{
  "schema": "upg.factor.v1",
  "id": "ptce/meds/daw-codes",
  "exam": [
    "PTCE"
  ],
  "confidence": 0.96,
  "updated_at": "2026-09-07",
  "token_cost_hint": 220,
  "integrity": "practice_only",
  "domain": "Order Entry & Processing",
  "title": "DAW / product selection codes (NCPDP)",
  "claim": "NCPDP Dispense as Written (DAW) / Product Selection codes document why a particular product was dispensed. Common exam anchors: 0 = no product selection indicated; 1 = substitution not allowed by prescriber; 2 = substitution allowed, patient requested brand.",
  "plain": "DAW 0 default when selection isn\u2019t an issue. DAW 1 = prescriber said brand. DAW 2 = patient wants brand though sub is allowed. Document the reason.",
  "citations": [
    {
      "authority": "NCPDP DAW / Product Selection Code (field 408-D8) \u2014 industry standard definitions (IHS training summary)",
      "url": "https://www.ihs.gov/rpms/training/course-materials/?download=1&flname=21POSPharm_RejectionDAW.pdf&p=rpmsTraining%5CPOS-Pharmacy%5CDay2%5C21POSPharm_RejectionDAW.pdf",
      "pin": "DAW 0 / 1 / 2 definitions",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07",
      "quote": "0=No Product Selection Indicated. 1=Substitution Not Allowed by Prescriber. 2=Substitution Allowed-Patient Requested Product Dispensed."
    }
  ],
  "html": "/factors/ptce/meds/daw-codes",
  "json": "/factors/ptce/meds/daw-codes.json"
}