ENGROSSED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2232
(By Delegates Riggs and Staton)
(Originating in the
Committee on Health and Human Resources)
[March 7, 1997]
A BILL to amend article five, chapter thirty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twelve-c, relating to requiring pharmacists to place the
discard date of prescription medicines on the prescription
labels.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article five, chapter thirty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twelve-c, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. PHARMACISTS, PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, PHARMACY INTERNS
AND PHARMACIES.
§30-5-12c. Expiration dates on prescription drugs.
Any person retailing, compounding or dispensing
prescriptions or prescription drugs pursuant to this article
shall place the discard date of the prescription drug on each
prescription label. The discard date shall be the earlier of:
(1) One year from the date dispensed;
(2) The manufacturer's expiration date; or
(3) The date after which the drug product as dispensed
should not be used.
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