73-21-119 - Labeling of drug products sold at retail [Repealed effective July 1, 2011].
§ 73-21-119. Labeling of drug products sold at retail [Repealed effective July 1, 2011].
(1) The label of the container of any drug product which is sold within the State of Mississippi for resale at retail and which requires a prescription to be dispensed at retail shall contain at a minimum the name of the manufacturer of the final dosage unit, expiration date if applicable, batch or lot number and national drug code.
(2) Whenever product selection is made, the pharmacist shall indicate on the label of the dispensed container the initials "G.E." and the proprietary name of the product dispensed or the generic name of the product dispensed and its manufacturer either written in full or appropriately abbreviated, unless the prescriber indicates that the name of the drug product shall not appear on the label.
Sources: Laws, 1983, ch. 414, § 25; reenacted without change, Laws, 1991, ch. 527, § 25; reenacted without change, Laws, 1993, ch. 416, § 26; Laws, 1994, ch. 513, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 1998, ch. 511, § 27; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 501, § 27; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 533, § 26, eff from and after June 30, 2006.