37-7-506. Notice to purchaser. (1) A pharmacist who selects a drug product, as provided in 37-7-505, shall notify the person presenting the prescription that the person may refuse the product selection as provided in 37-7-505.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 37-7-506

  • Drug: means a substance:

    (a)recognized as a drug in any official compendium or supplement;

    (b)intended for use in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;

    (c)other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body of humans or animals; and

    (d)intended for use as a component of a substance specified in subsection (16)(a), (16)(b), or (16)(c). See Montana Code 37-7-101

  • Drug product: means a dosage form containing one or more active therapeutic ingredients along with other substances included during the manufacturing process. See Montana Code 37-7-502
  • Person: has the meaning provided in 37-7-101. See Montana Code 37-7-502
  • Pharmacist: means a person licensed by the state to engage in the practice of pharmacy and who may affix to the person's name the term "R. See Montana Code 37-7-101
  • Pharmacy: means an established location, either physical or electronic, registered by the board where drugs or devices are dispensed with pharmaceutical care or where pharmaceutical care is provided. See Montana Code 37-7-101
  • Printing: means the act of reproducing a design on a surface by any process. See Montana Code 1-1-203
  • Product selection: means to dispense without the prescriber's express authorization a different drug product in place of the drug product prescribed. See Montana Code 37-7-502

(2)Each pharmacy shall display in a prominent place that is in clear and unobstructed public view, at or near the place where prescriptions are dispensed, a sign stating: “This pharmacy may be able to select a less expensive drug product that is equivalent to the one prescribed by your physician unless you or your physician request otherwise.” The printing on the sign must be in block letters not less than 1 inch in height.