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Current through October 23, 2012
Ten days prior to each issue date, the Office of Consumer Protection shall furnish to each pharmacy in the District a poster suitable for display of a type style and size so as to be easily readable at a reasonable distance, which:
(1) Lists the 100 most commonly used prescription drugs in 2 commonly prescribed quantities, with space for the current selling price of each quantity;
(2) Lists professional and convenience services, with space for each pharmacy to indicate:
(A) Whether it offers each service; and
(B) The additional charge, if any, for that service;
(3) Contains a heading stating "OUR CURRENT PRESCRIPTION PRICES" and containing spaces for the insertion of the name and address of each pharmacy;
(4) Indicates in simple language that:
(A) The price of a prescription drug is often different at different pharmacies, and that the consumer may want to make a comparison on the cost of a prescription;
(B) The pharmacy may be able to substitute a less expensive drug which is therapeutically equivalent to the one prescribed by the consumer's doctor, unless the consumer does not approve; and
(C) The consumer has the right to know the exact price of a prescription before it is filled; and
(5) Provides space for each pharmacy to indicate the eligibility and terms of any discount it offers on legend drugs.
(Sept. 10, 1976, D.C. Law 1-81, title I, § 102, 23 DCR 2460; Apr. 7, 1977, D.C. Law 1-114, § 3(c), 23 DCR 8743.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 33-712.
1973 Ed., § 33-812.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-81, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 48-804.51.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-114, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 48-804.51.
