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House Bill 2069 |
House Author: Naishtat |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Lucio |
House Bill 2069 amends the Occupations Code to authorize a pharmacist to dispense up to a 90-day supply of a dangerous drug for a valid prescription that specifies the dispensing of a lesser amount followed by periodic refills if the total quantity of the drug dispensed does not exceed the total quantity authorized in the original prescription; the patient consents to the dispensing of up to a 90-day supply and the physician has been notified; the prescription does not specify that dispensing the drug in an initial amount followed by periodic refills is medically necessary; the drug is not a psychotropic drug; and the patient is at least 18 years of age.