CA AB2757

Modifies labeling and barcode requirements for medications prepared by centralized hospital packaging pharmacies to include human-readable labels with preparation date, beyond-use date, drug name, active ingredient quantity, storage requirements, lot/control number, and pharmacy name.

Requires barcode medication administration software to verify medications are correct by comparing barcode information to the inpatient's electronic medical record before administration.

Allows retrieval of drug components, component expiration dates, and National Drug Code Directory numbers using the medication's lot or control number for quality control and investigative purposes.

Permits centralized hospital packaging pharmacies to serve inpatients within their own general acute care hospital and other commonly owned hospitals within a 75-mile radius.

Declares the act an urgency statute effective immediately and specifies no state reimbursement is required because it only changes crime definitions and penalties under Government Code Section 17556.