SECTION 1. Chapter 94C, Section 23 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of subsection (d) the following two new language:-
A pharmacist may dispense a 90-day supply for a prescribed drug product in
Schedule VI when (i) the practitioner prescribed an initial 30-day prescription for
the drug product and authorized 2 or more refills; (ii) the practitioner did not
indicate on the original prescription that dispensing the prescription for 30 days
with periodic refills is medically necessary; and (iii) the total quantity of dosage
units dispensed, including refills, does not exceed the total quantity of dosage units
indicated by the practitioner on the prescription.
SECTION 2. Chapter 94C, Section 23 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection (d) the following two new language:-
(i)A pharmacist may dispense less than a 30-day supply for a prescription
with additional authorized refills if the pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be
in the best interest of the patient and the patient requests or agrees to less than a 30
day’s supply for the purpose of synchronizing the filling of the patient’s
medications on the same date.
SECTION 3. The Department of Public Health shall promulgate rules and
regulations in consultation with the Board of Registration in Pharmacy in order to
implement these sections.
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