{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-37-1701","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 37:1701","heading":"Prescription; name of patient and prescription","body":"A. Each physician, surgeon, optometrist, medical psychologist, and dentist, upon writing a prescription shall write the name of the patient and the trade name, or the generic name, or the most commonly used name on the prescription issued.\nB. No druggist, pharmacist, or dispensing physician shall fill any prescription unless the name of the patient and the trade name, or the generic name, or the most commonly used name of the prescription appears on the label, unless otherwise specified by the physician, surgeon, optometrist, medical psychologist, or dentist.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","PART III. MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS AND LABELS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=93428","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:03Z","sha256":"63e37259effa0456be8a78f6b31eda39faa10a7488f4cc4b717791b801273e2c","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-37-1683","next":"us-la/rs-37-1702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}