North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations § 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 drug label of every drug product dispensed shall:

As used in this section, “expiration date” means the expiration date printed on the original manufacturer's container, and “discard date” means the date after which the drug product dispensed in a container other than the original manufacturer's container shall not be used. Nothing in this section shall impose liability on the dispensing pharmacist or the prescriber for damages related to or caused by a drug product that loses its effectiveness prior to the expiration or disposal date displayed by the pharmacist or prescriber.