Utah Code 58-17b-608. Emergency refills
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(1) If a prescription may not be refilled otherwise, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern may refill the prescription in an emergency without the prescribing practitioner‘s authorization if:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-17b-608
- Controlled substance: means the same as that term is defined in Section
58-37-2 . See Utah Code 58-17b-102 - Dispense: means the interpretation, evaluation, and implementation of a prescription drug order or device or nonprescription drug or device under a lawful order of a practitioner in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a patient, research subject, or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Drug: means :(26)(a)(i) a substance recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;(26)(a)(ii) a substance that is required by any applicable federal or state law or rule to be dispensed by prescription only or is restricted to administration by practitioners only;(26)(a)(iii) a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals; and(26)(a)(iv) substances intended for use as a component of any substance specified in Subsections (26)(a)(i) through (iv). See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Pharmacist: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Pharmacy: means any place where:
(51)(a) drugs are dispensed;(51)(b) pharmaceutical care is provided;(51)(c) drugs are processed or handled for eventual use by a patient; or(51)(d) drugs are used for the purpose of analysis or research. See Utah Code 58-17b-102- Pharmacy intern: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in practice as a pharmacy intern. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Practitioner: means an individual currently licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the appropriate jurisdiction to prescribe and administer drugs in the course of professional practice. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Prescription: means an order issued:
(63)(a) by a licensed practitioner in the course of that practitioner's professional practice or by collaborative pharmacy practice agreement; and(63)(b) for a controlled substance or other prescription drug or device for use by a patient or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102(1)(a) the prescription is for a drug that is not a controlled substance;(1)(b) the patient is currently using the drug prescribed;(1)(c) the prescribing practitioner is not available promptly to authorize the refill;(1)(d) the pharmacist or pharmacy intern, or another pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the same pharmacy, has not previously dispensed a refill for the prescription under this section;(1)(e) refilling the prescription is in the interest of the patient’s health;(1)(f) in the professional judgment of the pharmacist or pharmacy intern the prescription should be refilled;(1)(g) except as provided in Subsection (1)(h), the pharmacist or pharmacy intern dispenses the medication in accordance with the prescribing practitioner’s instructions included with the prescription; and(1)(h) the pharmacist or pharmacy intern dispenses no more than the amount necessary to address the emergency.(2) If the prescription for a drug dispensed under Subsection (1) is on file with the pharmacy where the drug is dispensed, the pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense more than a three-day supply only if:(2)(a)(2)(a)(i) the prescription has expired within the past 30 days; or(2)(a)(ii) no refills are remaining on the prescription; and(2)(b) the amount dispensed does not exceed the lesser of:(2)(b)(i) a 30-day supply; or(2)(b)(ii) the quantity last dispensed at the pharmacy pursuant to the prescription as either a fill or a refill.(3) A pharmacist or pharmacy intern who dispenses a prescription refill under this section shall inform the prescribing practitioner of the emergency refill as soon as practicable.