HB 471 -- Wholesale Distributors of Prescription Drugs

Sponsor:  Hunter

This bill changes the laws regarding wholesale distribution of
prescription drugs.  The bill:

(1)  Requires all wholesalers of prescription drugs to be
licensed by the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy;

(2)  Requires all applicants for licensure to provide under oath
a minimum amount of information regarding themselves and their
wholesale business;

(3)  Establishes certain criteria which all applicants must meet
prior to being issued a license as a wholesale distributor;

(4)  Requires licensees to be bonded and authorizes the board to
create a fund for these bonds;

(5)  Establishes a minimum percentage of prescription drugs which
a distributor must sell monthly;

(6)  Allows pharmacies to return prescription drugs to the drug
manufacturer or wholesale distributor where they originally
purchased them;

(7)  Requires manufacturers and wholesalers to distribute only to
persons licensed by the board;

(8)  Requires manufacturers and wholesalers to deliver
prescription drugs only to the premises listed on the license;

(9)  Requires manufacturers and wholesalers to accept payment for
the purchase of prescription drugs only from the pharmacy owner
of record;

(10)  Requires persons engaged in the wholesale of a prescription
drug to provide a pedigree or electronic file identifying each
sale, trade, or transfer of a prescription drug;

(11)  Authorizes the board to promulgate rules relating to the
wholesale distribution of prescription drugs prior to December 1,
2006; and

(12)  Authorizes the board to suspend and revoke licenses and
issue orders requiring the appropriate person to cease
distribution of prescription drugs.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:19 pm