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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 15TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
CHAPTER 291PHARMACIES
SUBCHAPTER AALL CLASSES OF PHARMACIES
RULE §291.16Samples

Unless otherwise specified, a pharmacy may not sell, purchase, trade or possess prescription drug samples, unless the pharmacy meets all of the following conditions:

  (1) the pharmacy is owned by a charitable organization described in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or by a city, state or county government;

  (2) the pharmacy is a part of a health care entity which provides health care primarily to indigent or low income patients at no or reduced cost;

  (3) the samples are for dispensing or provision at no charge to patients of such health care entity; and

  (4) the samples are possessed in compliance with the federal Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987.


Source Note: The provisions of this §291.16 adopted to be effective March 10, 2011, 36 TexReg 1511

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