Section 12 AAC 52.470 - Refills(a) A pharmacist may dispense a refill of a prescription drug order only in accordance with the prescribing practitioner's authorization as indicated on the prescription drug order. If there are no refill instructions on the prescription drug order, or if all refills authorized on the original prescription drug order have been dispensed, a pharmacist shall obtain authorization from the prescribing practitioner before dispensing a refill.(b) A pharmacist may not dispense a refill of a prescription drug order for a noncontrolled substance after one year from the date of issue of the original prescription drug order.(c) Each time a prescription drug order refill is dispensed, the pharmacist shall record the refill electronically or on the back of the prescription drug order by listing the date of dispensing, the written initials or identification code of the dispensing pharmacist, and the amount dispensed if different from the quantity on the original prescription drug order.(d) A pharmacist or pharmacist intern may dispense any quantity of a prescription drug order so long as the total quantity of dosage units dispensed does not exceed the total quantity of dosage units authorized by the prescriber, including refills.(e) To indicate that an increased supply may not be dispensed under this this section, a prescriber may indicate "no change to quantity", or words of similar meaning, on the prescription drug order.(f) Nothing in this section requires a health care service plan, health JI insurer, workers' compensation insurance plan, pharmacy benefits manager, or any other person or entity, including a state program or state employer, to provide coverage for a drug in a manner inconsistent with a beneficiary's plan benefit.Eff. 1/16/98, Register 145; am 6/29/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 12/28/2022, Register 244, January 2023Authority:AS 08.80.005
AS 08.80.030