HB272 Alabama 2016 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Prescription drugs, indication that use of generic drug not allowed, notation by prescribing physician, Sec. 16-25A-18 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, as a condition of participation in the Public Education Employees Health Insurance Programs (PEEHIP), a pharmacist is required to dispense a generic equivalent medication to fill a prescription for a PEEHIP patient when one is available unless the physician indicates otherwise in longhand writing on the prescription</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would allow a prescribing physician to also indicate that a generic equivalent drug should not be used by indicating such by mark or signature in the appropriate place on the prescription or by indicating such in an electronic prescription</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 16-25A-18, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to generic equivalent medications, to allow a prescribing physician to also indicate that a generic equivalent drug should not be used by indicating such by mark or signature in the appropriate place on the prescription or by indicating such in an electronic prescription. </p>

Subjects

Prescription Drugs