DAW

Definition	:	Dispense As Written
Category	:	Medical » Healthcare
Country/Region	:	Worldwide
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Type	:	Acronym

What does DAW mean?

Dispense As Written (DAW) is an instruction by a physician to a pharmacist to provide the recipient with the prescription exactly as it was written.
DAW codes are numeric values a pharmacy submits on claims to indicate special circumstances. The pharmacy must submit an accurate DAW code in accordance with National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) billing standards.

DAW codes:
DAW-0: No product selection indicated, generic or single-source brand.
DAW-1: Substitution not allowed by the prescriber
DAW-2: Substitution allowed – patient requested brand-name
DAW-3: Substitution allowed – pharmacy request, product dispensed
DAW-4: Substitution allowed – generic drug not in stock
DAW-5: Substitution allowed – brand drug dispensed as generic
DAW-6: Override – all-purpose override code used whenever an override is needed
DAW-7: Substitution not allowed – brand drug mandated by law/regulation
DAW-8: Substitution not allowed – generic, not available in the marketplace
DAW-9: Other