HB247 Summary

• HIV clinic pharmacies may accept and redispense unused prescription drugs that have been dispensed to patients if the drugs remain unused and are returned unopened in their original packaging.

• Pharmacies must verify that returned drugs were not removed from the physical possession of the patient, were properly stored and handled without contamination, and retain intact labeling with identity, strength, expiration date, and lot number.

• Pharmacist in charge must develop and maintain written protocols for accepting, repackaging, labeling, and redispensing returned drugs, including methods for ensuring drug integrity and a system for tracking returned medications.

• Controlled substances, customized patient medication packages, and drugs requiring manufacturer registration are prohibited from redispensing; drugs may only be repackaged once and must be originally dispensed in unit-dose or unit-of-issue packages.

• Act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.