KansasKansas pharmacies would follow national standards for compounded drugs
If enacted, Kansas pharmacies would follow specified U.S. standards when compounding medicines, with the standards provision taking effect July 1, 2027.
What it does
Kansas pharmacies would follow specified U.S. standards for compounding medicines, including sterile and nonsterile preparations. The pharmacy board may set related rules and exemptions.
Argument forShared standards could help Kansas pharmacists prepare different kinds of compounded medicines more consistently.
Argument againstMeeting detailed standards could take pharmacists time and effort when they prepare sterile medicines or radiopharmaceuticals.
More detail
The bill would adopt specified U.S. Pharmacopeia standards for drug compounding in Kansas. The standards cover sterile and nonsterile preparations, and the preparation, compounding, dispensing, and repackaging of radiopharmaceuticals. The pharmacy board may adopt rules for compounding and distribution, and may create exemptions or waivers from the standards. The standards provision would take effect July 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in Senate CommitteeDied
- Feb 25Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and WelfareMinor
- Feb 24Received and IntroducedMinor
- Feb 19Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Final Action - Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Be passedPassed House
- Feb 17Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 6IntroducedMinor
- Feb 6Referred to House Committee on Health and Human ServicesIntroduced
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