Rhode Island General Laws Title 21. Food and Drugs § 21-28-3.27. Labeling by dispensing apothecaries

Whenever an apothecary sells or dispenses any controlled substance on a prescription issued by a practitioner, he or she shall affix to the container in which the controlled substance is sold or dispensed, a label showing his or her own name and address, or the name, and address of the apothecary for whom he or she is lawfully acting;  the label shall be printed, typed, or a combination of printed and typed, but shall not be hand written;  the name and address of the patient, or, if the patient is an animal, the name and address of the owner of the animal and the species of the animal;  the name of the practitioner by whom the prescription was written or ordered;  the number of pills dispensed, and any directions that may be stated on the prescription.  No person shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed.