New Jersey Statutes 24:6F-1. Prescribing, administering or dispensing amygdalin (laetrile); immunity of physician; written informed request; form
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 24:6F-1
- Drug: means (1) articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
- Food: means (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals (2) chewing gum and (3) articles used for components of any such article. See New Jersey Statutes 24:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
WRITTEN INFORMED REQUEST FOR PRESCRIPTION OF AMYGDALIN (LAETRILE) FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT
Patient’s name Address Age Sex Name and address of prescribing physician
Malignancy, disease, illness or physical condition diagnosed for medical treatment by amygdalin (laetrile)
My physician has explained to me:
(a) That the manufacture and distribution of amygdalin (laetrile) has been banned by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.
(b) That neither the American Cancer Society, the American Medical Association, nor the Medical Society of New Jersey recommend use of amygdalin (laetrile) in the treatment of any malignancy, disease, illness or physical condition.
(c) That there are alternative recognized treatments for the malignancy, disease, illness or physical condition from which I suffer which he has offered to provide for me including: (Here describe)
That notwithstanding the foregoing, I hereby request prescription and use of amygdalin (laetrile) (a) in the medical treatment of the malignancy, disease, illness or physical condition from which I suffer [ ], or (b) as a dietary supplement [ ]. Check (a) or (b).
Patient or person signing for patient
Attest: Prescribing physician
L.1977, c. 318, s. 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1978.