Bill Summary for S 234 (2015-2016)

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Bill: REQUIRE LETTER GRADE RATING ON GENERIC DRUGS.

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Mar 10 2015

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
Senate Bill 234 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 10, 2015
AN ACT ENHANCING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBING EQUIVALENT DRUG PRODUCTS BY REQUIRING THESE PRODUCTS TO BE LABELED WITH THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCE CODE.
Intro. by Bingham.

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Amends GS 90-85.28(a) concerning the prescription of equivalent drug products, requiring that an equivalent drug must have the US Food and Drug Administration's therapeutic equivalence code on the label of the stock package in order to be dispensed. Makes technical and organizational changes.

Effective October 1, 2015.