HB1649 — Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, requires physicians, dentists, nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, physician assistants, and pharmacists to explain to a patient any side effects of a prescribed drug prior to prescribing or dispensing the drug; provides an exception for drugs prescribed or dispensed to patients on a recurring basis; designates a failure to comply as professional misconduct and subjects the prescriber or pharmacist to discipline by the prescriber's or pharmacist's licensing authority. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

HB1649 — Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, requires physicians, dentists, nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, physician assistants, and pharmacists to explain to a patient any side effects of a prescribed drug prior to prescribing or dispensing the drug; provides an exception for drugs prescribed or dispensed to patients on a recurring basis; designates a failure to comply as professional misconduct and subjects the prescriber or pharmacist to discipline by the prescriber's or pharmacist's licensing authority. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. · Informed CitizenryHB1649 requires healthcare prescribers and pharmacists to provide patients or their legal representatives with an explanation of all possible side effects of a prescribed drug as listed by the manu…Open in Informed Citizenry