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§ 12-512. Single dispensing of prescription drugs by pharmacist

MD Health Occ Code § 12-512 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this section, “authorized prescriber” has the meaning stated in § 12–101 of this title.

(b)    This section does not apply to:

(1)    A controlled dangerous substance as defined in § 5–101 of the Criminal Law Article; or

(2)    The first prescription or change in a prescription for a drug that an authorized prescriber prescribes for a patient.

(c)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a pharmacist may dispense, in a single dispensing and exercising the professional judgment of the pharmacist, a quantity of a prescription drug that:

(1)    Is up to the total number of dosage units authorized by the prescriber on the original prescription and any refills of the prescription;

(2)    Except for a contraceptive dispensed on or after January 1, 2020, does not exceed a 90–day supply of the prescription drug; and

(3)    For a contraceptive dispensed on or after January 1, 2020, does not exceed a 12–month supply of the prescription drug.

(d)    A pharmacist may not dispense, in a single dose, a quantity of a prescription drug that exceeds the limit prescribed by a prescriber when the prescriber has indicated that the prescription be dispensed only as prescribed.

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