Texas Occupations Code
§ 562.009 — REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING SELECTION OF GENERICALLY EQUIVALENT DRUG OR INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT
OC § 562.009Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS · Ch. 562. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER · Art. A. PRESCRIPTION AND SUBSTITUTION REQUIREMENTS
Statute text
View on source(a)Before delivery of a prescription for a generically equivalent drug or interchangeable biological product, a pharmacist must personally, or through the pharmacist's agent or employee:
(1)inform the patient or the patient's agent that a less expensive generically equivalent drug or interchangeable biological product is available for the brand prescribed; and
(2)ask the patient or the patient's agent to choose between the generically equivalent drug or interchangeable biological product and the brand prescribed. (a-1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 599 , Sec. 14(2), eff. September 1, 2015.
(b)A pharmacy is not required to comply with the provisions of Subsection (a):
(1)in the case of the refill of a prescription for which the pharmacy previously complied with Subsection (a) with respect to the same patient or patient's agent; or
(2)if the patient's physician or physician's agent advises the pharmacy that:
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 943 (H.B. 836), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 943 (H.B. 836), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 943 (H.B. 836), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 943 (H.B. 836), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 385 (S.B. 625), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 599 (S.B. 460), Sec. 14(2), eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1007 (H.B. 751), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1007 (H.B. 751), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.