Therapeutic interchange; authorizes pharmacists to perform, adaptation of prescriptions.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-3457 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3408.06, relating to therapeutic interchange and adaptation.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Therapeutic interchange and adaptation. Authorizes pharmacists to perform therapeutic interchanges by substituting a drug with another drug in the same therapeutic class when such substitution lowers the cost or is cost-neutral to the patient or the prescribed drug is in a drug shortage and the substitution conforms to Board of Pharmacy regulations. The bill directs the Board of Pharmacy to determine which therapeutic classes of drugs shall be eligible for therapeutic interchange and which class
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 888 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Barbara A. Favola
Recorded votes
Passed House (87-Y 8-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 87, X 4, N 8
Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 19, N 3
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 10
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 14, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 888.