PRINTER'S NO. 3853
No. 2746 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, KASUNIC, TRELLO, BOOK, KOSINSKI, KUKOVICH, BILLOW, STABACK, FOX, LaGROTTA, MELIO, MRKONIC, JOHNSON, CORRIGAN, GEIST, VEON, PETRONE, PISTELLA, MARKOSEK AND GAMBLE, OCTOBER 13, 1988
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, OCTOBER 13, 1988
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), 2 entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine 3 and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts; 4 reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and 5 Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for 6 its composition, powers and duties; providing for the 7 issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and 8 revocation of licenses and certificates; providing penalties; 9 and making repeals," further providing for the writing of 10 drug prescriptions by physicians. 11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 12 hereby enacts as follows: 13 Section 1. The act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), 14 known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is amended by adding 15 a section to read: 16 Section 37.1. Writing of prescriptions. 17 All prescriptions for drugs written by physicians shall 18 contain the full name of the prescription drug and clear dosage 19 instructions. The drug name and the dosage instructions shall 20 not be abbreviated.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. I13L63JLW/19880H2746B3853 - 2 -