Massachusetts § 18D Duty of pharmacist dispensing an opioid to inform of adverse risks and to offer to dispense opioid antagonist

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§ 18D — Duty of pharmacist dispensing an opioid to inform of adverse risks and to offer to dispense opioid antagonist

Massachusetts § 18D

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XVREGULATION OF TRADE

Ch. 94CCONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 18D (2026).

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[ Text of section added by 2024, 140, Sec. 109 effective July 1, 2024. See 2024, 140, Sec. 264.]Section 18D.

(a)For the purpose of this section, the term "opioid antagonist'' shall mean, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, any drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of persons experiencing an opioid overdose.

(b)A pharmacist dispensing an opioid contained in Schedule II of section 3 shall inform the patient on the potential adverse risks of the prescription opioid and shall offer to dispense an opioid antagonist to the patient, and where applicable, to a designee of the patient, or for a patient who is a minor, to the minor's parent or guardian.

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[ Text of section added by 2024, 140, Sec. 109 effective July 1, 2024. See 2024, 140, Sec. 264.]Section 18D. (a) For the purpose of this section, the term "opioid antagonist'' shall mean, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, any drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of persons experiencing an opioid overdose.(b) A pharmacist dispensing an opioid contained in Schedule II of section 3 shall inform the patient on the potential adverse risks of the prescription opioid and shall offer to dispense an opioid antagonist to the patient, and where applicable, to a designee of the patient, or for a patient who is a minor, to the minor's parent or guardian.

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Duty of pharmacist dispensing an opioid to inform of adverse risks and to offer to dispense opioid antagonist

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