SB39 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

William “Bill” M. Beasley Senator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Prescription drugs, pharmacists, dispensing of generic drugs further provided for, specified prescription form deleted, provision prohibiting prescription of specific brand drug deleted, Sec. 34-23-8 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the dispensing of a different drug or brand of a drug in lieu of the drug ordered or prescribed is prohibited except a pharmacist is authorized to dispense a less expensive pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent generic drug product prescribed by a licensed physician or other practitioner, including a practitioner located in another state. A written prescription issued in this state is required to have two signature lines, one designated "dispense as written" and one designated "product selection permitted." An oral prescription from a practitioner is required to specify whether a generic drug product may be dispensed. A violation is subject to a fine.

This bill would delete the provision prohibiting dispensing a different drug or brand of drug and would specify that unless the physician or other practitioner indicates otherwise, a pharmacist may dispense either a brand name drug or a less expensive pharmaceutically or therapeutically equivalent generic drug product.

The bill would also delete the requirement for a written prescription to contain two signature lines and the specified requirement for an oral prescription.

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Subjects

Health