58-17b-602.1. Dispensing quantity or dosage form different from prescription.
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Effective 5/12/2020
58-17b-602.1. Dispensing quantity or dosage form different from prescription.
(1)Without specific authorization from a prescriber, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense:
(a)a prescription in a quantity different than the quantity prescribed if the prescribed quantity or package size is not commercially available; and
(b)a prescription in a dosage form different than the dosage form prescribed, if in the professional judgement of the pharmacist or pharmacy intern, dispensing a different dosage form is in the best interest of the patient.
(2)This section does not apply if:
(a)the substitute would change the bioavailability of the medication;
(b)the substitute would change the treatment parameters; or
(c)the prescriber has written or clearly designated "dispense as written" on the prescription.
Enacted by Chapter 372 , 2020 General Session