HB277

Requires educational or marketing materials for prescription drugs directed to healthcare providers to include price information (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Introduced·2/23/26
Ment Text

Louisiana HB277 mandates that educational or marketing materials for prescription drugs directed to healthcare providers include price information.

HB277 requires that any person providing educational or marketing materials related to a prescription drug to a healthcare provider include price information in the materials. The price information must include the date the materials were prepared, the average wholesale price of a 30-day supply of the drug, or the proposed duration and average wholesale price for a shorter period if the drug is designed for less than 30 days of therapy. The materials must also disclose if there is a biosimilar or generic drug available for the same disease state.

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Where it stands

Current
Health and Welfare Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 24

9:00 AM

House Committee on Health and Welfare

History

Mar 9

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Feb 27

House

First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Feb 23

House

Prefiled.