Sen. Dan Kotowski
Filed: 4/11/2011
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 670
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 670 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 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| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018) | ||||||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 | ||||||
| 10 | necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, | ||||||
| 11 | health, and safety. | ||||||
| 12 | (b) In this Section: | ||||||
| 13 | "Anti-epileptic drug" means (i) any drug prescribed for the | ||||||
| 14 | treatment of epilepsy or (ii) a drug used to treat or prevent | ||||||
| 15 | seizures. | ||||||
| 16 | "Epilepsy" means a neurological condition characterized by | ||||||
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| 1 | recurrent seizures. | ||||||
| 2 | "Seizure" means a brief disturbance in the electrical | ||||||
| 3 | activity of the brain. | ||||||
| 4 | (c) When the prescribing physician has indicated on the | ||||||
| 5 | original prescription "may not substitute", a pharmacist may | ||||||
| 6 | not interchange an anti-epileptic drug or formulation of an | ||||||
| 7 | anti-epileptic drug for the treatment of epilepsy without | ||||||
| 8 | notification and the documented consent of the prescribing | ||||||
| 9 | physician and the patient or the patient's parent, legal | ||||||
| 10 | guardian, or spouse.
This Section does not apply to medication | ||||||
| 11 | orders issued for anti-epileptic drugs for any in-patient care | ||||||
| 12 | in a licensed hospital.
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| 13 | (d) If a pharmacist substitutes any generic prescription in | ||||||
| 14 | place of a brand-name anti-epileptic drug, then the pharmacist | ||||||
| 15 | shall provide written notice to the patient no later than the | ||||||
| 16 | time the prescription is dispensed. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 94-936, eff. 6-26-06; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)".
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