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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compounded prescription drugs dispensed by a |
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pharmacist. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 562.156 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 562.156. COMPOUNDED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. (a) By |
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checking a box labeled "compounded prescription drug authorized," a |
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practitioner on a written prescription drug order may authorize a |
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pharmacist to dispense to an identified individual patient a |
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compounded prescription drug that meets the requirements of 21 |
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U.S.C. Section 353a and other applicable federal law. |
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(b) Before receipt of a practitioner's valid prescription |
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drug order and based on a history of a pharmacist receiving valid |
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prescription drug orders for a compounded prescription drug in an |
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established relationship between the pharmacist and an identified |
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individual patient or a practitioner, the pharmacist may dispense |
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to the patient in limited quantities a compounded prescription drug |
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that meets the requirements of 21 U.S.C. Section 353a and other |
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applicable federal law. |
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(c) The amount charged for a compounded prescription drug |
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substituted for a prescribed brand drug may not exceed the amount |
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charged for the prescribed brand drug. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |