Bill Text: AZ HB2285 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Technical correction; pharmacists; drug quality

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (N/A) - [HB2285 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2024-HB2285-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; pharmacists; drug quality

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

HB 2285

 

Introduced by

Representative Biasiucci

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending section 32-1963, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona state board of pharmacy.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 32-1963, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE32-1963. Liability of manager, proprietor or pharmacist in charge of a pharmacy; variances in quality of drugs or devices prohibited

A. The proprietor, manager,  and pharmacist in charge of a pharmacy shall be responsible for the quality of drugs and devices sold or dispensed in the pharmacy, except those sold in original packages of the manufacturer.

B. No pharmacist or other person shall manufacture, compound, dispense,  or offer for sale or cause to be manufactured, compounded, dispensed,  or offered for sale any drug or device under or by a name recognized in the official compendium or the federal act which that differs from the standard of strength, purity and quality specified therein as official at the time of manufacture, compounding, dispensing,  or offering for sale, nor shall a pharmacist or other person manufacture, compound, dispense,  or offer for sale,  or cause to be manufactured, compounded, dispensed,  or offered for sale, any drug or device, the strength, purity or quality of which falls below the required strength, purity or quality under which it is sold.

C. Within four working days of after receiving a request, the proprietor, manager or pharmacist in charge shall provide the following documents relating to the acquisition or disposal of prescription-only drugs and controlled substance medication substances if this information is requested by an authorized board agent in the course of his the authorized board agent's official duties:

1. Invoices.

2. Stock transfer documents.

3. Merchandise return memos.

4. Other related documentation. END_STATUTE