Florida
For Florida, initial supply days is 3-day supply; applies to is Schedule II opioids for treatment of acute pain; exception provision is up to a 7-day supply may be prescribed; citation is 456.44, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- state
- Florida our reading
- initial supply days
- 3-day supply verified
- applies to
- Schedule II opioids for treatment of acute pain our reading
- exception provision
- up to a 7-day supply may be prescribed verified
- citation
- 456.44
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
may not exceed a 3-day supply, except that up to a 7-day supply may be prescribed if: 1. The prescriber, in his or her professional judgment, believes that more than a 3-day supply of such an opioid is medically necessary to treat the patient’s pain as an acute medical condition; 2. The prescriber indicates “ACUTE PAIN EXCEPTION” on the prescription; and
— leg.state.fl.us, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- leg.state.fl.ushttps://leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.44.html