A pharmacist may refill a prescription for a drug or device for which the refill has not been authorized if: The pharmacist: Attempts to obtain an authorization from the authorized prescriber; and Is not able readily to obtain the authorization; The refill of the prescription is not for a controlled dangerous substance; The drug or device is essential to the maintenance of life; The drug or device is essential to the continuation of therapy in chronic conditions; and In the pharmacist’s professional judgment, the interruption of the therapy reasonably might produce an undesirable health consequence, be detrimental to the patient’s welfare, or cause physical or mental discomfort; The pharmacist: Enters on the back of the prescription or on another appropriate uniformly maintained, readily retrievable record, such as a medication record, the date and the quantity of the drug or device dispensed; and Signs or initials the record; and The pharmacist notifies the authorized prescriber of the refill of the prescription within 72 hours of dispensing the drug or device. If a pharmacist refills a prescription under subsection (a) of this section, the pharmacist may provide only 1 refill of the prescription and the refill quantity dispensed shall be in conformity with the prescriber’s directions for use and may not exceed a 14-day supply or unit of use. If the federal or a state government declares a state of emergency, a pharmacist working in Maryland may refill a prescription for a drug for which the refill has not been authorized if: As a result of the emergency, the pharmacist is unable to obtain an authorization from the authorized prescriber; The refill of the prescription is not for a controlled dangerous substance; The quantity dispensed does not exceed a 30–day supply or unit of use; and The pharmacist notifies the authorized prescriber of the refill of the prescription within 7 days of dispensing the drug.