O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 16-13-74 (2019)

Written prescriptions for dangerous drugs; content; signature

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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(a) All written prescription drug orders for dangerous drugs shall be dated as of, and be signed on, the date when issued and shall bear the name and address of the patient, together with the name and strength of the drug, the quantity to be dispensed, complete directions for administration, the printed name, address, and telephone number of the practitioner, and the number of permitted refills. A prescription drug order for a dangerous drug is not required to bear the DEA permit number of the prescribing practitioner. A prescription drug order for a dangerous drug may be prepared by the practitioner or the practitioner’s agent. The practitioner’s signature must appear on each prescription prepared by the practitioner or the practitioner’s agent and the nature of the practitioner’s signature must meet the guidelines set forth in Chapter 4 of Title 26, the regulations promulgated by the State Board of Pharmacy, or both such guidelines and regulations. Any practitioner who shall dispense dangerous drugs shall comply with the provisions of Code Section 16-13-73.

(b) Any practitioner of the healing arts who fails to comply with subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

Ga. L. 1939, p. 288, § 4; Code 1933, §§ 79A-706, 79A-9909, enacted by Ga. L.

1967, p. 296, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2403, §§ 9, 21; Ga. L. 2003, p. 349, § 12.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES C.J.S. 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 103, 104, 135