Rep. Raymond Ward (R)

HB 189 (Pharmacy Compounding Amendments)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

Utah law currently prohibits compounding pharmacies from preparing drugs that are "regularly and commonly available from a manufacturer," which limits competition and protects the pharmaceutical industry. This bill eliminates that prohibition, allowing compounding pharmacies to prepare medications for a patient even if alternatives are commercially available.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. As advocates of a free market, we support measures such as this to remove unnecessary regulations that unfairly protect certain competitors.