Durham – Humphrey Amendment deals with (3),”A response to the FDA’s internal classification of prescription (legend drugs)and nonprescription (OTC) medicationsProhibited dispensing legend drugs without a prescription.This arose due to the lack of oversight and education regarding prescription items, leading many pharmacies to unwittingly sell prescription medications over the counterAlso allowed verbal prescriptions to be taken over the phone
in addition to refills to be called in from a physician’s office”