South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4373

                    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
History

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
                             Committee
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(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.