S.B. 78

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PRESCRIPTION EYE DROP GUIDELINES
2 2014 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers
5 House Sponsor: John R. Westwood
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends the Pharmacy Practice Act related to prescription eye drops.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . allows a pharmacist or pharmacy intern to dispense a refill of a prescription for a
13 liquid legend drug administered to the eye once an amount of time has passed after
14 which a patient should have used 50% of the dosage units of the drug according to a
15 practitioner's instructions; and
16 . makes technical and conforming amendments.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 58-17b-608.1 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 166
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 58-17b-608.1 is amended to read:
27 58-17b-608.1. Refills of legend drug prescriptions.

28 (1) If a prescription for a legend drug includes authorization for one or more refills, a
29 pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense one or more of the refills at the time the drug is
30 dispensed, if:
31 [(1)] (a) the drug is not a controlled substance;
32 [(2)] (b) the prescription does not include "Dispense quantity written," or some other
33 notation having similar meaning;
34 [(3)] (c) the total dosage units dispensed, including the units for both the prescription
35 and any refills, do not exceed a 100-day supply; and
36 [(4)] (d) in the professional judgment of the pharmacist or pharmacy intern, the refill[,]
37 or refills[,] should be dispensed at the time the prescription is dispensed.
38 (2) A pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense a refill of a prescription for a liquid
39 legend drug administered to the eye once an amount of time has passed after which a patient
40 should have used 50% of the dosage units of the drug according to a practitioner's instructions.




Legislative Review Note
as of 3-3-14 10:22 AM

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