Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 9: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
32 §13794. Labeling of prescriptions

§13794. Labeling of prescriptions
Every drug dispensed pursuant to prescription, whether for a legend drug or not, must carry on the label the following information: the prescription number; the date of filling; the patient's name; directions for use; the name and strength of the drug and the amount dispensed, including either the brand name of the drug or, if a generic and therapeutically equivalent drug or interchangeable biological product is dispensed the label must be in accordance with section 13781; the beyond use date of the drug; the name of the practitioner prescribing the drug; and the name, address and telephone number of the pharmacy where the prescription was compounded and dispensed. For purposes of this section, "beyond use date" means a date beyond which the contents of the prescription are not recommended to be used.   [PL 2019, c. 34, §5 (AMD).]
A drug dispensed in accordance with the provisions of Title 22, chapter 251, subchapter 3, article 5 does not require the name of the patient's sexual partner on the label.   [PL 2009, c. 533, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 130, §14 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 533, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 34, §5 (AMD).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 117: MAINE PHARMACY ACT

Subchapter 9: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

32 §13781. Generic and therapeutically equivalent substitution

32 §13782. Advertising

32 §13782-A. Price disclosure

32 §13783. Posting prices (REPEALED)

32 §13784. Patient information regulation

32 §13785. Patient profile record system regulation

32 §13786. Identification of persons prescribing medicines on hospital prescription blanks

32 §13786-A. Security requirements; rules

32 §13786-B. Partial dispensing of prescription for opioid medication

32 §13786-C. Dispensing of prescription of opioid medication; immunity

32 §13786-D. Prescribing and dispensing insulin

32 §13786-E. Prescribing, dispensing and administering HIV prevention drugs

32 §13786-F. Dispensing of emergency supplies of chronic maintenance drug

32 §13787. Hypodermic syringes; prescriptions (REPEALED)

32 §13787-A. Sale of hypodermic apparatus

32 §13788. Sale of poisonous drugs

32 §13789. Possession of drug samples

32 §13790. Using drugs not in prescription

32 §13791. Return of drugs

32 §13792. Sale by certain methods prohibited

32 §13793. Adulterating and selling drugs

32 §13794. Labeling of prescriptions

32 §13795. Photographic proof of identification; discretion to sell or dispense; immunity

32 §13796. Retail sale of targeted methamphetamine precursors

32 §13797. Prescription drug price information

32 §13798. Expedited partner therapy

32 §13799. Consumer choice preserved

32 §13800. Access to distributed drugs

32 §13800-A. Liability for product of another; exemption

32 §13800-B. Prohibition on providing conversion therapy to minors

32 §13800-C. Opioid medication product registration fee

32 §13800-D. Insulin product registration fee (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/27) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 1/01/27)