By:  Janek                                                        S.B. No. 803
	(In the Senate - Filed March 3, 2003; March 10, 2003, read 
first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services; 
March 20, 2003, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 9, 
Nays 0; March 20, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the advertisement and promotion of certain compounded 
drug products by a pharmacy or pharmacist.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter D to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER D.  ADVERTISING OR PROMOTING BY PHARMACIST OR PHARMACY
	Sec. 562.151.  COMPOUNDING SERVICE AND COMPOUNDED DRUG 
PRODUCTS.  A compounding pharmacist or pharmacy may advertise or 
promote:
		(1)  nonsterile prescription compounding services 
provided by the pharmacist or pharmacy; and
		(2)  specific compounded drug products that the 
pharmacy or pharmacist dispenses or delivers.

SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.



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