§ 17-92-411 - Prescription contents and labels. - Arkansas Statutes

17-92-411. Prescription contents and labels.

(a) Labels on original packages shall bear the label of the distributor or manufacturer, with the proper medicinal dose, if a remedy used internally. In the case of poisons, the word "POISON" shall be displayed thereon in a conspicuous manner with the antidote for a poisonous dose.

(b) A doctor of medicine or other person authorized to issue prescriptions, upon the request of the patient, shall indicate briefly and concisely on the prescriptions the conditions for which the medication is prescribed. Every pharmacist filling any such prescription shall include on the label of the prescription container the labeling as stated on the prescription issued.