H.B. No. 214 Summary

• Licensed terminal distributors of dangerous drugs must notify customers that prescription readers are available prior to selling the drug at retail.

• Distributors must provide a prescription reader upon request for at least the duration of the prescription.

• The requirement does not apply to drugs personally furnished by licensed health professionals or dispensed by institutional pharmacies, drug repository program pharmacies, correctional facility pharmacies, or government-operated pharmacies.

• "Prescription reader" is defined as a device that audibly conveys all information required on drug labels, including cautions, drug interactions, contraindications, and side effects.

• The section does not affect existing labeling requirements for drugs and specifically includes retail pharmacies within the definition of terminal distributors.