Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 155A.32 (2026)

Drug product selection — restrictions

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1. If an authorized practitioner prescribes a drug, the pharmacist may exercise professional judgment in the interest of the patient by providing a therapeutic substitution for dispensing and sale to the patient. 2. The pharmacist shall not provide a therapeutic substitution if “dispense as written” is indicated on the prescription. 3. The board shall adopt rules on proper recording and notification when a therapeutic substitution is made under this section. 87 Acts, ch 215, §32; 2004 Acts, ch 1036, §17; 2017 Acts, ch 5, §3; 2024 Acts, ch 1056, §19

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2015 · leading case: New York Ex Rel. Schneiderman v. Actavis PLC, 787 F.3d 638 (2d Cir. 2015).

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New York Ex Rel. Schneiderman v. Actavis PLC, 787 F.3d 638 (2d Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “For example, Defendants cite Iowa Code § 155A.32 as an example of a state law that “do[es] not rely on the Orange Book.”

Theresa Huck v. Wyeth, Inc. D/B/A Wyeth Schwarz Pharma, Inc. & Pliva, Inc., 850 N.W.2d 353 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 4× “, Iowa Code § 155A.32 (2013). There can be no doubt, then, the brands understood other manufacturers were producing generic versions of the drug, those versions were required by law to use the brands’ design and warning label, consumers were purchasing those versions, and the…”

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New York Ex Rel. Schneiderman v. Actavis PLC, 787 F.3d 638 (2d Cir. 2015). “For example, Defendants cite Iowa Code § 155A.32 as an example of a state law that “do[es] not rely on the Orange Book.”

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