
HB 4524 – West Virginia
Status: EnactedYear Introduced: 2018
Link: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4524&year=2018&sessiontype=RS
This bill requires a pharmacist who receives a prescription for a specific biological product to select a less expensive interchangeable biological product, unless, in the exercise of his or her professional judgment, the pharmacist believes that the less expensive drug is not suitable for the particular patient. The pharmacist must provide notice to the patient regarding the selection of a less expensive interchangeable biological product.
Key Issues:
PHARMACEUTICALS
Biosimilar or Generic Competition
Return to Database Search
© 2018- The SLIHCQ Database. Initial funding for this project was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
Associated Litigation:
No items found
Leave A Comment