In the event a pharmacist receives a request for a prescription that requires a prior authorization that has neither been approved nor denied, and such medication is determined by the pharmacist to be essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy in a chronic condition, or the interruption of therapy might reasonably produce undesirable health consequences or may cause physical or mental discomfort, the pharmacist may dispense a one-time emergency prescription of a maximum 72-hour supply of the prescribed medication to be reimbursed according to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-J:7-b, IX. A product that is packaged in a dosage form that is fixed and unbreakable may be dispensed as a 72-hour supply.