Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 878

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Title

Description: Pharmacies; require drug manufacturers to provide for returns of outdated drugs from for full credit or replacement.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (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: Howell

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

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-21-125, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE DRUG MANUFACTURERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO MAKE ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR THE RETURN OF OUTDATED DRUGS FROM PHARMACIES FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS AFTER THE LABELED EXPIRATION DATE FOR PROMPT FULL CREDIT OR REPLACEMENT; TO REQUIRE DRUG WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS AND REVERSE DISTRIBUTORS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE BOARD TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE RETURN POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE MANUFACTURER; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "REVERSE DISTRIBUTOR"; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE REVERSE DISTRIBUTORS LOCATED IN OR OUTSIDE OF THIS STATE THAT CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH PHARMACIES IN THIS STATE TO REGISTER WITH THE BOARD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/09/06 at 20:24.

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