Bill > LB515

This bill amends the Pharmacy Practice Act to provide pharmacists with additional flexibility in refilling certain prescriptions during emergencies. Specifically, the bill allows pharmacists to dispense an emergency refill of up to a 30-day supply (or the amount of the most recent refill, whichever is less) for maintenance medications that do not involve controlled substances when they cannot immediately obtain refill authorization from the prescribing practitioner. To do this, the pharmacist must first verify the prescription details using available sources like prescription labels, pharmacy records, or shared databases, and must determine that interrupting the patient's medication could cause physical or mental discomfort or have negative health consequences. The bill modifies existing requirements for prescription information and provides clear guidelines for pharmacists to use professional judgment in emergency situations, ultimately aimed at ensuring patients can continue critical medication treatments without unnecessary interruption.

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