2014 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 33 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 24 - PHARMACY
ARTICLE 1 - IN GENERAL
33-24-149. Drug substitution procedures.

33-24-149. Drug substitution procedures.

(a) A pharmacist who receives a prescription for a brand name dangerous drug may dispense any generically equivalent drug of the brand name dangerous drug prescribed, unless the prescribing practitioner has clearly indicated substitution is not permitted, if the drug to be dispensed has a lower, regular and customary retail price than the brand name dangerous drug prescribed, as provided in W.S. 33-24-148.

(b) If a physician prescribes a dangerous drug by its generic name, the pharmacist shall dispense the lowest retail cost brand in stock which is generically equivalent as defined in this act.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, when a pharmacist dispenses a substituted drug as authorized by this act, he shall label the prescription container with the name of the dispensed drug. If the dispensed drug does not have a brand name, the prescription label shall indicate the generic name of the drug dispensed.

(d) The national drug code number or the name of the manufacturer or distributor of the generic drug dispensed shall be noted on the prescription memorandum by the pharmacist.

(e) A prescription dispensed by a pharmacist shall bear upon the label the name of the medication in the container except if the prescriber writes "do not label", or words of similar import, on the prescription memorandum or so designates in an oral transmission of the prescription.