Utah Admin. Code R156-17b-612b - Operating Standards - Insulin Prescription and Diabetes Supplies
(1) Under Subsection
58-17b-601(1) and
Section 58-17b-608.2, the operating
standards for dispensing an exhausted prescription for insulin are as follows:
(a) Under Subsection
58-17b-608.2(3), a refill for an
exhausted prescription in an amount up to a supply for 60 days may be for the
nearest available package size.
(b)
The pharmacist who dispenses a refill of an exhausted prescription of insulin
shall obtain:
(i) the prescribing information
for the insulin;
(ii) prescription
directions; and
(iii) other
documentation based on the pharmacist's clinical judgment.
(c) The pharmacist shall document the
following on the exhausted prescription refill hard copy or in the medication
profile system:
(i) the information described
in Subsection (1)(b);
(ii) the
method of the attempt under Subsection
58-17b-608.2(5)(a) to contact the
patient's prescribing practitioner; and
(iii) the method of the notification to the
patient under Subsection 58-17b-608.2(5)(b) regarding the outcome of the
attempt to contact the prescribing practitioner.
(d) An exhausted prescription refill label
shall state "exhausted prescription."
(2) Under Subsection 58-17b-608.2(7)(f), a
pharmacist may dispense a therapeutic equivalent when filling a prescription
for supplies for treating diabetes that are listed on the Division's website at
https://dopl.utah.gov/pharm.
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