Electronic Orders for Controlled Substances

DEA is revising its regulations to provide an electronic equivalent to the DEA official order form, which is legally required for all distributions involving Schedule I and II controlled substances. These regulations will allow, but not require, registrants to order Schedule I and II substances electronically and maintain the records of these orders electronically. The regulations will reduce paperwork and transaction times for DEA registrants who handle, sell, or buy these controlled substances. This rule has no effect on patients' ability to receive prescriptions for controlled substances from practitioners, nor on their ability to have those prescriptions filled at pharmacies.