PRINTER'S NO. 3363
No. 2395 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY KENNEY, PERZEL, J. TAYLOR, LEDERER, THOMAS,
ADOLPH, BASTIAN, BROWNE, CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, FICHTER,
GEIST, HERMAN, HESS, HORSEY, KELLER, MANN, MELIO, PETRONE,
SATHER, SCHRODER, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRICH, WASHINGTON, WILT,
G. WRIGHT AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 7, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
MARCH 7, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699),
2 entitled "An act relating to the regulation of the practice
3 of pharmacy, including the sales, use and distribution of
4 drugs and devices at retail; and amending, revising,
5 consolidating and repealing certain laws relating thereto,"
6 further providing for unlawful acts.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 8 of the act of September 27, 1961
10 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, is amended by
11 adding a paragraph to read:
12 Section 8. Unlawful Acts.--It shall be unlawful for:
13 * * *
14 (2.2) Any pharmacist to dispense an emergency oral
15 prescription, unless:
16 (i) Within seven days after authorizing an emergency oral
17 prescription, the authorized prescriber causes a written
18 prescription for the emergency quantity prescribed to be
1 delivered to the pharmacist.
2 (ii) The written prescription has on its face "authorization
3 for emergency dispensing" and the date of the oral order to the
4 pharmacist.
5 * * *
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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