Tex. Health & Safety Code § 483.021

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 483.021 - Determination By Pharmacist on Request to Dispense Drug

(a) A pharmacist who is requested to dispense a dangerous drug under a prescription issued by a practitioner shall determine, in the exercise of the pharmacist's professional judgment, that the prescription is a valid prescription. A pharmacist may not dispense a dangerous drug if the pharmacist knows or should have known that the prescription was issued without a valid patient-practitioner relationship.

(b) A pharmacist who is requested to dispense a dangerous drug under a prescription issued by a therapeutic optometrist shall determine, in the exercise of the pharmacist's professional judgment, whether the prescription is for a dangerous drug that a therapeutic optometrist is authorized to prescribe under Section 351.358, Occupations Code.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.021

Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1254, Sec. 12, eff. 9/1/2001

Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.796, eff. 9/1/2001.

Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 27, eff. 9/1/1991

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.