It is the purpose of this subchapter to: (1) Improve the health of in-need Arkansans through a prescription drug redispensing program that authorizes charitable clinic pharmacies to redispense medicines that would otherwise be destroyed; and (2) Reaffirm the existing broad latitude of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy to protect the safety of the prescription […]
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Charitable clinic” means a charitable nonprofit corporation or a facility organized as a not-for-profit corporation under §§ 4-28-201 — 4-28-206 and 4-28-209 — 4-28-224 that: (A) Holds a valid exemption from federal income taxation issued pursuant to section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; (B) Is listed as an […]
(a) The prescription drug redispensing program established by this subchapter shall be a pilot program to determine the efficacy of redispensing prescription drugs to indigent patients. (b) In cooperation with the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services, the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall develop and implement the program consistently with public […]
(a) (1) A charitable clinic may accept for redispensing prescription drugs obtained from a nursing facility by the clinic pharmacy for relabeling and dispensing free of charge and pursuant to a valid prescription order to an indigent patient. (2) The donor patient shall be considered to be the owner of the prescription drug and entitled […]
Nothing in this subchapter shall restrict the use of samples by a physician or advanced practice nurse during the course of working at a charitable clinic whether or not the clinic has a licensed outpatient pharmacy.
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to provide for the resale of prescription drugs by any person or entity.
Nothing in this subchapter applies to any questions of liability arising outside the scope of the prescription drug redispensing program.
