§ 20-633i — Issuance of prescriptions for epinephrine auto injectors by pharmacists.

(a) For purposes of this section, “epinephrine auto injector” means a prefilled auto injector or similar automatic injectable equipment used to deliver epinephrine in a standard dose for emergency first aid response to allergic reactions. (b) A pharmacist, in his or her professional discretion, may issue a prescription for not more than two epinephrine auto injectors under the following conditions: (1) The pharmacist identifies that the patient requesting such prescription has received an epinephrine auto injector by prescription from another pharmacy within the previous two years; (2) The pharmacist identifies the patient's practitioner specified by the patient as his or her primary care provider at the time the request is made; (3) The pharmacist informs the patient's primary care provider of the issuance of the prescription not later than seventy-two hours after such issuance, by either phone, facsimile or electronic transmission; and (4) The prescription issued by the pharmacist does not have any refills and is not filled more than once per year. (c) Nothing in this section shall prevent a pharmacist from verifying a previous prescription at any pharmacy in any part of the United States, including any state, district, commonwealth, territory or insular possession thereof, or any area subject to the legal authority of the United States of America.

Legislative History

(P.A. 21-37, S. 45.) History: P.A. 21-37 effective June 4, 2021.