North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 46 - PHARMACY
Section .1800 - PRESCRIPTIONS
Section 46 .1801 - EXERCISE OF PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT IN FILLING PRESCRIPTIONS
Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 18, March 15, 2024
(a) A pharmacist or device and medical equipment dispenser shall have a right to refuse to fill or refill a prescription order if doing so would be contrary to his or her professional judgment.
(b) A pharmacist or device and medical equipment dispenser shall not fill or refill a prescription order if, in the exercise of professional judgment, there is or reasonably may be a question regarding the order's accuracy, validity, authenticity, or safety for the patient.
(c) A prescription order is valid only if it is a lawful order for a drug, device, or medical equipment issued by a health care provider for a legitimate medical purpose, in the context of a patient-prescriber relationship, and in the course of legitimate professional practice as recognized by the occupational licensing board governing the health care provider.
Authority
G.S.
90-85.6;
90-85.32;
Eff. April
1, 1983;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2015; February 1, 2007; March 1,
2004; April 1, 2003; September 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
2017.
