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a) In every pharmacy there shall be prominently posted in a place conspicuous to, and readable by, prescription drug consumers a notice provided by the board concerning the availability of prescription price information, the possibility of generic drug product selection, the type of services provided by pharmacies, and a statement describing patients’ rights relative to the requirements imposed on pharmacists pursuant to

Section 733. The format and wording of the notice shall be adopted by the board by regulation. A written receipt that contains the required information on the notice may be provided to consumers as an alternative to posting the notice in the pharmacy. (

b) A pharmacist, or a pharmacist’s employee, shall give the current retail price for any drug sold at the pharmacy upon request from a consumer, however that request is communicated to the pharmacist or employee. (

c) If a requester requests price information on more than five prescription drugs and does not have valid prescriptions for all of the drugs for which price information is requested, a pharmacist may require the requester to meet any or all of the following requirements:

(1) The request shall be in writing.

(2) The pharmacist shall respond to the written request within a reasonable period of time. A reasonable period of time is deemed to be days, or the time period stated in the written request, whichever is later.

(3) A pharmacy may charge a reasonable fee for each price quotation, as long as the requester is informed that there will be a fee charged.

(4) No pharmacy shall be required to respond to more than three requests as described in this subdivision from any one person or entity in a six-month period. (

d) This

section shall not apply to a pharmacy that is located in a licensed hospital and that is accessible only to hospital medical staff and personnel. (

e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no pharmacy shall be required to do any of the following:

(1) Provide the price of any controlled substance in response to a telephone request.

(2) Respond to a request from a competitor.

(3) Respond to a request from an out-of-state requester.