Penalty for withdrawal of identified prescription drug from sale in state for purpose of avoiding penalty. Withdrawal notice requirement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-34h
in effect12-34h. Penalty for withdrawal of identified prescription drug from sale in state for purpose of avoiding penalty. Withdrawal notice requirement.
(a) No pharmaceutical manufacturer or wholesale distributor of an identified prescription drug shall withdraw the identified prescription drug from sale in this state for the purpose of avoiding the civil penalty established in subsection (b) of section 12-34g.
(b) Any pharmaceutical manufacturer or wholesale distributor that intends to withdraw an identified prescription drug from sale in this state shall, at least one hundred eighty days before such withdrawal, send advance written notice to the Office of Health Strategy disclosing such pharmaceutical manufacturer's or wholesale distributor's intention.
(c) Any pharmaceutical manufacturer or wholesale distributor that violates the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be liable to this state for a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars.
(P.A. 25-168, S. 347.)
History: P.A. 25-168 effective July 1, 2025.
Source: Connecticut General Assembly (cga.ct.gov)URL: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_201.htm#sec_12-34hFetched: 10/20/2026