North Carolina
For North Carolina, initial supply days is five-day supply; applies to is Targeted controlled substances upon initial consultation for acute pain; seven-day supply allowed post-operatively; exception provision is unless the prescription is for post-operative acute pain relief for use immediately following a surgical procedure; citation is 90-106, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- state
- North Carolina our reading
- initial supply days
- five-day supply verified
- applies to
- Targeted controlled substances upon initial consultation for acute pain; seven-day supply allowed post-operatively our reading
- exception provision
- unless the prescription is for post-operative acute pain relief for use immediately following a surgical procedure verified
- citation
- 90-106 verified
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What the source says
A practitioner shall not prescribe more than a five-day supply of any targeted controlled substance upon the initial consultation and treatment of a patient for acute pain, unless the prescription is for post-operative acute pain relief for use immediately following a surgical procedure. A practitioner shall not prescribe more than a seven-day supply of any targeted controlled substance for post-operative acute pain relief immediately following a surgical procedure.
— ncleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- ncleg.govhttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-106.html