§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
TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 117: MAINE PHARMACY ACT
Subchapter 9: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
32 §13781. Generic and therapeutically equivalent substitution
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 Posting prices (REPEALED)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 Hypodermic syringes; prescriptions (REPEALED)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 §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