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R.S. 37:1701

Prescription; name of patient and prescription ACTIVE

A. Each physician, surgeon, optometrist, medical psychologist, and dentist, upon writing a prescription shall write the name of the patient and the trade name, or the generic name, or the most commonly used name on the prescription issued.

B. No druggist, pharmacist, or dispensing physician shall fill any prescription unless the name of the patient and the trade name, or the generic name, or the most commonly used name of the prescription appears on the label, unless otherwise specified by the physician, surgeon, optometrist, medical psychologist, or dentist.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1976, No. 465, §1
  • amendment Acts 1976, No. 672, §1
  • amendment Acts 1993, No. 202, §1
  • amendment Acts 2004, No. 11, §1

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37:1701 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-37-1701,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37:1701},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-37/section-1701},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}