Florida Statutes Title XXXII. Regulation of Professions and Occupations § 465.0275. Emergency prescription refill

(a) A one-time emergency refill of up to a 72-hour supply of the prescribed medication; or

(b) An emergency refill of insulin and insulin-related supplies or equipment to treat diabetes mellitus, not to exceed 3 nonconsecutive times per calendar year.

(a) The prescription is not for a medicinal drug listed in Schedule II appearing in chapter 893.

(b) The medication is essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy in a chronic condition.

(c) In the pharmacist's professional judgment, the interruption of therapy might reasonably produce undesirable health consequences or may cause physical or mental discomfort.

(d) The dispensing pharmacist creates a written order containing all of the prescription information required by this chapter and chapters 499 and 893 and signs that order.

(e) The dispensing pharmacist notifies the prescriber of the emergency dispensing within a reasonable time after such dispensing.