A pharmacist receives a prescription for a quantity of 120 tablets of alprazolam (Schedule IV). State law limits Schedule IV prescriptions to a 30-day supply. The prescriber wrote the quantity for a 60-day supply. What should the pharmacist do?
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A
Dispense the full 120 tablets because federal law supersedes state law on Schedule IV quantities
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B
Dispense only the quantity allowed under the more restrictive state law
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C
Dispense 60 tablets and automatically schedule the remainder as a future pickup
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D
Refuse to fill the prescription without a new prescription from the prescriber