Arizona Laws 32-1976. Dispensing replacement soft contact lenses; prescription
A. A prescription order for replacement soft contact lenses may be dispensed under the following conditions:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1976
- Advertisement: means all representations that are disseminated in any manner or by any means other than by labeling for the purpose of inducing, or that are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of drugs, devices, poisons or hazardous substances. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Dispense: means to deliver to an ultimate user or research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including prescribing, administering, packaging, labeling or compounding as necessary to prepare for that delivery. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Notice: means personal service or the mailing of a copy of the notice by certified mail and email addressed either to the person at the person's latest address of record in the board office or to the person and the person's attorney using the most recent information provided to the board in the board's licensing database. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Pharmacist: means an individual who is currently licensed by the board to practice the profession of pharmacy in this state. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Pharmacy: means :
(a) Any place where drugs, devices, poisons or related hazardous substances are offered for sale at retail or where prescription orders are dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Practitioner: means any physician, dentist, veterinarian, scientific investigator or other person who is licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state, or any pharmacy, hospital or other institution that is licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Prescription: means either a prescription order or a prescription medication. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Prescription order: means any of the following:
(a) An order to a pharmacist for drugs or devices that is issued and signed by a duly licensed medical practitioner in the authorized course of the practitioner's professional practice. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
1. The prescription order shall be in the form required by this chapter and shall include the name of the prescribing physician or optometrist.
2. The prescription order contains the date of issuance.
3. The prescription order for contact lenses includes the lens brand name, type, tint and all other specifications necessary to accurately dispense the prescription.
B. The prescription shall be dispensed with the exact lenses prescribed and no substitutions shall be made. The expiration date of the prescription shall be the earlier of the expiration date provided by the prescribing physician or optometrist or one year after the date of issuance. A refill of a prescription that is within sixty days of its expiration date shall be filled with no more than the sufficient quantity of replacement soft contact lenses needed through the expiration date.
C. The prescription shall be dispensed with a written notice containing the following wording or its substantial equivalent:
Warning: If you are having any unexplained eye discomfort, watering, vision change or redness, remove your lenses immediately and consult your eye care practitioner before wearing your lenses again.
D. Any advertisement by a pharmacy or pharmacist for replacement soft contact lenses shall include all charges associated with the purchase of replacement soft contact lenses from the pharmacy or pharmacist.