{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-58-17b-608","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 58-17b-608","heading":"Emergency refills.","body":"(1) If a prescription may not be refilled otherwise, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern may refill the prescription in an emergency without the prescribing practitioner's authorization if:\n(a) the prescription is for a drug that is not a controlled substance;\n(b) the patient is currently using the drug prescribed;\n(c) the prescribing practitioner is not available promptly to authorize the refill;\n(d) the pharmacist or pharmacy intern, or another pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the same pharmacy, has not previously dispensed a refill for the prescription under this section;\n(e) refilling the prescription is in the interest of the patient's health;\n(f) in the professional judgment of the pharmacist or pharmacy intern the prescription should be refilled;\n(g) except as provided in Subsection (1)(h), the pharmacist or pharmacy intern dispenses the medication in accordance with the prescribing practitioner's instructions included with the prescription; and\n(h) the pharmacist or pharmacy intern dispenses no more than the amount necessary to address the emergency.\n(2) If the prescription for a drug dispensed under Subsection (1) is on file with the pharmacy where the drug is dispensed, the pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense more than a three-day supply only if:\n(a)\n(i) the prescription has expired within the past 30 days; or\n(ii) no refills are remaining on the prescription; and\n(b) the amount dispensed does not exceed the lesser of:\n(i) a 30-day supply; or\n(ii) the quantity last dispensed at the pharmacy pursuant to the prescription as either a fill or a refill.\n(3) A pharmacist or pharmacy intern who dispenses a prescription refill under this section shall inform the prescribing practitioner of the emergency refill as soon as practicable.","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-S608.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"cdfc678cdd6058e5588431d6ac05034eee9979dae9d5fbfe7bf71f084dce6651","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-58-17b-607","next":"us-ut/utah-code-58-17b-608.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}