Sec. 158.002. PROVISION OF FREE SAMPLES. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a physician from supplying a pharmaceutical sample to a patient free of charge 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 sample. (b) A pharmaceutical sample provided under this section must be: (1) provided to the physician from the manufacturer free of charge and delivered to a patient free of any direct or indirect charge; (2) prepackaged by the original manufacturer and not repackaged; and (3) marked on the immediate container to indicate that it is a sample or recorded in records that indicate it is a sample. (c) Each state and federal labeling and recordkeeping requirement must be followed and documented. A record maintained under Subsection (b)(3) must be accessible as provided under state and federal law. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Provision of Free Samples
Tex. Occupations Code § 158.002, under Authority of Physician To Provide Certain Drugs and Supplies.
Tex. Occupations Code § 158.002