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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="12-501" title_number="12" title_name="Pharmacists and Pharmacies" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Practice of Pharmacy and Operation of Pharmacies">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A pharmacist may refuse to dispense or refill a prescription if the decision is based on professional judgment, experience, knowledge, or available reference materials.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a pharmacist refuses to dispense or refill a prescription, the pharmacist shall, to the extent practicable, notify the authorized prescriber that the prescription or refill was refused within 72 hours after the refusal.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply if a pharmacist is unable to determine the name of the authorized prescriber.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
