New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:13 – Labels
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I. Whenever a manufacturer sells or dispenses a controlled drug, and whenever a wholesaler sells or dispenses a controlled drug in a package prepared by him, he shall securely affix to each package in which the drug is contained a label showing in legible English the name and address of the vendor and the quantity, kind, and form of controlled drug contained therein. If any controlled drug is determined by rule of the department of health and human services to be habit forming, the container label shall show clearly the statement “Warning-May be Habit Forming”. No person, except a pharmacist for the purpose of filling a prescription under this chapter, shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed.
II. Whenever a pharmacist dispenses any controlled drug on prescription issued by a practitioner, he or she shall affix to the container in which such drug is dispensed a label showing the name, address, and registry number of the pharmacy and name or the initials of the pharmacist; the name of the prescribing practitioner; the prescription identification number; the name of the patient; the date dispensed; any directions as may be stated on the prescription; and the name and strength and quantity of the drug dispensed. All drugs dispensed to a patient that have been filled using a centralized prescription processing system shall bear a label containing an identifiable code that provides a complete audit trail of the dispensing of the drug and pharmaceutical care activities. No person shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed.
III. Whenever a practitioner other than a pharmacist, but including a physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, veterinarian, or advanced practice registered nurse dispenses a controlled drug, he shall indicate on the container in which such drug is dispensed at least the name of the practitioner; the name and address of the patient, or, in the case of an animal, the name and address of the owner and the species of animal; the date dispensed; the name, strength, and quantity of drug dispensed; and the directions for administering the medication.
IV. A compounded drug product shall also be labeled as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318:14-a.
II. Whenever a pharmacist dispenses any controlled drug on prescription issued by a practitioner, he or she shall affix to the container in which such drug is dispensed a label showing the name, address, and registry number of the pharmacy and name or the initials of the pharmacist; the name of the prescribing practitioner; the prescription identification number; the name of the patient; the date dispensed; any directions as may be stated on the prescription; and the name and strength and quantity of the drug dispensed. All drugs dispensed to a patient that have been filled using a centralized prescription processing system shall bear a label containing an identifiable code that provides a complete audit trail of the dispensing of the drug and pharmaceutical care activities. No person shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:13
- Advanced practice registered nurse: means a person licensed to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse in this state pursuant to N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Dentist: means a person authorized by law to practice dentistry in this state. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Manufacturer: means a person who, by compounding, mixing, cultivating, growing or other process, produces or prepares controlled drugs, but shall not mean a pharmacist who compounds controlled drugs to be sold or dispensed on prescription. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Optometrist: means a person authorized by law to practice optometry in this state pursuant to RSA 327. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Person: means any corporation, association or partnership, or one or more individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Pharmacist: means a person authorized by law to practice pharmacy pursuant to RSA 318. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Pharmacy: means an establishment licensed pursuant to RSA 318. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Physician: means a person authorized by law to practice medicine in this state pursuant to RSA 329. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Podiatrist: means a person authorized by law to practice podiatry in this state pursuant to RSA 315. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Practitioner: means any person who is lawfully entitled to prescribe, administer, dispense or distribute controlled drugs to patients. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Prescription: means an oral, written, or facsimile or electronically transmitted order for any controlled drug or preparation issued by a licensed practitioner to be compounded and dispensed by a pharmacist and delivered to a patient for a medicinal or therapeutic purpose arising from a practitioner-patient relationship. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Registry number: means the number assigned to each person registered under the federal narcotic laws. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Veterinarian: means a person authorized by law to practice veterinary medicine in this state pursuant to RSA 332-B. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Wholesaler: means a person who supplies or distributes controlled drugs that he himself has not produced or prepared to hospitals, practitioners, pharmacies, other wholesalers, manufacturers or federal, state and municipal agencies. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
III. Whenever a practitioner other than a pharmacist, but including a physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, veterinarian, or advanced practice registered nurse dispenses a controlled drug, he shall indicate on the container in which such drug is dispensed at least the name of the practitioner; the name and address of the patient, or, in the case of an animal, the name and address of the owner and the species of animal; the date dispensed; the name, strength, and quantity of drug dispensed; and the directions for administering the medication.
IV. A compounded drug product shall also be labeled as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318:14-a.