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HR 417 - Generic drugs; strongly urge St Bd of Pharm to req brand name on label

Everett, Doug (163rd)	Bridges, Sr., Ben D (9th)	Martin, James L (145th)
Parham, Bobby E (122nd)	Stephens, Ron (150th)	Twiggs, Ralph (8th)

Status Summary	HC:	H&E	SC:	H&HS	FR:	03/02/99	LA:	03/10/99	S - Read 1st Time

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A RESOLUTION strongly urging the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to require brand names on the label of drug containers when a generic drug is substituted for that brand name drug; and for other purposes.

HR 417                                             LC 11 9843 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Strongly urging the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to 
  1- 2  require brand names on the label of drug containers when a 
  1- 3  generic drug is substituted for that brand name drug; and 
  1- 4  for other purposes. 
 
  1- 5  WHEREAS, the option of substituting a generic drug for a 
  1- 6  brand name drug has been a significant factor in reducing 
  1- 7  drug costs for citizens of this state; and 
 
  1- 8  WHEREAS, once the prescription is filled with a generic 
  1- 9  drug, the patient for whom the drug was prescribed has no 
  1-10  record of the brand name drug for which the generic drug was 
  1-11  substituted; and 
 
  1-12  WHEREAS, the patient should be able to obtain such 
  1-13  information easily; and 
 
  1-14  WHEREAS, the simplest way to provide that information is to 
  1-15  have it included on the label of the prescription drug 
  1-16  container; and 
 
  1-17  WHEREAS, the elderly of this state, through their 
  1-18  representatives to the Silver-Haired Legislature, have 
  1-19  requested such labeling; and 
 
  1-20  WHEREAS, the Georgia State Board Pharmacy has the regulatory 
  1-21  authority to require such labeling. 
 
  1-22  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 
  1-23  GEORGIA that the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy is strongly 
  1-24  urged to promulgate regulations to require that the brand 
  1-25  name of a drug be included on the label of a container when 
  1-26  a generic drug is substituted for that brand name drug. 
 
  1-27  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 
  1-28  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an 
  1-29  appropriate copy of this resolution to the president of the 
  1-30  Georgia State Board of Pharmacy. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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