Tex. Occupations Code § 562.012
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 562.012, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 562.012. SUBSTITUTION OF DOSAGE FORM PERMITTED.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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