PRINTER'S NO. 761
No. 688 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY LESCOVITZ, GEORGE, READSHAW, CALTAGIRONE, LAUGHLIN, CAWLEY, COSTA, YOUNGBLOOD, BELFANTI, PRESTON, SHANER AND WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 13, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 13, 2001
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of November 24, 1976 (P.L.1163, No.259), 2 entitled "An act relating to the prescribing and dispensing 3 of generic equivalent drugs," further providing information 4 on drug labels. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Section 3(e) of the act of November 24, 1976 8 (P.L.1163, No.259), referred to as the Generic Equivalent Drug 9 Law, is amended to read: 10 Section 3. * * * 11 (e) Unless the prescriber directs otherwise, the label on 12 all drugs dispensed by a pharmacist shall indicate the generic 13 name using abbreviations if necessary [and], the name of the 14 manufacturer and the name of the prescribed brand name drug. The 15 same notation shall be made on the original prescription 16 retained by the pharmacist. 17 * * * 18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A3L35JS/20010H0688B0761