Pennsylvania, Hawaii Lawmakers Target Compound Drug Prices

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Hawaii are proposing legislation that would align state standards with federal laws to crack down on inflated prices for compound drugs in their workers' compensation systems. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1215, which was introduced on Friday, and Hawaii House Bill 2164, which was passed to the Senate on March 10, both include references to U.S. Code Section 353. The Hawaii bill would define a compound prescription drug to mean a medication compounded by a licensed pharmacist in a state-licensed pharmacy for an individual patient and based on a valid prescription...