Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 562.013. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. Unless a drug is determined to be generically equivalent to, or a biological product is determined to be interchangeable with, the brand prescribed, drug or biological product selection as authorized by this subchapter does not apply to: (1) an enteric-coated tablet; (2) a controlled release product; (3) an injectable suspension, other than an antibiotic; (4) a suppository containing active ingredients for which systemic absorption is necessary for therapeutic activity; or (5) a different delivery system for aerosol or nebulizer drugs. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1007 (H.B. 751), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.