{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-58-17b-602.1","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 58-17b-602.1","heading":"Dispensing quantity or dosage form different from prescription.","body":"(1) Without specific authorization from a prescriber, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense:\n(a) a prescription in a quantity different than the quantity prescribed if the prescribed quantity or package size is not commercially available; and\n(b) a prescription in a dosage form different than the dosage form prescribed, if in the professional judgement of the pharmacist or pharmacy intern, dispensing a different dosage form is in the best interest of the patient.\n(2) This section does not apply if:\n(a) the substitute would change the bioavailability of the medication;\n(b) the substitute would change the treatment parameters; or\n(c) the prescriber has written or clearly designated \"dispense as written\" on the prescription.","path":["Title 58 Occupations and Professions","Chapter 58-17b Pharmacy Practice Act","Part 58-17b-6 Regulation of the Practice of Pharmacy Operating Standards"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter17b/58-17b-S602.1.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"9b4b66e78b643edf53758ed49cbde7fb6be287b22e57a0f57c21b64a43fc699f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-58-17b-602","next":"us-ut/utah-code-58-17b-602.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}