12 AAC 52.510. Substitution

(a) A pharmacist may dispense an equivalent drug product instead of the prescribed drug if

(1) the prescribing practitioner does not hand write on the prescription drug order that a specific brand must be dispensed, using language such as "brand medically necessary" or similar wording;

(2) the patient is notified and consents to the substitution;

(3) the equivalent drug product costs the patient less than the prescribed drug product; and

(4) for the drug product actually dispensed, the pharmacist notes on the prescription drug order one of the following:

(A) the drug product's manufacturer or distributor;

(B) national drug code number;

(D) trade name.

(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" is defined in AS 08.80.480 .

History: Eff. 1/16/98, Register 145

Authority: AS 08.80.005

AS 08.80.030

AS 08.80.295

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