S.B. 1100
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By: Van de Putte
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Public Health
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Committee Report (Unamended)
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Pharmaceutical compounding refers to the creation of a pharmaceutical product by mixing chemical ingredients. Interested parties assert that this process is often done to tailor medications to the needs of specific clients, such as changing the form of a medication from a solid pill to an ingestible or injectable liquid, to avoid a nonessential ingredient to which the patient has an allergy or to obtain an exact dosage of particular active pharmaceutical ingredients.
After a recent outbreak of fungal meningitis caused by tainted injections prepared by a compounding center in Massachusetts that exposed thousands of people in many different states to contaminated drugs, concerned parties observe that out-of-state compounding pharmacies can currently sell and ship their products to patients and health care providers in Texas without having to adhere to the same requirements as in-state compounders. S.B. 1100 seeks to prevent a potentially deadly outbreak in Texas by amending current law relating to the licensing and inspection of certain out-of-state pharmacies by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy in SECTION 11 of this bill. |