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Committee advances bill allowing patients to take remaining hospital-dispensed medication home
2901816 · April 8, 2025
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Summary
AB 447 would let patients keep unused, individually dispensed medication provided in emergency departments; supporters argue it reduces waste and improves access while stakeholders and the author agreed to committee amendments and further work with the Board of Pharmacy.
Assemblymember Mark Gonzales presented AB 447 as a measure to allow patients to take home medication dispensed in hospital emergency departments when the product is intended for single-patient use and would otherwise be discarded.
"No one should have to make an extra trip to the pharmacy when the…
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