Standards for selecting prescription drug

SDCL § 36-11-46.4 — under PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS.

SDCL § 36-11-46.4

A pharmacist may not select a product unless it has been manufactured, labeled, or distributed by a manufacturer, labeler, or distributor who: (1) Marks capsules and tablets with an identification code or monogram; (2) Labels products with their expiration date; (3) Provides reasonable services to accept return goods that have reached their expiration date; (4) Maintains reasonable resources for product information; (5) Maintains recall capabilities for unsafe or defective drugs; and (6) Makes available therapeutic equivalency ratings. Source: SL 1978, ch 271 , § 6; SL 1990, ch 306 , § 4; SL 1993, ch 277 , § 5.