Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 1117

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Background

Title

Description: Prescription drugs; provide for licensure and regulation of wholesale distributors of.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute]

History of Actions:

1 01/16 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2 01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/09 (H) Died On Calendar

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Holland

Code Sections: A 073-0021-0073, A 073-0021-0083, A 073-0021-0103, A 073-0021-0105

Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BY THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE OF WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS; TO RESTRICT CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS REGARDING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BY WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS; TO REQUIRE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS TO MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ALL TRANSACTIONS REGARDING RECEIPT AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE PEDIGREES FOR ALL DRUGS THAT LEAVE THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS; TO REQUIRE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS WHO HAVE A PEDIGREE FOR A PRESCRIPTION DRUG TO AFFIRMATIVELY VERIFY BEFORE ANY FURTHER DISTRIBUTION OF THE DRUG THAT EACH TRANSACTION LISTED ON THE PEDIGREE HAS OCCURRED; TO SPECIFY THE MINIMUM CONTENTS FOR DRUG PEDIGREES; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO ISSUE ORDERS REQUIRING PERSONS TO IMMEDIATELY CEASE DISTRIBUTION OF A PRESCRIPTION DRUG WITHIN THE STATE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIONS REGARDING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; TO PROVIDE FOR CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-21-73, 73-21-83, 73-21-103 AND 73-21-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/09/06 at 20:25.

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