HB 910

Abstract

Practice of pharmacy; compounding; regulation by Board ofPharmacy. Provides that the compounding of drugs provided to the Departmentof Corrections for the purpose of carrying out an execution by lethal injectionconstitutes the practice of pharmacy and is subject to the requirements of theDrug Control Act and the jurisdiction of the Board of Pharmacy. The billprovides that only outsourcing facilities may compound such drugs; currently,both pharmacies and outsourcing facilities may compound such drugs. The billalso clarifies that the Board of Pharmacy may inspect any pharmacy or otherplace where drugs, cosmetics, or devices are manufactured, stored, or dispensedin response to complaints received by the Board, in any case in which the Boardhas reason to believe that the pharmacy or such other place has violated anystate or federal law, or as otherwise deemed necessary by the Board to protectthe health and safety of the public. The bill replaces one of the two consumerpositions on the Board of Health with a pharmacist with experience incompounding, requires the Board of Health to educate the public about safe useof compounded drugs, and requires the Board of Health and the Board of Pharmacyto report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on actions taken(i) to ensure the safety and quality of compounded drugs produced bycompounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities located in the Commonwealth,as well as those outside the Commonwealth that provide compounded drugs topatients in the Commonwealth; (ii) to reduce illegal use of opioids and opioidabuse in the Commonwealth; and (iii) to implement provisions of and ensurecompliance with the requirements of federal law related to prescription drugidentification, tracing, and verification.