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Business and Professions Code § 4076.7

ARTICLE 4. Requirements for Prescriptions

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4076.7Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 693, Sec. 11. (SB 1109) Effective January 1, 2019.

In addition to the requirements of Sections 4076 and 4076.5, whenever a prescription drug containing an opioid is dispensed to a patient for outpatient use, the pharmacy or practitioner dispensing the drug shall prominently display on the label or container, by means of a flag or other notification mechanism attached to the container, a notice that states “Caution: Opioid. Risk of overdose and addiction.”