NewsMarch 6, 2018
Missouri House passes prescription drug take-back bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. � The Missouri House has passed a bill to create a prescription drug take-back program in the state. Lawmakers voted 147-4 in favor of the proposal Monday. It now heads to the Senate. If made law, the measure would allow for drop-off boxes for unused prescriptions at pharmacies approved by the Drug Enforcement Agency. ...
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. � The Missouri House has passed a bill to create a prescription drug take-back program in the state.
Lawmakers voted 147-4 in favor of the proposal Monday. It now heads to the Senate.
If made law, the measure would allow for drop-off boxes for unused prescriptions at pharmacies approved by the Drug Enforcement Agency. Currently, local pharmacies are barred from taking prescriptions they didn�t dispense.
Republican sponsor Rep. Jay Barnes said the goal is to help combat the opioid crisis.
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The Senate already passed a bill that would allow for a drug-take back program.
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Senate bill is SB 826
House bill is HB 1618
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