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34-23-8.1
Section 34-23-8.1 Substitution of certain biological products; notice. (a) No person shall
dispense or cause to be dispensed a different biological or brand of biological product in
lieu of that ordered or prescribed without the express permission in each case of the person
ordering or prescribing the drug, except as provided in this section. (b) A licensed pharmacist
in this state shall be permitted to select for the brand name biological product prescribed
by a licensed physician or other practitioner who is located in this state and authorized
by law to write prescriptions, hereinafter referred to as "practitioner," a less
expensive interchangeable biological product in all cases where the practitioner expressly
authorizes the selection in accordance with subsection (d). (c) A licensed pharmacist located
in this state may select for the brand name biological product prescribed by a practitioner
who is located in another state or licensing jurisdiction and who is authorized by the...
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34-23-8
Section 34-23-8 Substitution of drugs or brands of drugs. No person shall dispense or cause
to be dispensed a different drug or brand of drug in lieu of that ordered or prescribed without
the express permission in each case of the person ordering or prescribing such drug, except
as provided below: (1) A licensed pharmacist in this state shall be permitted to select for
the brand name drug product prescribed by a licensed physician or other practitioner who is
located in this state and authorized by law to write prescriptions, hereinafter referred to
as "practitioner," a less expensive pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent
drug product containing the same active ingredient or ingredients, and of the same dosage
form strength, in all cases where the practitioner expressly authorizes such selection in
accordance with subdivision (4). (2) A licensed pharmacist located in this state shall be
permitted to select for the brand name drug product prescribed by a practitioner who is...
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34-23-70
Section 34-23-70 Management; display of permit and license; poisons; prescription requirements;
violations. (a) Every pharmacy when opened for business shall be under the personal supervision
of a duly licensed pharmacist who shall have personal supervision of not more than one pharmacy
at the same time. During temporary absences of the licensed pharmacist, not to exceed three
hours daily or more than one and one-half hours at any one time, nor more than one week for
temporary illness, the prescription department shall be closed, and no prescriptions are to
be filled. During the temporary absence of a pharmacist, a sign shall be placed on the prescription
counter in a prominent location easily seen by the public stating, "Prescription Department
Closed, No Pharmacist on Duty." (b) The permit issued to each pharmacist by the board
and the licensure certificates issued to the licensed pharmacist employed by each pharmacy
must be prominently and conspicuously displayed in the pharmacy....
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20-2-188
Section 20-2-188 Exceptions to requirements for sale or transfer of chemicals, and to licensing
requirements. (a) The provisions of this article shall not apply to the sale or transfer of
products which include a listed precursor chemical if the product may be sold lawfully with
a prescription or over the counter without a prescription under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 301 et seq.), or under a rule adopted pursuant to that act.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, no person shall be required to obtain
a listed precursor license or permit for the sale, receipt, transfer, manufacture, or possession
of a listed precursor chemical when: (1) Such person is a duly licensed physician, dentist,
veterinarian, podiatrist, or pharmacist, when the sale, receipt, transfer, manufacture, or
possession of such listed precursor chemical is a transaction otherwise lawfully authorized;
(2) A domestic lawful distribution in the usual course of business...
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36-29-18
Section 36-29-18 Generic equivalent medications. As a condition of participation in an insurance
policy of the State Employees Insurance Board (SEIB) a pharmacist shall dispense a generic
equivalent medication to fill a prescription for a patient covered by SEIB when one is available
unless the physician indicates in longhand writing on the prescription "medically Necessary"
or "dispense as written" or "do not substitute". The generic equivalent
drug product dispensed shall be pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent and contain
the same active ingredient, or ingredients, and shall be of the same dosage, form, and strength.
(Act 2002-266, p. 549, §1.)...
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16-25A-18
Section 16-25A-18 Generic equivalent medications. As a condition of participation in the Public
Education Employees Health Insurance Programs (PEEHIP), a pharmacist shall dispense a generic
equivalent medication to fill a prescription for a patient covered by PEEHIP when one is available
unless the physician indicates in longhand writing on the prescription, indicates by mark
or signature in the appropriate place on the prescription, or indicates in an electronic prescription,
the following: "medically necessary" or "dispense as written" or "do
not substitute". The generic equivalent drug product dispensed shall be pharmaceutically
and therapeutically equivalent and contain the same active ingredient or ingredients, and
shall be of the same dosage, form, and strength. (Act 2002-266, p. 549, §1; Act 2016-304,
§1.)...
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34-23-156
Section 34-23-156 Compounding procedures. The board shall establish written procedures for
the compounding of drug products to assure that the finished products have the identity, strength,
quality, and purity they purport to have or are represented to possess. The procedures shall
include, but not be limited to, a listing of the components, their amounts in weight or volume,
the lot number of the components, if available, the order of component mixing, a description
of the compounding process, and a designated name for the finished product. The procedures
shall be followed in the execution of the compounding procedure. Components shall be accurately
weighed, measured, or subdivided, as appropriate. The operations shall be checked and rechecked
by the compounding pharmacist at each stage of the process to ensure that each weight and
measure is correct as stated in the written compounding procedures. Pharmacists shall determine
that all finished products have an acceptable degree of...
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34-23-181
Section 34-23-181 Definitions. The following words shall have the following meanings as used
in this article: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, employee welfare benefit
plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery,
or renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident
and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit
medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for insureds or beneficiaries in
this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article
6 of Chapter 20 of Title 10A. A health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State
of Alabama is deemed to be subject to this article if it receives, processes, adjudicates,
pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or...
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20-2-190.2
Section 20-2-190.2 Electronic drug offender tracking system. (a) For the purposes of this section,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DRUG RELATED CONVICTION. Any conviction
or plea of nolo contendere for the offense of possession, distribution, trafficking, or any
degree of manufacture of controlled substances, or drug paraphernalia. A drug related conviction
shall also include the inchoate crimes of attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy of any of the
drug related crimes. (2) DRUG OFFENDER. Any person who has any conviction listed in subdivision
(1). (b) Effective January 1, 2013, the State Bureau of Investigations shall implement a real-time
electronic drug offender tracking system to catalogue all criminal convictions in this state
of persons convicted of felonies or misdemeanors involving the possession, distribution, manufacture,
or trafficking of controlled substances. This catalogue shall include, but not be limited
to, paraphernalia convictions,...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited
as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ENROLLEE.
A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer who purchases a group
health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist, optometrist,
psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered optician, licensed
professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All persons, firms, corporations,
associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance services, or preferred provider
organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan, or any similar organization or
entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage, either directly or indirectly,
shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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