§ 58-17b-608.1. Refills of legend drug prescriptions. (Effective 5/13/2014)

(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