Which of the following is not a legal requirement for a CD requisition form?

• A. Date of requisition
• B. Name of the medication
• C. Strength and dosage form
• D. Patient's name and address

Answer: (B)

The essential idea is accountability and traceability in controlled drug handling. A CD requisition form must clearly link the order to the patient, the prescriber, and the exact product being requested, with enough detail to prevent errors and to provide an audit trail. The fields typically required by law include the date of requisition, the patient’s name and address, the strength and dosage form, the quantity, and the identifiers for the ordering prescriber and supplier. While knowing what medication is being requested is obviously important in practice, the explicit name of the medication is not a legal minimum requirement on the requisition form itself. In other words, the form must identify the drug in a way that ensures correct product and patient linkage, but the named medication isn’t mandated by statute as part of the requisition field set.