Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Costing Drugs, Medical Devices, and Biological Products
Sponsor: Chair, Health and Government Operations CommitteeCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a pharmacist or a pharmacist's designee who is under certain supervision to inform a certain consumer of the availability of certain therapeutically equivalent drugs, substantially equivalent medical devices, or interchangeable biological products and the cost difference between those drugs, devices, or products and certain prescribed drugs, medical devices, or biological products; etc.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | KIRK ROBINS, CATHERINElobbyist | MARYLAND CITIZENS HEALTH INITIATIVE | Oral |
| FAV | KIRK ROBINS, CATHERINElobbyist | MARYLAND CITIZENS HEALTH INITIATIVE | Oral |
| FAV | Blendy, Nicholas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | MD Pharmacists | Oral |
| UNF | White, Joshlobbyist | PhRMA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | wienner, steve | mt vernon pharmacy | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Clark, Brad | Board of Pharmacy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Speights-Napata, Deena | Board of Pharmacy | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVKIRK ROBINS, CATHERINEMARYLAND CITIZENS HEALTH INITIATIVERegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.
FAVKIRK ROBINS, CATHERINEMARYLAND CITIZENS HEALTH INITIATIVERegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.
UNFWhite, JoshPhRMARegistered for: Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.; Glaxo Smith Kline; IWP (Injured Workers Pharmacy); Maryland Legal Aid; Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association; Mobile Voting Project…