Washington § 18.64.530 Topical ophthalmic products—Early refills authorized.

Washington Statutes

§ 18.64.530 — Topical ophthalmic products—Early refills authorized.

Washington § 18.64.530

Title 18BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS

Ch. 18.64PHARMACISTS

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Wash. Rev. Code § 18.64.530 (2026).

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A pharmacist is authorized, without consulting a physician or obtaining a new prescription or refill from a physician, to provide for one early refill of a prescription for topical ophthalmic products if all of the following criteria are met:

(1)The refill is requested by a patient at or after seventy percent of the predicted days of use of:

(a)The date the original prescription was dispensed to the patient; or

(b)The date that the last refill of the prescription was dispensed to the patient;

(2)The prescriber indicates on the original prescription that a specific number of refills will be needed; and

(3)The refill does not exceed the number of refills that the prescriber indicated under subsection (2) of this section.

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A pharmacist is authorized, without consulting a physician or obtaining a new prescription or refill from a physician, to provide for one early refill of a prescription for topical ophthalmic products if all of the following criteria are met:

(1) The refill is requested by a patient at or after seventy percent of the predicted days of use of:

(a) The date the original prescription was dispensed to the patient; or

(b) The date that the last refill of the prescription was dispensed to the patient;

(2) The prescriber indicates on the original prescription that a specific number of refills will be needed; and

(3) The refill does not exceed the number of refills that the prescriber indicated under subsection (2) of this section.