§ 318-B:13 — Labels

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 RSA 318:14-a.

Legislative History

1969, 421:1. 1977, 547:15, 16. 1983, 292:11. 1985, 324:22. 1993, 333:7. 1994, 333:25. 1995, 310:181. 2002, 281:6. 2009, 54:5. 2013, 121:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.