Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 158.002. Provision of Free Samples

(a) This chapter does not prohibit a physician from supplying a pharmaceutical sample to a patient free of charge if, in the physician's opinion, it is advantageous to the patient, in adhering to a course of treatment prescribed by the physician, to receive the sample.

(b) A pharmaceutical sample provided under this section must be:

(c) Each state and federal labeling and recordkeeping requirement must be followed and documented.  A record maintained under Subsection (b)(3) must be accessible as provided under state and federal law.