58-17b-602.1. Dispensing quantity or dosage form different from prescription.
(1) Without specific authorization from a prescriber, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense: a prescription in a quantity different than the quantity prescribed if the prescribed quantity or package size is not commercially available; and a prescription in a dosage form different than the dosage form prescribed, if in the professional judgement of the pharmacist or pharmacy intern, dispensing a different dosage form is in the best interest of the patient.
(2) This section does not apply if: the substitute would change the bioavailability of the medication; the substitute would change the treatment parameters; or the prescriber has written or clearly designated "dispense as written" on the prescription.