House Bill No. 239 Summary

• Adds definition of "compounding" as the act of incorporating two or more substances to create a finished drug product.

• Establishes Board of Pharmacy responsibility for specifications of minimum professional and technical equipment, environment, supplies and procedures for compounding, dispensing and distribution of medications, drugs, devices and other materials within pharmacy practice.

• Removes reference to "retail pharmacies" from Section 54-1752 and clarifies board authority over compounding and dispensing standards.

• Corrects code references in Sections 37-3201, 54-1761, 54-4702 and 54-5110 to ensure consistent statutory cross-references regarding prescription drugs and legend drug definitions.

• Reorganizes existing pharmacy definitions in Section 54-1705 without substantive changes to their meanings.