Prescription PadsFlorida DOH-Approved Vendor.
Counterfeit-proof RX pads and EMR blanks, printed in-house in Panama City Beach and shipped statewide. Vendor ID: PCB — Florida law requires an approved vendor for controlled-substance blanks, and most print shops aren’t on the list.
Not Every Printer Is Allowed to Print These
Since July 2011, Florida has required that any practitioner prescribing a controlled substance write it on a counterfeit-proof prescription blank produced by a vendor approved by the Department of Health. That covers MDs, DOs, podiatrists, dentists, optometrists, PAs, and APRNs. It isn’t a preference or a best practice — it’s the rule, and your pharmacist enforces it at the counter.
Which is why most print shops can’t do this work. It isn’t a matter of owning the right press. A vendor has to apply to the Department and be approved, produce blanks that meet the security specification in Rule 64B-3.005, print a Department-assigned tracking number on the front of every blank, maintain a secure facility open to state inspection, and file a report to Tallahassee every single month naming who bought pads and how many. Most shops take one look at that and pass.
The Print Shop is on the approved list. Our vendor ID is PCB — and that prefix, followed by the print date and batch number, appears on the front of every blank we produce. It’s the number your pharmacist checks before filling. We’ve been doing this from 2015 Wilkinson Ave in Panama City Beach, and we file the monthly reports so your practice never has to think about them.
Because approved vendors are listed statewide, we ship anywhere in Florida — signature required, never to a P.O. box, exactly as the Department requires. That matters more than it sounds along this stretch of coast. There is no approved vendor in Walton County at all, so practices on 30A, in Santa Rosa Beach, and around Destin have nobody closer than us going east or Fort Walton going west. Bay County practices, we’re the only approved vendor actually on the beach.
Not everything needs the secure treatment, and we’ll tell you so. Veterinarians are exempt — the Department is explicit that vets aren’t regulated by section 456.42 — so a clinic pad can be whatever you want it to be. And there’s no prohibition on using counterfeit-proof blanks for ordinary non-controlled prescribing, which is why plenty of practices just run one secure pad for everything and stop thinking about it.
Printing scripts out of your EMR instead? We supply numbered blank stock for that — the tracking number has to be preprinted by us, since the Department doesn’t permit practitioners to print it themselves. Need a copy for the chart? We also build 2-part NCR RX forms. Bring your logo and our in-house design team will lay the whole thing out to spec.
Pads, Blanks & Forms
Letter RX Pad — 8.5″ × 11″
Full-size, room for detailed directions and multiple lines. Pads of 25, 50, or 100 sheets.
Half RX Pad — 5.5″ × 8.5″
The everyday workhorse. Big enough to write clearly, small enough to sit on a desk or clipboard.
Mini RX Pad — 4.25″ × 5.5″
Coat-pocket size. The one that rides with you room to room instead of living on the counter.
EMR Blank Stock
Numbered loose letter sheets for practices printing scripts from their own system. Tracking number preprinted by us.
2-Part NCR RX Forms
Carbonless, so the chart copy writes itself. The patient takes the original, you keep the duplicate.
Veterinary Pads
Vets aren’t regulated by section 456.42, so your clinic pad can be built however you like it.
Four Things the State Requires
A counterfeit-proof blank isn’t just nice paper. Rule 64B-3.005 spells out exactly what it has to do, and every blank we print does all of it.
It Fights the Copier
A blue or green background engineered to resist reproduction — and the word VOID or ILLEGAL surfaces across any photocopy, without ever obscuring the drug name, quantity, or directions.
It Fights the Pen
Printed on artificial watermarked stock that resists erasures and alterations, so a 10 can’t quietly become a 100 somewhere between your office and the pharmacy.
It Proves Where It Came From
Our DOH-assigned prefix PCB, the print date, and a batch number — on the front of every blank. That string is what the pharmacist verifies against the state’s approved-vendor list.
Sizes, Security & Compliance
- Sizes: letter 8.5×11, half 5.5×8.5, and mini 4.25×5.5
- Pads: 25, 50, or 100 sheets per pad, printed black or full color
- Security: blue or green reproduction-resistant background, artificial watermark, erasure-resistant, VOID on any copy
- Tracking: our DOH prefix PCB, print date, and batch number on the front of every blank
- Required content: practitioner or facility name and address, DEA space, and a non-acute pain indicator
- EMR blank stock: numbered loose letter sheets, with the number repeated when you print multiple scripts per sheet
- Compliance & delivery: we file the monthly DOH reports; shipped signature-required, never to a P.O. box
Built to Spec, Every Time
One Shop for the Whole Front Office
If we’re already printing your pads, we can match everything else that carries your practice’s name — all designed together, all from one shop.
Prescription Pad Questions, Answered
Are you approved by the Florida Department of Health to print prescription pads?
Yes. The Print Shop is a Florida DOH-approved counterfeit-proof prescription pad vendor, ID PCB. Florida law requires practitioners who prescribe controlled substances to buy pads from an approved vendor, and most print shops are not on that list.
What makes a prescription pad counterfeit-proof?
Four things, all required by Florida rule: a blue or green background that resists reproduction, artificial watermarked paper, resistance to erasures and alterations, and the word VOID or ILLEGAL appearing on any photocopy.
Do veterinarians need counterfeit-proof prescription pads?
No. Florida’s Department of Health confirms veterinarians are not regulated by section 456.42, so vet pads have no counterfeit-proof requirement. We print veterinary pads either way, with your clinic’s information and layout.
Can I use counterfeit-proof pads for non-controlled prescriptions?
Yes. There’s no prohibition on using counterfeit-proof pads for non-controlled prescribing, and Florida law doesn’t change the rules for ordinary prescription pads. Many practices simply run one secure pad for everything.
Can you supply blank stock for my EMR system?
Yes. We print numbered loose letter sheets for practices printing scripts from their own system. We preprint the tracking number — practitioners cannot print it themselves. If you print several scripts per sheet, the number repeats accordingly.
What sizes do prescription pads come in?
Three: letter at 8.5×11, half at 5.5×8.5, and mini at 4.25×5.5 for a coat pocket. Each comes in pads of 25, 50, or 100 sheets, printed black or full color.
Do you ship prescription pads outside Panama City Beach?
Yes, anywhere in Florida. Approved vendors appear on a statewide list, so we serve practices well beyond Bay County. Pads ship signature-required and never to a P.O. box, as the Department requires.
What has to be printed on a counterfeit-proof prescription pad?
Your name, address, and licensure category — or your facility’s name and address — plus space for a DEA number, a place to indicate non-acute pain, and our unique tracking number on the front.
Can I print the tracking number myself?
No. The Department is explicit that the practitioner cannot print the tracking number. It has to come from an approved vendor, and it’s what your pharmacist checks to confirm the blank is legitimate before filling.
Let’s Print Your RX Pads.
Send us your practice information and we’ll build a blank that meets every state specification — pads, EMR stock, or carbonless. Florida DOH-approved vendor PCB, printing in Panama City Beach and shipping statewide.
“The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accuracy.”
Proverbs 11:1 NLT