Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 194

Prescribing opium unnecessarily for a patient.

Article 194

ART. 194. Prescribing opium unnecessarily for a patient.—The penalty of prision correccional or a fine ranging from 300 to 10,000 pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon any physician or dentist who shall prescribe opium for any person whose physical condition does not require the use of the same.

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