Hawaii House and Senate Introduce Prescription Drug Bill

House Bill 218 introduced by Representative Gregg Takayama and Senate Bill 608 introduced by Senator Joy San Buenaventura and Senator Karl Rhoads both aim to make prescription labeling more accessible. 

Both bills would require pharmacies to provide accessible prescription drug label information to individuals who have difficulty seeing or reading prescription drug container labels.  Additionally, the bills would require pharmacies to inform the public that prescription drug label information is available in alternate accessible formats for individuals who have difficulty seeing or reading prescription drug container labels. 

The Board of Pharmacy would be required  to adopt rules to implement the bill by December 31, 2023.

Read bill text and track:

HB 218 -https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=218&year=2023

 

SB 608 - https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=608&year=2023