Alaska Stat. § 08.80.294
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Information about equivalent generic drugs and interchangeable biological products.
Official statutory text
(a) In addition to other information that may be required under state or federal laws or regulations, a pharmacist, when dispensing a brand-name prescription drug order that is (1) not a biological product, shall include the generic drug name that is an equivalent drug product for the drug dispensed;
(2) a biological product, shall include the dispensed product's (A) proprietary name, if available; or
(B) proper name.
(b) The generic drug name or proprietary or proper biological product name required under (a) of this section shall be placed directly on the container's label near the brand name.
(c) In this section, (1) proper name means a name that reflects scientific characteristics of the product such as chemical structure and pharmacological properties;
(2) proprietary name means a name that is trademarked and registered for private use.
(2) a biological product, shall include the dispensed product's (A) proprietary name, if available; or
(B) proper name.
(b) The generic drug name or proprietary or proper biological product name required under (a) of this section shall be placed directly on the container's label near the brand name.
(c) In this section, (1) proper name means a name that reflects scientific characteristics of the product such as chemical structure and pharmacological properties;
(2) proprietary name means a name that is trademarked and registered for private use.
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