Rep. Will Guzzardi
Filed: 4/16/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4900 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4900 on page 1, line 
35, by replacing "Illinois Generic Drug Pricing Fairness" with 
4"Pharmaceutical and Health Affordability: Restrictions on 
5Manufacturers' Amoral Behavior through Reasonable Oversight"; 
6and


 
7on page 2, line 7, after "Act.", by inserting ""Manufacturer" 
8does not include an entity operating as a wholesale drug 
9distributor as defined in Section 15 of the Wholesale Drug 
10Distribution Licensing Act."; and
 
11on page 2, by replacing lines 10 through 14 with the following:
12        "(1) would result in the wholesale acquisition cost of 
13    a 30-day supply of the essential off-patent or generic drug 
14    exceeding $20 and  would result in an increase in the 
15    wholesale acquisition cost of the essential off-patent or 
16    generic drug of:
 
 
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1            (A) 30% or more within the preceding year;
2            (B) 50% or more within the preceding 3 years; or
3            (C) 75% or more within the preceding 5 years; or"; 
4        and
 
5on page 3, line 9, after "drug", by inserting "that is 
6ultimately sold in Illinois"; and
 
7on page 3, line 13, by replacing "additional costs" with "an 
8increase in the wholesale acquisition cost"; and
 
9on page 3, line 15, after "drug", by inserting "or due to 
10market forces in those cases where there are multiple competing 
11generic drug products"; and
 
12on page 4, lines 10 and 12, by replacing "price" each time it 
13appears  with "wholesale acquisition cost".