PHARM PRAC-ANTI EPILEPTIC DRUG
Summary
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a pharmacist may not interchange an anti-epileptic drug or formulation of an anti-epileptic drug for the treatment of epilepsy without notification and the documented consent of the prescribing physician and the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or spouse (now, a pharmacist may not interchange the drug or formulation without notification and documented consent when the prescribing physician has indicated on the original prescription "dispense as written" or "may not substitute"). Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Jan 2008
Senate Passage
Mar 2007
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 30, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2007
How they voted
49–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 53
Mar 30, 2007
D
Democratic33
90% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
3
Committee
9
Jan 10, 2008
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Dec 4, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Gaming Committee
lower
May 31, 2007
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 30, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1-3)
senate
Mar 15, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-002-001
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities
upper
Feb 9, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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