Texas § 158.001 PROVISION OF DRUGS AND OTHER SUPPLIES.

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§ 158.001 — PROVISION OF DRUGS AND OTHER SUPPLIES.

Texas § 158.001

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 158.001 (2026).

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Sec. 158.001. PROVISION OF DRUGS AND OTHER SUPPLIES.

(a)A physician licensed under this subtitle may supply a patient with any drug, remedy, or clinical supply necessary to meet the patient's immediate needs.

(b)This section does not permit a physician to operate a retail pharmacy without complying with Chapter 558 .

(c)This chapter does not prohibit a physician from supplying to a patient, free of charge, a drug provided to the physician by a drug manufacturer for an indigent pharmaceutical program if, in the physician's opinion, it is advantageous to the patient, in adhering to a course of treatment prescribed by the physician, to receive the drug.

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Sec. 158.001. PROVISION OF DRUGS AND OTHER SUPPLIES. (a) A physician licensed under this subtitle may supply a patient with any drug, remedy, or clinical supply necessary to meet the patient's immediate needs.
(b) This section does not permit a physician to operate a retail pharmacy without complying with Chapter 558 .
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a physician from supplying to a patient, free of charge, a drug provided to the physician by a drug manufacturer for an indigent pharmaceutical program if, in the physician's opinion, it is advantageous to the patient, in adhering to a course of treatment prescribed by the physician, to receive the drug.

Michael Garrett, M. D. and Kristin Held, M.D. v. the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, Dennis Wiesner, Bradley Miller, Donnie Lewis, Jenny Yoakum, Rick Fernandez, Daniel Guerroro, Lori Henke, L. Suzan Kedron, Julie Spier, Chip Thornsburg, and Suzette Tijerina, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the State Board of Pharmacy

(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2023)