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Senate committee advances protections for pharmacies in wholesaler termination disputes
Summary
SB 274 would require a statutory process before wholesalers can terminate pharmacies' access to controlled substances, aiming to add accountability and predictability for rural and small pharmacies affected by federal injunctive-relief settlement obligations. The committee passed the bill after stakeholder debate and testimony from wholesalers and pharmacy advocates.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee passed Senate Bill 274 following a day of testimony from pharmacists, wholesalers and lawmakers about disruptions to pharmacy supply caused by multi-state injunctive-relief settlement obligations.
Senator Jim Petty, the bill sponsor, described a case raised by a constituent whose pharmacy was abruptly cut off by a wholesaler under federal injunctive-relief…
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