A retail pharmacy in Texas is suing the state’s pharmacy board in federal court to overturn a regulation it says treats pharmacies in certain geographical areas unfairly.
A Texas Board of Pharmacy regulation requiring pharmacies to fill an “arbitrary and unspecified” number of prescriptions during their first six months of operation discriminates against facilities located in H.E.A.T. zones, LightCare Rx LLC’s complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas says.
The rule, which allegedly subjects noncomplying pharmacies to serious penalties, disciplinary action, and financial ruin, violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection and freedom of association clauses ...
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