PHARMACY-GENERIC PRESCRIPTIONS House SponsorsRep. Rosemary Mulligan-Patricia R. Bellock-Sandy Cole, Jack D. Franks, Keith Farnham and Linda Chapa LaVia Senate Sponsors(Sen. Dan Kotowski) 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die 225 ILCS 85/25from Ch. 111, par. 4145 Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. In a provision concerning dispensing prescriptions, provides that if the physician or other authorized prescriber prescribes a specific generic drug, then the pharmacist must notify the patient or customer when he or she is dispensing a generic drug other than the specific generic drug prescribed. Provides that if a physician or other authorized prescriber changes a patient's prescription to a generic drug other than the specific drug that was originally prescribed, then the pharmacist must notify the patient or customer of this change at the time of dispensing that drug. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. In a provision concerning dispensing prescriptions, provides that if the physician or other authorized prescriber prescribes a specific generic drug, then the pharmacist may not dispense a generic drug with a different active pharmaceutical ingredient. Provides that if the pharmacist receives verbal approval from the patient, then the pharmacist may dispense another generic drug with the same active pharmaceutical ingredient as the specific generic drug originally prescribed. Provides that if the original physician or other authorized prescriber changes a patient's prescription to a generic drug other than the specific drug that was originally prescribed by that physician or authorized prescriber, then the pharmacist must verbally notify the patient or customer of this change at the time of dispensing that drug and advise the patient or customer of his or her right to refuse the change. Effective immediately.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. In a provision concerning dispensing prescriptions, provides that if a physician or other authorized prescriber prescribes a drug and the pharmacy dispenses a generic, then it shall be the policy of every pharmacy operating in this State to require the pharmacist to notify the patient, patient's designee, or customer when he or she is dispensing a generic drug with the same active pharmaceutical ingredient by a different manufacturer than most recently previously dispensed for the patient by that pharmacy. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not be construed to affect the dispensing of drugs when the prescriber has marked "may not substitute" on the prescription form. Effective immediately. 2/5/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan 2/9/2010HouseFirst Reading 2/9/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/16/2010HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 2/24/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee 2/24/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote 2/24/2010HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 2/24/2010HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/24/2010HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 2/24/2010HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole 3/23/2010HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan 3/23/2010HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 3/24/2010HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 3/24/2010HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/24/2010HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote 3/24/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/25/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 3/25/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham 3/25/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/25/2010HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 4/6/2010SenateArrive in Senate 4/6/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/6/2010SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine 4/6/2010SenateFirst Reading 4/6/2010SenateReferred to Assignments 4/13/2010SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities 4/14/2010SenateAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski 4/21/2010SenatePostponed - Licensed Activities 4/23/2010SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die