***Adopted***

AMENDMENT No. 6 TO AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO

                             House Bill NO. 2

                             By Senator(s) Robertson

     AMEND by striking Section 2 in its entirety, inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 2.  The following shall be codified as Section 11-1-62, Mississippi Code of 1972:

     11-1-62.  (1)  Absent any negligence on the part of the physician or other licensed professional who prescribes drugs, a cause of action alleging damages caused by a prescription drug shall not arise against that physician or other licensed professional, nor shall the physician or other licensed professional who prescribes drugs be liable, if the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved that drug.

     (2)  Absent any negligence on the part of the pharmacist, a cause of action alleging damages caused by a prescription drug shall not arise against a pharmacist who dispenses a prescription drug, nor shall the pharmacist be liable, if the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved that drug.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform.