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Committee approves bill allowing optometrists to dispense and sell eye medications at point of care
Summary
The House Health Committee passed a substitute for SB140 (LC520836S) to let optometrists dispense and sell prescribed non‑controlled medications for the eye and ocular adnexa, subject to pharmacy reporting rules and Board of Pharmacy requirements.
The House Health Committee voted to pass a substitute to Senate Bill 140 (LC520836S), which would permit optometrists in Georgia to dispense and sell medications they are authorized to prescribe for the eye and ocular adnexa, excluding controlled dangerous substances.
The sponsor said the measure does not expand prescriptive authority; rather, it allows optometrists to provide the prescribed drug at the point of care so…
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