Section 12 AAC 52.510 - Substitution(a) A pharmacist may dispense an equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product instead of the prescribed drug if (1) the prescribing practitioner does not indicate on the prescription drug order that a specific brand must be dispensed, using language such as "brand medically necessary", "dispense as written", "do not substitute", or other similar wording;(2) the patient is notified and consents to the substitution;(3) repealed 10/31/2019; and(4) for the drug product actually dispensed, the pharmacy record contains one of the following: (A) the drug product's manufacturer or distributor;(B) national drug code number;(b) The determination of the drug product to be dispensed for a prescription drug order is a professional responsibility of the pharmacist. A pharmacist may not dispense any product that in the pharmacist's professional opinion is not an equivalent drug product as the term "equivalent drug product" or "interchangeable biological product" is defined in AS 08.80.480.Eff. 1/16/98, Register 145; am 10/9/2008, Register 188; am 6/29/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 10/31/2019, Register 232, January 2020Authority:AS 08.80.005
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