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Prescription rules for lower-risk controlled substances would change under this bill. Currently, Schedule V controlled substances — the lowest-risk category of regulated drugs, which includes certain cough medicines and mild pain relievers — can be refilled for up to one year from the date the prescription was issued before a doctor must renew it; this bill extends that window to two years. The bill also makes a related technical clarification confirming that this two-year refill limit for Schedule V drugs applies instead of the general one-year refill limit that otherwise governs prescription drugs under Utah law. As a practical matter, patients with ongoing Schedule V prescriptions could go longer between renewal visits with their prescriber.