Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 2925 - Storage, distribution and fees(a) General rule.--An approved participating pharmacy that accepts donated cancer drugs under the Cancer Drug Repository Program shall comply with all applicable provisions of Federal and State law relating to the storage, distribution and dispensing of cancer drugs and shall inspect all cancer drugs prior to dispensing to determine if they are adulterated or misbranded. The cancer drugs shall only be dispensed by a pharmacist according to State law pursuant to a prescription issued by a prescribing practitioner. The cancer drugs may be distributed to another participating physician's office, pharmacy, hospital or health clinic for dispensing by a pharmacist as allowed by Federal or State law.(b) Handling fee.--An approved participating pharmacy may charge a handling fee for distributing or dispensing cancer drugs under the program. The fee shall be established in regulations promulgated by the board. Cancer drugs donated under the program shall not be resold.(c) No compensation for returned or redispensed drugs.--(1) No participating health care facility, health clinic, hospital, pharmacist, pharmacy or physician's office that provides unused prescription drugs to the program in accordance with this act shall be required to compensate another entity for the cost of any drug returned and redispensed under this act.(2) This subsection shall not apply to drugs dispensed under any Federal prescription drug program.(d) Recordkeeping.--A participating entity shall record and log the exact quantity, name and strength of drug prior to returning the drugs to an approved participating pharmacy. The approved participating pharmacy that receives the drug shall record receipt and verify the quantity of drugs.2008, May 13, P.L. 139, No. 14, §5, effective in 60 days [ 7/14/2008].