Reduce Waste of Prescription Medications
| Category: | Pharmacy Related |
|---|---|
| Status: | Defeated |
| Sponsor: | Representative Scott Cuddy, House 98 |
| Session: | 130 |
| Bill #: | LD 178 |
Position:
Monitoring.
Update: The committee voted the bill unanimously Ought Not to Pass. It is dead.
Summary:
Representative Cuddy of Winterport would require prescribers not prescribe more than a 30-day supply of a prescription drug that the provider has not previously prescribed to that patient. The bill also provides that a pharmacist may not dispense more than a 30-day supply of a new prescription drug order to a patient who does not have a previous prescription drug order for that drug. The prescribing and dispensing requirements provided in this bill provide exemptions for opioid medications.