Alaska Statutes.
Title 8. Business and Professions
Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Section 335. Prescription for an Opioid; Voluntary Request for Lesser Quantity.
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AS 08.80.335. Prescription for an Opioid; Voluntary Request for Lesser Quantity.

(a) A pharmacist filling a prescription for an opioid that is a schedule II or III controlled substance under federal law may, at the request of the individual for whom the prescription is written, dispense the prescribed opioid in a lesser quantity than prescribed.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent substitution of an equivalent drug under AS 08.80.295.

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