GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 971

Short Title:  Prescription Drug Label.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Gamble; and Green.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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April 19, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABELS CONTAIN THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE MEDICATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 90-85.29 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90-85.29. Prescription label.
The prescription label of every drug product dispensed shall contain the brand name of any drug product dispensed, or in the absence of a brand name, the established name.  The prescription label of every drug product dispensed shall also contain the expiration date of the drug product being dispensed."
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective January 1, 1992.