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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) When a manufacturer sells or dispenses a controlled substance and when a wholesaler sells, dispenses or distributes a controlled substance in a package prepared by him, he shall securely affix to each package in which that substance is contained a label showing in legible English the name and address of the vendor and the quantity, kind and form of controlled substance contained therein and any additional information required under the federal food and drug laws and the state food, drug and cosmetic laws. No person, except a practitioner dispensing a controlled substance under this chapter, shall alter, deface or remove any label so affixed.
(b) When a pharmacist sells or dispenses any controlled substance on prescription issued by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, dentist or veterinarian, the pharmacist shall affix, to the container in which such substance is sold or dispensed, a label showing the name and address of the pharmacy for which the pharmacist is lawfully acting, the full name of the patient, or, if the patient is an animal, the name of the owner of the animal and the species of the animal, the last name of the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, dentist or veterinarian by whom the prescription was written, such directions as may be stated on the prescription, the serial number of the prescription, the date of filling or refilling and any cautionary statement in such prescription as may be required by law.
(c) When aqueous or oleaginous preparations are sold under subsection (c) of section 21a-250, a label shall be affixed to the container containing the preparation which bears the name, address and BNDD numbers of the vendor and vendee, the date of sale, the kind and quantity of substance sold and the serial number of the official written order. No person shall alter, deface or remove any label affixed pursuant to subsection (b) or this subsection.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 21A. Consumer Protection § 21a-256. Labeling of package or container of controlled substances - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-21a-consumer-protection/ct-gen-st-sect-21a-256/
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