§328-16.5 - Prescription labeling.
[§328-16.5] Prescription labeling.
(a) A practitioner or the practitioner's authorized representative shall:
(1) Offer to the consumer the option of having the
symptom or condition for which a drug is being prescribed listed on the
consumer's prescription drug label; and
(2) Inform the consumer of the consumer's right to
not have the symptom or condition listed on the prescription drug label.
(b) The symptom or condition shall not appear
on the prescription drug label if the consumer refuses.
(c) Instructions for including the symptom or
condition on the consumer's prescription drug label shall be written by the
practitioner on the prescription.
(d) The symptom or condition shall be printed
on the prescription drug label only if it is written on the prescription as
part of the directions for use. Any symptom or condition written on a
prescription that is not part of the directions for use shall not be printed on
the prescription drug label. [L 1995, c 206, §1]