AK HB371

Requires dentists, physicians, nurses, and optometrists to use a standardized prescription form with a checkbox in the lower right corner; generic substitution is permitted unless the prescriber marks the box to indicate "dispense as written"

Mandates pharmacists to substitute generic and therapeutically equivalent drugs approved by the Department of Health and Social Services as more cost-effective alternatives, unless the prescription specifies it must be dispensed as written

Requires pharmacists to include the generic drug name and manufacturer or distributor information when dispensing prescription drugs

Exempts prescriptions filled in hospitals or facilities with established formulary systems from mandatory generic substitution requirements

Directs the Department of Health and Social Services to approve and maintain a publicly available list of generic drugs determined to be more cost-effective alternatives to brand-name drugs