Gov. Scott declares a State of Emergency in FL for Hurricane Florence

Posted in Latest News on September 15, 2018.

On Friday, September 14, 2018, Governor Scott declared a State of Emergency in Florida for Hurricane Florence. Under a State of Emergency, a pharmacist, in his or her professional judgment, may be able to refill prescriptions early.

In accordance with Section 465.0275, F.S., pharmacists may dispense up to a 30-day supply of maintenance medication for a chronic condition. Section 465.0275(2), F.S., states that pursuant to an emergency order, a pharmacist may dispense up to a 30-day supply in the areas or counties affected by the order provided
that:

•       The medication is essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy in a chronic condition;

•       In the pharmacist’s professional judgment, the interruption of therapy might reasonably produce undesirable health consequences or may cause physical or mental discomfort;

•       The dispensing pharmacist creates a written order containing all of the prescription information required by this chapter and chapters 499 and 893 and signs that order; and

•       The dispensing pharmacist notifies the prescriber of the emergency dispensing within a reasonable time after such dispensing.

However, a 30-day prescription for a medicinal drug listed in Schedule II appearing in chapter 893 is not permitted under Section 465.0275, F.S. You may read the full statute at:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0400-0499/0465/Sections/0465.0275.html

In the event a pharmacist receives a request for a prescription refill and the pharmacist is unable to readily obtain refill authorization from the prescriber, the pharmacist may dispense a one-time emergency refill of up to a 72-hour supply of the prescribed medication; or a one-time emergency refill of one vial of insulin to treat diabetes mellitus, irrespective of the issuance of an Executive Order.

The full version of the Governor’s Executive Order number 18-253 may be found at:
https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/SLG-BIZHUB18091402030.pdf



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