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Under current Utah law, prescriptions for Schedule V controlled substances — the lowest-risk category of regulated drugs, which includes certain cough medicines and mild pain relievers — expire after one year. This bill extends that window to two years, allowing pharmacists to refill a Schedule V prescription for up to two years from the date it was originally issued before the prescriber needs to renew it. Patients who rely on ongoing Schedule V prescriptions would need fewer renewal visits to their doctor, potentially reducing both inconvenience and out-of-pocket costs for routine, long-term medications.