58-17b-608.1. Refills of legend drug prescriptions.
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Effective 5/13/2014
58-17b-608.1. Refills of legend drug prescriptions.
(1)If a prescription for a legend drug includes authorization for one or more refills, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense one or more of the refills at the time the drug is dispensed, if:
(a)the drug is not a controlled substance;
(b)the prescription does not include "Dispense quantity written," or some other notation having similar meaning;
(c)the total dosage units dispensed, including the units for both the prescription and any refills, do not exceed a 100-day supply; and
(d)in the professional judgment of the pharmacist or pharmacy intern, the refill or refills should be dispensed at the time the prescription is dispensed.
(2)A pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense a refill of a prescription for a liquid legend drug administered to the eye once an amount of time has passed after which a patient should have used 70% of the dosage units of the drug according to a practitioner's instructions.
Amended by Chapter 386 , 2014 General Session