Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4077

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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no person shall dispense any dangerous drug upon prescription except in a container correctly labeled with the information required by Section 4076. (b) Physicians, dentists, podiatrists, and veterinarians may personally furnish

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(a)
Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no person shall dispense any dangerous drug upon prescription except in a container correctly labeled with the information required by Section 4076.
(b)
Physicians, dentists, podiatrists, and veterinarians may personally furnish any dangerous drug prescribed by them to the patient for whom prescribed, provided that the drug is properly labeled to show all information required in Section 4076 except the prescription number.
(c)
Devices that bear the legend “Caution: federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a _____,” or words of similar meaning, are exempt from the requirements of Section 4076, and Section 111480 of the Health and Safety Code, when provided to patients in skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d)
The following notification shall be affixed to all quantities of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) prescribed by a physician, or dispensed by a pharmacy pursuant to the order of a physician in California: “Warning: DMSO may be hazardous to your health. Follow the directions of the physician who prescribed the DMSO for you.”
(e)
The label of any retail package of DMSO shall include appropriate precautionary measures for proper handling and first aid treatment and a warning statement to keep the product out of reach of children.

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  (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no person shall dispense any dangerous drug upon prescription except in a container correctly labeled with the information required by Section 4076. (b) Physicians, dentists, podiatrists, and veterinarians may personally furnish any dangerous drug prescribed by th…