Do Ohio opioid prescription limits apply to codeine and hydrocodone containing cough syrups?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Only for Schedule II products
• D. Only for inpatient orders

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that Ohio’s opioid prescription limits are broad and apply to any product that contains an opioid, not just specific pain medications or schedules. Codeine- and hydrocodone-containing cough syrups have opioids in them, so they fall under the same state limit as other opioid products. The limit cares about the presence of the opioid and the amount prescribed, not the drug’s federal scheduling or the primary reason the product is used. That’s why these cough syrups are subject to the same outpatient prescribing limits. The other options imply exemptions (only for Schedule II, or only for inpatient orders) which aren’t how the Ohio limits are applied. So the best answer is that yes, they do apply.