H.B. 659 Summary

• Licensed terminal distributors of dangerous drugs must notify customers that prescription readers are available before selling drugs at retail, and provide one if requested for at least the duration of the prescription.

• Exemptions apply when drugs are personally furnished by a licensed health professional, or when dispensed by institutional pharmacies, drug repository program pharmacies, jail/correctional facility pharmacies, or government-operated pharmacies.

• Prescription readers are defined as devices that audibly convey required label information including cautions, drug interactions, contraindications, and side effects to patients who are visually impaired or have difficulty reading labels.

• The requirement does not affect existing laws regarding drug labeling requirements or alter the meaning of "dangerous drug" as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.