When a prescription is written for a brand name medication, which of the following DAW codes describes when a prescriber does not allow a generic medication to be substituted for a brand name medication?

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DAW 1 means that the prescriber wants the medication to be dispensed as written on the prescription. Unless the prescriber authorizes a change, the medication must be dispensed as it was written on the prescription. DAW 0 means the prescriber did not prohibit the substitution of medication as written on the prescription. DAW 2 means that the patient requested the specific product being dispensed. DAW -1 does not exist.

When a Prescription Is Written for a Brand Name Medication