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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the dispensing of drugs; creating s.

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765.5225, F.S.; prohibiting a pharmacist from dispensing

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an immunosuppressive drug following an organ transplant

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which is not the specific formulation or manufactured by

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the specific manufacturer as prescribed by the

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practitioner; authorizing a pharmacist to substitute a

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drug product that is generically equivalent to the

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prescribed drug only upon obtaining written or oral

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authorization from the prescribing practitioner; providing

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an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Section 765.5225, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     765.5225 Preservation of donated organs.--

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     (1) In order to promote the maintenance of donated organs,

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a pharmacist may not dispense a drug for immunosuppressive

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therapy following transplant which is not the specific

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formulation or which is not manufactured by the specific

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manufacturer as prescribed by the prescribing practitioner.

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     (2) A pharmacist may substitute a drug product that is

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generically equivalent to the drug prescribed for

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immunosuppressive therapy following transplant only if, before

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making the substitution, the pharmacist obtains written or oral

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authorization from the prescribing practitioner.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.