationships Exist.”)</p> <p>The practice of pre-signing prescriptions is unacceptable to the Board.</p> <p>It is the responsibility of those who prescribe controlled substances to fully comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.  Links to these laws and regulations may be found on the Board’s website, <a href="http://www.ncmedboard.org" title="www.ncmedboard.org">www.ncmedboard.org</a></p> <a href="http://www.ncmedboard.org/position_statements/detail/writing_of_prescriptions/" title="Writing of prescriptions">Visit Article</a>

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