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Utah Code Title 58. Occupations and Professions § 58-17b-613. Patient counseling

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

(1) A pharmacy shall verbally offer to counsel a patient or a patient's agent in a personal face-to-face discussion regarding each prescription drug dispensed, if the patient or patient's agent:

(a) delivers the prescription in person to the pharmacist or pharmacy intern; or

(b) receives the drug in person at the time it is dispensed at the pharmacy facility.

(2) A pharmacist or pharmacy intern at a pharmacy that receives a prescription from a patient by means other than personal delivery, and that dispenses a prescribed drug to the patient by means other than personal delivery, shall provide the patient with:

(a) for a class D pharmacy, a toll-free telephone number at which the patient may contact a pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the pharmacy for patient counseling regarding the prescribed drug; or

(b) for a class A pharmacy, a telephone number by which the patient may contact a pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the pharmacy for patient counseling regarding the prescribed drug.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections (1) and (2), a pharmacist or a pharmacy intern may:

(a) provide patient counseling to an individual under the jurisdiction of the Utah Department of Corrections or a county detention facility via a written, telephone, or electronic communication; and

(b) provide medication guides or package inserts via written communication.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 58. Occupations and Professions § 58-17b-613. Patient counseling - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-58-occupations-and-professions/ut-code-sect-58-17b-613/

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