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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the labeling requirements for drugs dispensed by |
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pharmacists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 562.006(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The [Unless otherwise directed by the practitioner,
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the] label on the dispensing container must indicate: |
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(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the |
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pharmacy; |
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(2) the date the prescription is dispensed; |
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(3) the name of the prescribing practitioner; |
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(4) the name of the patient, or if the drug was |
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prescribed for an animal, the species of the animal and the name of |
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the owner; |
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(5) instructions for use; |
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(6) the quantity dispensed; |
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(7) if the drug is dispensed in a container other than |
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the manufacturer's original container, the date after which the |
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prescription should not be used, determined according to criteria |
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established by board rule based on standards in the United States |
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Pharmacopeia-National Formulary; |
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(8) unless otherwise directed by the practitioner, the |
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actual drug dispensed, indicated by either: |
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(A) [(1)] the brand name; or |
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(B) [(2)] if there is not a brand name, the |
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generic name, the strength of the drug, and the name of the |
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manufacturer or distributor of the drug; and |
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(9) any other information required by board rule. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2009, the Texas State |
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Board of Pharmacy shall adopt any rules necessary to implement |
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Section 562.006, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 562.006, Occupations Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a drug dispensed on or after January 1, |
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2010. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |