Texas Occupations Code

§ 562.012 — SUBSTITUTION OF DOSAGE FORM PERMITTED

OC § 562.012Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS · Ch. 562. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER · Art. A. PRESCRIPTION AND SUBSTITUTION REQUIREMENTS

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With the patient's consent, a pharmacist may dispense a dosage form of a drug different from that prescribed, such as a tablet instead of a capsule or a liquid instead of a tablet, if the dosage form dispensed:

(1)contains the identical amount of the active ingredients as the dosage prescribed for the patient;

(2)is not an enteric-coated or timed release product; and

(3)does not alter desired clinical outcomes. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 12, eff. June 14, 2013.