General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5475
February Session, 2014 LCO No. 2086
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5475
February Session, 2014
LCO No. 2086
*02086_______GL_*
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUG CONTAINER LABELS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 20-617 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2015):
[Each] (a) In addition to the standardized language and formatting required by regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, each pharmacist shall include on the label of each prescription container: (1) The quantity of prescribed drug placed in such container, in addition to any other information required by law; and (2) a prominently printed expiration date for the prescribed drug based on the manufacturer's recommended conditions of use and storage that can be read and understood by the ordinary individual. The expiration date required [pursuant to] under subdivision (2) of this [section] subsection shall be no later than the expiration date for the prescribed drug determined by the manufacturer.
(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after consulting with the Commission of Pharmacy, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish standardized language and formatting for prescription container labels in order to make such labels easily understood by the ordinary individual.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 January 1, 2015 20-617
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
January 1, 2015
20-617
Statement of Purpose:
To provide a standardized prescription drug label on each prescription drug container to reduce the number of patients who incorrectly take their prescribed medication.
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