A pharmacist may exercise his or her professional judgment in refilling a prescription for a quantity of a drug greater than the initial quantity of a drug prescribed by the prescribing practitioner, provided (1) such refill is made after the patient’s initial prescription is dispensed, (2) such refill does not exceed a ninety-day supply of such drug and does not exceed the total quantity of such drug authorized by the prescribing practitioner, (3) the prescribing practitioner has not indicated that the initial quantity or refill quantity of the prescribed drug shall not be changed, (4) such drug is not a controlled drug, as defined in § 21a-240, (5) the pharmacist informs the prescribing practitioner of such refill at the earliest reasonable time, but not later than forty-eight hours after such refill is made, and (6) the patient’s health insurance policy or health benefit plan, if any, will cover the refill quantity dispensed, without additional coinsurance, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense required from the patient.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-616a

  • Drug: means (A) an article recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them, (B) an article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in humans or other animals, (C) an article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or any other animal, and (D) an article intended for use as a component of any article specified in this subdivision, but does not include a device. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
  • Pharmacist: means an individual who is licensed to practice pharmacy under the provisions of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
  • Prescribing practitioner: means an individual licensed by the state of Connecticut, any other state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States who is authorized to issue a prescription within the scope of the individual's practice. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
  • Prescription: means a lawful order of a prescribing practitioner transmitted either orally, in writing or by electronic means for a drug or device for a specific patient. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
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