Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4373 Ratification Number:478 Act Number:416 Primary Sponsor:Cromer Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Generic drugs Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940512 Computer Document Number:JIC/5214AC.94 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19940524 Introduced Date:19940111 Date of Last Amendment:19940322 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19940524 Last History Type:Act No. 416 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Cromer Rudnick Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 4373 ------ 19940524 Act No. 416 4373 ------ 19940524 Signed by Governor 4373 ------ 19940519 Ratified R 478 4373 Senate 19940512 Read third time, enrolled for ratification 4373 Senate 19940511 Read second time 4373 Senate 19940509 Committee Report: Favorable 13 4373 Senate 19940324 Introduced, read first time, 13 referred to Committee 4373 House 19940323 Read third time, sent to Senate 4373 House 19940322 Amended, read second time 4373 House 19940307 Debate interrupted 4373 House 19940215 Committee Report: Favorable 27 with amendment 4373 House 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 27 referred to Committee 4373 House 19931208 Prefiled, referred to 27 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A416, R478, H4373)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DRUG PRESCRIPTION LABELING, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PHARMACIST SUBSTITUTES A GENERIC DRUG FOR A NAME BRAND PRESCRIBED DRUG THE GENERIC DRUG MUST BE LISTED FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE WORDS "SUBSTITUTED FOR" AND THE NAME BRAND OR THIS INFORMATION MUST BE AFFIXED TO THE CONTAINER OR LABEL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Labeling procedure when generic substituted for name brand drug
SECTION 1. Section 39-24-40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:
"When dispensing a prescribed medication, if a pharmacist substitutes a generic drug for a name brand prescribed drug, the generic drug name must be listed on the prescription label first followed by the words `substituted for' and the name brand prescribed drug or this information must be affixed to the container on an auxiliary label."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 24th day of May, 1994.