HB 339 -- Wholesale Distributors of Prescription Drugs

Sponsor:  Hunter

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

(1)  Requires all applicants for licensure as wholesale
distributors to provide a minimum amount of information regarding
themselves and their wholesale business;

(2)  Establishes certain criteria which all applicants must meet
prior to being issued a license;

(3)  Requires licensees to be bonded and authorizes the State
Board of Pharmacy to create a fund for these bonds;

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

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

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

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

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

(9)  Authorizes the board to promulgate rules regarding the
wholesale distribution of prescription drugs no later than 120
days after August 28, 2007;

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

(11)  Makes any person violating these provisions guilty of a
class C felony and subject to a fine of no more than $500,000;
and

(12)  Requires the board to determine by July 1, 2009, a targeted
implementation date for electronic track and trace pedigree
technology.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:18 am