Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 85/15.3. Emergency prescription refills

(1) in the pharmacist's professional judgment, interruption of therapy might reasonably produce undesirable consequences or cause patient suffering;

(2) the pharmacy previously dispensed or refilled a prescription from the prescriber for the same patient and medication;

(3) the prescription is not for a controlled substance;

(4) the pharmacist informs the patient or the patient's agent at the time of dispensing that prescriber authorization is required for future refills; notification may be made verbally, electronically, or in writing; and

(5) the emergency dispensing is documented in the patient's prescription record and the pharmacist informs the prescriber of the emergency refill.