Substitution of equivalent drug product authorized; substitution of interchangeable biological product authorized
Known as the Drug Product Selection Act
The act spans §§ 39–39 (6 sections).
1978 Act No. 595 SECTION 3; 2017 Act No. 11 (H.3438), SECTION 2, eff April 24, 2017.
(A) As provided in Section 39-24-40, upon receiving a prescription for a brand name product, a registered pharmacist may substitute a drug product of the same dosage form and strength which, in his professional judgment, is a therapeutically equivalent drug product.
(B) As provided in Section 39-24-40, upon receiving a prescription for a specific biological product, a registered pharmacist may substitute an interchangeable biological product.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.