Paragraph 1: Limitation period and order

The provisions of articles R. 5132-74 to R. 5132-83 are applicable to the medicinal products mentioned in article R. 5132-1 and classified as narcotics.

It is forbidden to prescribe and dispense substances classified as narcotics when they are not contained in a pharmaceutical speciality or preparation. In addition to the information provided for in articles R. 5132-3 and R. 5132-4 or, for veterinary medicinal products, in I of article R. 5141-111, the author of a prescription containing a prescription for medicinal products classified as narcotics or subject to narcotics regulations, must indicate in full…

It is forbidden to prescribe medicines classified as narcotics or subject to narcotics regulations for treatment lasting more than twenty-eight days. This period may be reduced for certain designated medicinal products by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. Fractional dispensing of a medicinal product classified as a narcotic or subject to narcotic regulations may be decided by decision…

Doctors, dental surgeons, midwives and veterinary surgeons may only have medicines classified as narcotics issued and held for their professional use up to the limit of a provision for urgent care. This provision is determined, after consultation with the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by order of the Minister for Health. This provision is constituted and replenished by orders for…

The order forms referred to in article R. 5132-31 are kept and filed by dispensing pharmacists under the same conditions as prescriptions for narcotics.