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As detailed in our February 24, 2025 update, House Bill 123 continues the operations of the Alabama Board of Pharmacy (“the Board”) until October 1, 2026, with changes to the Board’s structure, operations, and practices....more
The future direction of the Alabama Board of Pharmacy (“the Board”) hangs in the balance following recent legislation that, if passed, would revise many portions of the state Pharmacy Practice Act. House Bill 123, sponsored...more
Proposition 34 requires certain California healthcare providers to spend at least 98% of their net drug sale revenue on direct patient care. The measure targets certain providers who benefit from a federal drug discount...more
Two pieces of related legislation that would prohibit so called “gag clauses” in contracts between pharmacists and health plans and pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) have been passed by both the Senate and the House....more
Last week, the California Assembly Committee on Business and Professions voted in favor of Assembly Bill 315. AB 315 seeks to amend the California Business and Professions Code: (a) to require PBMs to obtain licensure from...more
Last week, the New Mexico Senate passed a bill that would amend New Mexico’s existing automatic substitution law for small molecule drugs to allow “a pharmacist to dispense any one of the … interchangeable biological products...more
The Agency of Transportation has submitted a proposal to the House Transportation Committee that would allow the agency to seek damages from a utility that fails to move or adjust a utility line that is in a state or local...more
On March 10, the Senate voted unanimously to pass a bill that offers long-awaited measures aimed at tackling the state’s growing opioid abuse crisis. After House approval the previous day and seven weeks of conference...more
As a veteran of the AWP litigation era, I am struck by the recent state efforts to legislate transparency into pharmaceutical pricing. Multiple states have introduced bills that would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to...more