HB 1357 - Medicine; prescription drugs; eliminate redundant language

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Current Status

02/16/06 - House Second Readers

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to eliminate redundant language relating to the practice of medicine; to provide for the dispensing of therapeutically equivalent drugs by a pharmacist to a patient for purposes of formulary compliance if approved by the ordering practitioner; to provide for notice to the ordering practitioner of the substitution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/15/2006 House First Readers
02/16/2006 House Second Readers

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