(a) A pharmacist filling a prescription for an opioid that is a schedule II or III controlled substance under federal law may, at the request of the individual for whom the prescription is written, dispense the prescribed opioid in a lesser quantity than prescribed.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent substitution of an equivalent drug under AS 08.80.295.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 8. Business and Professions
Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Article 3. Duties of Licensed Pharmacists.
Sec. 08.80.294. Information about equivalent generic drugs and interchangeable biological products.
Sec. 08.80.295. Substitution of equivalent drug products or interchangeable biological products.
Sec. 08.80.297. Prescription prices available to consumer.
Sec. 08.80.315. Confidentiality of records.
Sec. 08.80.330. Licensed pharmacist appointed as “pharmacist-in-charge”.
Sec. 08.80.335. Prescription for an opioid; voluntary request for lesser quantity.