6007615, 64B13-18.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 6007615

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division:

Board of Optometry

Chapter:

TOPICAL OCULAR PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS

Overview

RULE:

64B13-18.002

Formulary of Topical Ocular Pharmaceutical Agents

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the amendment is to incorporate a new medication requested by the Florida Optometric Association, to which the TOPA Committee did not raise an objection, and to implement the Board’s determination that Azasite in the existing rule language is the brand name of the medication, not the chemically generic name, and its instruction that the amendment correct the name Azasite to Azithromycin.

SUMMARY:

A new medication requested by the Florida Optometric Association, to which the TOPA Committee did not raise an objection, is incorporated, and the Board’s determination that Azasite in the existing rule language is the brand name of the medication, not the chemically generic name, and its instruction that the amendment correct the name Azasite to Azithromycin is implemented.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

463.005, 463.0055(2)(a) FS.

LAW:

463.0055 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/22/2008 Vol. 34/34

COMMENTS:

From 8/22/2008 To 9/12/2008 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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