Section 36-11-44 – Permitting unauthorized practice or false representation to secure registration as misdemeanor.
36-11-44. Permitting unauthorized practice or false representation to secure registration as misdemeanor. Any registered pharmacist who permits the compounding or dispensing of prescriptions or the vending of drugs or poisons in his store or place of business, except under the personal supervision of a registered pharmacist, or any pharmacist who, while continuing in business, makes […]
Section 36-11-46 – Dispensing of substandard drugs prohibited–Violation as misdemeanor.
36-11-46. Dispensing of substandard drugs prohibited–Violation as misdemeanor. No person may compound, dispense, sell, or offer for sale, or cause to be compounded, dispensed, sold or offered for sale any medicine or preparation under or by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, for internal or external use, which differs from […]
Section 36-11-46.1 – Dispensing equivalent drug products.
36-11-46.1. Dispensing equivalent drug products. A pharmacist dispensing a prescription drug order for a drug product prescribed by its brand name may select any equivalent drug product, if the manufacturer or distributor of the equivalent drug product holds, if applicable, either an approved new drug application or an approved abbreviated new drug application, unless other […]
Section 36-11-46.2 – Prescription prohibiting substitution–Requirements.
36-11-46.2. Prescription prohibiting substitution–Requirements. A practitioner may prohibit a pharmacist from selecting an equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product by handwriting on the prescription drug order the words, brand necessary, or words of similar meaning. The prohibition may not be preprinted or stamped on the prescription drug order. This selection does not preclude a […]
Section 36-11-46.3 – Notification to person receiving equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product–Right of refusal.
36-11-46.3. Notification to person receiving equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product–Right of refusal. The pharmacist or the pharmacist’s agent shall inform the person receiving the drug or biological product pursuant to the prescription drug order of the selection of an equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product and of the person’s right to refuse […]
Section 36-11-46.4 – Standards for selecting prescription drug.
36-11-46.4. Standards for selecting prescription drug. A pharmacist may not select a product unless it has been manufactured, labeled, or distributed by a manufacturer, labeler, or distributor who: (1)Marks capsules and tablets with an identification code or monogram; (2)Labels products with their expiration date; (3)Provides reasonable services to accept return goods that have reached their […]
Section 36-11-46.5 – Liability for dispensing equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product.
36-11-46.5. Liability for dispensing equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product. A pharmacist who selects an equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product pursuant to this chapter assumes no greater liability for selecting the dispensed drug or biological product than would be incurred in filling a prescription for a drug or biological product prescribed by […]
Section 36-11-46.6 – Label to contain drug name–Form when generic equivalent selected–Contents of prescription files–Label information.
36-11-46.6. Label to contain drug name–Form when generic equivalent selected–Contents of prescription files–Label information. The pharmacist shall, unless otherwise instructed by the prescriber, label the prescription container with the name of the dispensed drug. If the dispensed drug does not have a brand name, the prescription label shall indicate the generic name or the United […]
Section 36-11-46.7 – Equivalent drug and biological product requirements not applicable to hospital patients.
36-11-46.7. Equivalent drug and biological product requirements not applicable to hospital patients. The requirements of §§36-11-46.1 to 36-11-46.3, inclusive, 36-11-46.6, and 36-11-46.9 to 36-11-46.11, inclusive, do not apply to an order to dispense a drug or biological product to a hospital patient. Source: SL 1990, ch 306, §6; SL 1993, ch 277, §6; SL 2018, […]
Section 36-11-33 – Institutional pharmacy permits–Scope of services provided–Minimum standards.
36-11-33. Institutional pharmacy permits–Scope of services provided–Minimum standards. The Board of Pharmacy may issue to pharmacists in good standing a permit to conduct a part-time, limited, or conditional pharmacy in hospitals, nursing homes or related facilities provided that the pharmacy services are limited to patients. A permit to conduct a pharmacy, the merchandise and fixtures […]