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Tex. Occ. Code § 562.012

SUBSTITUTION OF DOSAGE FORM PERMITTED

Known as the Texas Pharmacy Act

The act spans §§ 551–569 (265 sections).

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

With the patient's consent, a pharmacist may dispense a dosage form of a drug different from that prescribed, such as a tablet instead of a capsule or a liquid instead of a tablet, if the dosage form dispensed:

(1) contains the identical amount of the active ingredients as the dosage prescribed for the patient;

(2) is not an enteric-coated or timed release product; and

(3) does not alter desired clinical outcomes.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.