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19 V.I.C. § 751 Short title
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This chapter may be cited and referred to as the “Virgin Islands Drug Product Selection Act”.
19 V.I.C. § 752 Definitions
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter:(a) “Brand name” means the proprietary or trade name selected by the manufacturer and placed upon a drug, its container, label or wrapping at the time of packaging;(b) “Generic name” means the chemical name or formula or the established name d…
19 V.I.C. § 753 Substitution of generic drugs
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(a) Every prescription slip issued by a physician shall contain a clearly printed name and address of the issuing physician. In addition, every prescription written in the Virgin Islands shall have two boxes for the medical practitioner's notation. Under one box shall be the word…
19 V.I.C. § 754 Liability of pharmacists and medical practitioners
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(a) The substitution of any drug by a pharmacist pursuant to this chapter does not constitute the practice of medicine. (b) No substitution of drugs made by a pharmacist in accordance with this chapter shall constitute evidence of negligence if substitution was authorized by the …