Except for pharmacies, opioid treatment programs (also known as methadone clinics), veterinarians and persons licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to conduct research, no practitioner shall dispense controlled substances beyond the amount deemed medically necessary for a 72-hour supply.

79 Del. Laws, c. 92, § ?2; 80 Del. Laws, c. 5, § ?1;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 4739A

  • Dispense: means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user or research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing for a legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner in the usual course of the practitioner's professional practice, administering, packaging, labeling or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for that delivery. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 4701
  • Practitioner: means :

    a. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 4701