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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 26 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 85/26)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
8    Sec. 26. Anti-epileptic drug product selection prohibited.
9    (a) The General Assembly finds that this Section is 
10necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, 
11health, and safety.
12    (b) In this Section:
13    "Anti-epileptic drug" means (i) any drug prescribed for the 
14treatment of epilepsy or (ii) a drug used to treat or prevent 
15seizures.
16    "Epilepsy" means a neurological condition characterized by 
17recurrent seizures.
18    "Seizure" means a brief disturbance in the electrical 
19activity of the brain.
20    (c) When the prescribing physician has indicated on the 
21original prescription "may not substitute", a pharmacist may 
22not interchange an anti-epileptic drug or formulation of an 
23anti-epileptic drug for the treatment of epilepsy without 
 
 
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1notification and the documented consent of the prescribing 
2physician and the patient or the patient's parent, legal 
3guardian, or spouse.
This Section does not apply to medication 
4orders issued for anti-epileptic drugs for any in-patient care 
5in a licensed hospital.

6    (d) If a pharmacist substitutes any generic prescription in 
7place of a brand-name anti-epileptic drug, then the pharmacist 
8shall provide written notice to the patient no later than the 
9time the prescription is dispensed. 
10(Source: P.A. 94-936, eff. 6-26-06; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)