PHARM PRAC-PRESCRIPTION LABELS
Summary
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Provides that prior to dispensing a prescription, a pharmacist must present the patient or a person legally authorized to make decisions for the patient with the option of having the symptom or purpose for the medication disclosed on the prescription label, and that if the patient or person legally authorized to make decisions for the patient chooses to have the symptom or purpose for the medication disclosed on the label, the pharmacist must specify the symptom or purpose of the medication in the prescription order and the prescription label must contain that symptom or purpose.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2007
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 25, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 21, 2007
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 013-002-000
Mar 21, 2007
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote
Mar 21, 2007
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee
Feb 20, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
Feb 15, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Elizabeth Coulson
RRepublican
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