Bill > H2061

This bill expands veterinary treatment practices by allowing veterinarians to dispense certain compounded drugs for their patients under specific conditions. It defines "Companion Animal" to include domesticated animals like fowl, birds, fish, and reptiles, excluding those intended for human or animal consumption. The bill permits veterinarians to dispense a compounded drug, obtained from a pharmacy, if it's for their own patient within a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR), the animal is a companion animal, the supply is no more than a 120-hour period, the drug is for an emergency condition, and timely access to a compounding pharmacy is unavailable. Veterinarians can also compound drugs for individual patients under these conditions, provided they don't use bulk supplies, duplicate existing products, wholesale clinic-compounded medications, or compound federally controlled substances for dispensing. No manufacturing license is required for this compounding, but veterinarians remain responsible for the safety and effectiveness of the medications. Pharmacists are required to label compounded products for companion animals with specific information, including the drug's name and strength, a control number, an expiration date, and the pharmacy's details.