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O.C.G.A. § 16-13-73 — Labeling prescription containers of dangerous drugs | Georgia Code
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TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 13. Controlled Substances, 16-13-1 through 16-13-114.

ARTICLE 3 DANGEROUS DRUGS

16-13-73. Labeling prescription containers of dangerous drugs.

  1. Whenever a pharmacist dispenses a dangerous drug, he shall, in each case, place upon the container the following information:
    1. Name of the patient;
    2. Name of the practitioner prescribing the drug;
    3. The expiration date, if any, of the drug;
    4. Name and address of the pharmacy from which the drug was dispensed; and
    5. The date of the prescription.
  2. Any pharmacist who dispenses a dangerous drug and fails to place the label required by subsection (a) of this Code section upon the container of such drug shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ga. L. 1939, p. 288, § 3; Code 1933, §§ 79A-705, 79A-9908, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 296, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 406, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 16; Ga. L. 2015, p. 883, § 7/HB 211.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

C.J.S.

- 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 103, 104, 135 et seq.

ALR.

- Constitutionality of statutes requiring notice by label or otherwise of the fact that product is imported, or as to place of production, 124 A.L.R. 572.

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