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Act No. 597 Section 18

Act No. 597 Section 18

Section 18

SEC. 18. Every owner or proprietor of a pharmacy or drug store shall — (a) Provide a seal containing an inscription giving the name of the pharmacy or drug store, and shall affix the same to every prescription box, bottle, or other package containing medicine sold in said pharmacy or drug store. He shall further label all medicines, except patent, proprietary, or other secret medicines or drugs, so as in designate their ingredients by name, or by the number of the prescription and the name of the physician writing it. (b) Provide a cabinet; in which shall be kept all violent poisons enumerated in section nineteen of this Act and cause said cabinet to he locked when not in use. (c) Preserve in a book kept for that purpose consecutively numbered copies of all prescriptions filled.

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CitationAct No. 597 Section 18 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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