Texas State Board of Pharmacy issues Hurricane Beryl emergency dispensing of prescriptions

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl's impact on mainly central and east Texas, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy is allowing emergency prescriptions in affected areas. 

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, acting governor while Gov. Greg Abbott is overseas, has declared a state of disaster in dozens of Texas counties. In response, Daniel R. Carroll, Pharm.D., R.Ph., Executive Director/Secretary, has authorized pharmacists in Texas to dispense up to a 30-day supply of medication (other than a Schedule II controlled substance) for patients affected in the disaster area.

Counties in the State of Disaster declaration are the following: Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Calhoun, Cameron, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Gonzales, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Matagorda, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Uvalde, Victoria, Webb, Wharton, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala, Anderson, Angelina, Austin, Bastrop, Bell, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Dallas, Delta, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris, Harrison,  Hays, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Lamar, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, Marion, McLennan, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rockwall, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, Washington, Williamson, and Wood.

For more information, click TSBP's statement here: https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/files_pdf/2024-Beryl-Notification.pdf