58-17b-609 - Limitation on prescriptions and refills -- Controlled Substances Act not affected -- Legend drugs.
58-17b-609. Limitation on prescriptions and refills -- Controlled Substances Actnot affected -- Legend drugs.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection 58-16a-102, a prescription for any prescription drugor device may not be dispensed after one year from the date it was initiated except as otherwiseprovided in Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act.
(2) A prescription authorized to be refilled may not be refilled after one year from theoriginal issue date.
(3) A practitioner may not be prohibited from issuing a new prescription for the samedrug orally, in writing, or by electronic transmission.
(4) Nothing in this chapter affects Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act.
(5) A prescription for a legend drug written by a licensed prescribing practitioner inanother state may be filled or refilled by a pharmacist or pharmacy intern in this state if thepharmacist or pharmacy intern verifies that the prescription is valid.
Amended by Chapter 160, 2005 General Session