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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1227
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Carol Ronen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a pharmacist may not interchange an anti-epileptic drug or formulation of an anti-epileptic drug for the treatment of epilepsy without notification and the documented consent of the prescribing physician and the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or spouse (now, a pharmacist may not interchange the drug or formulation without notification and documented consent when the prescribing physician has indicated on the original prescription "dispense as written" or "may not substitute"). Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1227 |
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LRB095 06348 RAS 26444 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 is amended by |
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| changing Section 26 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 85/26)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) |
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| Sec. 26. Anti-epileptic drug product selection prohibited.
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that this Section is |
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| necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, |
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| health, and safety. |
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| (b) In this Section: |
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| "Anti-epileptic drug means (i) any drug prescribed for the |
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| treatment of epilepsy or (ii) a drug used to treat or prevent |
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| seizures. |
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| "Epilepsy" means a neurological condition characterized by |
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| recurrent seizures. |
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| "Seizure" means a brief disturbance in the electrical |
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| activity of the brain. |
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| (c) A
When the prescribing physician has indicated on the |
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| original prescription "dispense as written" or "may not |
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| substitute", a pharmacist may not interchange an |
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| anti-epileptic drug or formulation of an anti-epileptic drug |