General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6251
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2195
*02195*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MACLACHLAN, 35th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6251
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2195
*02195*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MACLACHLAN, 35th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PHARMACISTS' PRESCRIPTIONS FOR OPIOID ANTAGONISTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 20-633c of the general statutes be amended to clarify that pharmacists may prescribe opioid antagonists in generic form in addition to those with the brand name Narcan.
Statement of Purpose:
To fight opioid abuse by expanding the availability of more affordable brands of opioid antagonists to affected populations and provide access to a more affordable treatment.