(1) A prescription drug dispensed by a practitioner shall contain a legible label affixed to the immediate container disclosing:
- (a) The name and address of the facility from which the prescribed drug is dispensed;
- (b) The date on which the prescription is dispensed;
- (c) The name of the practitioner who prescribed the drug or device;
- (d) The full name of the patient;
- (e) The generic name and strength of the prescription drug dispensed unless the prescribing practitioner requests omission of the name and strength of the drug dispensed; and,
- (f) Directions for use of the prescribed drug and cautionary statements, if any, contained in the prescription or required by law.
- (2) Nonapplication of labeling requirements. The labeling requirement specified in sub. (1) does not apply to complimentary samples dispensed by a practitioner in original containers or packaging supplied to the practitioner by a pharmaceutical manufacturer or distributor.
History
History: Cr. Register, September, 1982, No. 321, eff. 10-1-82.