81R463 BEF-D
By: Leibowitz H.B. No. 19
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the labeling requirements for drugs dispensed by
pharmacists.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 562.006(a), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The [Unless otherwise directed by the practitioner,
the] label on the dispensing container must indicate:
(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the
pharmacy;
(2) the date the prescription is dispensed;
(3) the name of the prescribing practitioner;
(4) the name of the patient, or if the drug was
prescribed for an animal, the species of the animal and the name of
the owner;
(5) instructions for use;
(6) the quantity dispensed;
(7) if the drug is dispensed in a container other than
the manufacturer's original container, the date after which the
prescription should not be used, determined according to criteria
established by board rule based on standards in the United States
Pharmacopeia-National Formulary;
(8) unless otherwise directed by the practitioner, the
actual drug dispensed, indicated by either:
(A) [(1)] the brand name; or
(B) [(2)] if there is not a brand name, the
generic name, the strength of the drug, and the name of the
manufacturer or distributor of the drug; and
(9) any other information required by board rule.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2009, the Texas State
Board of Pharmacy shall adopt any rules necessary to implement
Section 562.006, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. Section 562.006, Occupations Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to a drug dispensed on or after January 1,
2010.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.