Illinois Compiled Statutes
225 ILCS 85/22 (2026)
Except only in the case of a drug, medicine or poison which is lawfully sold or dispensed, at retail, in the original and unbroken package of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor thereof, and which package bears the original label thereon showing the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor thereof, and the name of the drug, medicine, or poison therein contained, and the directions for its use, no person shall sell or dispense, at retail, any drug, medicine, or poison, without affixing to the box, bottle, vessel, or package containing the same, a label bearing the name of the article distinctly shown, and the directions for its use, with the name and address of the pharmacy wherein the same is sold or dispensed
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(225 ILCS 85/22)
(from Ch. 111, par. 4142)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 22. Except only in the case of a drug, medicine or poison
which is lawfully sold or dispensed, at retail, in the original and
unbroken package of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor thereof,
and which package bears the original label thereon showing the name
and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor thereof, and
the name of the drug, medicine, or poison therein contained, and the
directions for its use, no person shall sell or dispense, at retail,
any drug, medicine, or poison, without affixing to the box, bottle,
vessel, or package containing the same, a label bearing the name of
the article distinctly shown, and the directions for its use, with
the name and address of the pharmacy wherein the same is sold or dispensed.
However, in the case of a drug, medicine, or poison which is sold or
dispensed pursuant to a prescription of a physician licensed to practice
medicine in all of its branches, a physician assistant in accordance with subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, an advanced practice registered nurse in accordance with subsection (g) of Section 4 of this Act, a licensed dentist, a licensed veterinarian, a
licensed podiatric physician, or a licensed
optometrist,
the label affixed to the box, bottle, vessel, or package containing the
same shall show: (a) the name and address of the pharmacy
wherein the same is sold or dispensed; (b) the name or initials of
the person, authorized to practice pharmacy under the provisions of
this Act, selling or dispensing the same, (c) the date on which such
prescription was filled; (d) the name of the patient; (e) the serial
number of such prescription as filed in the prescription files; (f)
the last name of the practitioner who prescribed such prescriptions;
(g) the directions for use thereof as contained in such prescription;
and (h) the proprietary name or names or the established name or
names of the drugs, the dosage and quantity, except as otherwise authorized
by rule of the Department.
(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1993–1993 · leading case: Fakhouri v. Taylor, 618 N.E.2d 518 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 1993).
Fakhouri v. Taylor, 618 N.E.2d 518 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 1993). “(225 ILCS 85/22 ( West 1992 ).) In addition to that information, pharmacists must list their own initials, the serial number of the prescription, and the dosage instructions on the package.”
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