S 733 – Massachusetts

Status: Inactive / Dead
Year Introduced: 2019
Link: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S733

An Act relative to consumer protection for prescription drug purchases: A pharmacy shall post a notice to consumers informing them that at the point of sale they may request the current pharmacy retail price for each prescription medication the consumer intends to purchase. If a pharmacist, or person acting at the direction of a pharmacist, determines that the cost-sharing for a prescription medication exceeds the current pharmacy retail price, they shall notify the customer of the pharmacy retail price and the difference between it and the consumer’s cost-sharing. No contractual obligation shall prohibit a pharmacist from complying with the provisions of this section.


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