SB304: relative to the return of outdated drugs.

SB 304 – AS INTRODUCED

2010 SESSION

10-2712

10/01

SENATE BILL 304

AN ACT relative to the return of outdated drugs.

SPONSORS: Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Rep. Keans, Straf 1; Rep. Case, Rock 1; Rep. D. Sullivan, Hills 8

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

ANALYSIS

This bill requires drug manufacturers and wholesalers licensed by the pharmacy board to have adequate provisions for the return of outdated drugs for up to 6 months after expiration.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10-2712

10/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to the return of outdated drugs.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Pharmacies; Licensing of Manufacturers and Wholesalers; Return of Outdated Drugs. Amend RSA 318:51-a by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

III-a. A licensed manufacturer or wholesaler shall have adequate provisions for the return of outdated drugs in both full and partial containers. Drugs shall be returnable to the manufacturer or wholesaler for up to 6 months after the labeled expiration date for prompt full credit or replacement. A finding by the board that a manufacturer or wholesaler is not in compliance with this standard shall cause that manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s products to be ineligible for use in product selection.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.