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Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.80.335. Prescription for an opioid; voluntary request for lesser quantity

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A pharmacist filling a prescription for an opioid that is a schedule II or III controlled substance under federal law may, at the request of the individual for whom the prescription is written, dispense the prescribed opioid in a lesser quantity than prescribed.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent substitution of an equivalent drug under AS 08.80.295.

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