Sec. 4. A pharmacist may substitute for a prescribed biological product if the following conditions are met:

(1) The substitute has been determined by the federal Food and Drug Administration to be interchangeable with the prescribed biological product.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-42-25-4

  • biological product: means :

    Indiana Code 16-42-25-1

  • interchangeable: means :

    Indiana Code 16-42-25-3

(2) The prescribing practitioner has:

(A) for a written prescription, signed on the line under which the words “May substitute.” appear; or

(B) for an electronically transmitted prescription, electronically transmitted the instruction “May substitute.”.

(3) The pharmacist has informed the customer of the substitution.

As added by P.L.96-2014, SEC.6.