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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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27-45A-3
Section 27-45A-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) CLAIMS PROCESSING SERVICES. The administrative services performed
in connection with the processing and adjudicating of claims relating to pharmacist services
that include any of the following: a. Receiving payments for pharmacist services. b. Making
payments to pharmacists or pharmacies for pharmacist services. c. Both paragraphs a. and b.
(2) OTHER PRESCRIPTION DRUG OR DEVICE SERVICES. Services, other than claims processing services,
provided directly or indirectly, whether in connection with or separate from claims processing
services, including without limitation any of the following: a. Negotiating rebates, discounts,
or other financial incentives and arrangements with drug companies. b. Disbursing or distributing
rebates. c. Managing or participating in incentive programs or arrangements for pharmacist
services. d. Negotiating or entering into contractual...
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20-2-58
Section 20-2-58 Dispensing of controlled substances in Schedule II; maintenance of records
and inventories by registered pharmacies. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section
or as otherwise provided by law, a pharmacist may dispense directly a controlled substance
in Schedule II only pursuant to a written prescription signed by the practitioner. Except
as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance
may be transmitted by the practitioner or the agent of the practitioner to a pharmacy via
facsimile equipment; provided, the original written, signed prescription is presented to the
pharmacist for review prior to the actual dispensing of the controlled substance. (b) A prescription
written for a Schedule II narcotic substance to be compounded for the direct administration
to a patient by parenteral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intraspinal infusion
may be transmitted by the practitioner or the agent of the practitioner...
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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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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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34-23-9
Section 34-23-9 Purity of drugs dispensed. No person shall compound or sell or offer for sale
or cause to be compounded, sold, or offered for sale any medicine, drug, poison, chemical,
or pharmaceutical preparation that is adulterated. Any one of the above-named substances shall
be deemed to be adulterated if it is sold by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia
or National Formulary and it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity as
determined by the test laid down therein. A product may be of a lesser strength only if the
product is clearly labeled with the actual strength. The board may use product analysis data
from any laboratory that satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) Is registered
by the Food and Drug Administration. (2) If the product is a legend controlled drug, is licensed
by the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. (3) Is ISO 17025 certified. (Acts 1966, Ex.
Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §17; Act 2017-422, §1.)...
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22-6-122
Section 22-6-122 Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee - Classification and recommendation
of drugs; assurance of quality patient care; review of pharmaceutical products. (a) The Medicaid
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee shall review and recommend classes of drugs to the Medicaid
Commissioner for inclusion in the Medicaid Preferred Drug Plan. Class means a therapeutic
group of pharmaceutical agents approved by the FDA as defined by the American Hospital Formulary
Service. The classes of anti-retroviral and anti-psychotic drugs shall not be included in
the Medicaid Preferred Drug Plan. (b) The Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee shall
develop its preferred drug list recommendations by considering the clinical efficacy, safety,
and cost effectiveness of a product. Within each covered class, the committee shall review
and recommend drugs to the Medicaid Commissioner for inclusion on a preferred drug list. Generics
and over the counter drugs covered by Medicaid may be...
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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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34-24-290
Section 34-24-290 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) APPROVED PROGRAM. A program for the education and training
of assistants to physicians which has been formally approved in writing by the board. (2)
ASSISTANT TO PHYSICIAN. A person who is a graduate of an approved program, is licensed by
the board, and is registered by the board to perform medical services under the supervision
of a physician approved by the board to supervise the assistant. (3) BOARD. The Board of Medical
Examiners of the State of Alabama. (4) LEGEND DRUG. Any drug, medicine, chemical, or poison,
bearing on the label the words, "Caution, Federal Law prohibits dispensing without prescription"
or similar words indicating that the drug, medicine, chemical, or poison may be sold or dispensed
only upon the prescription of a licensed medical practitioner, except that the term legend
drug shall not include any drug, substance, or compound...
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20-2-213
Section 20-2-213 Reporting requirements. (a) Each of the entities designated in subsection
(b) shall report to the department, or to an entity designated by the department, controlled
substances prescription information as designated by regulation pertaining to all Class II,
Class III, Class IV, and Class V controlled substances in such manner as may be prescribed
by the department by regulation. (b) The following entities or practitioners are subject to
the reporting requirements of subsection (a): (1) Licensed pharmacies, not including pharmacies
of general and specialized hospitals, nursing homes, and any other health care facilities
which provide inpatient care, so long as the controlled substance is administered and used
by a patient on the premises of the facility. (2) Mail order pharmacies or pharmacy benefit
programs filling prescriptions for or dispensing controlled substances to residents of this
state. (3) Licensed physicians, dentists, podiatrists, or optometrists who...
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