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RA 5921 Section 34

Section 34

SEC. 34. Provisions relative to dispensing of violent poisons.&mdashEvery pharmacist who dispenses, sells or otherwise delivers any of the violent poisons intended for medicinal use, to wit: arsenical preparations, phosphorus; corrosive sublimate; atrophine, strychnine, or any of their salts; hycocyanic acid or any of its salts; oil of bitter almonds containing hydrocyanic acid or prassic acid; oil of mirbane (Nitro-benzene) ; and such other poisonous substances which may from time to time be classified under this category by the Food and Drug Administration; shall do so only upon prescription of a duly licensed physician, dentist or veterinarian. He shall make or cause to be made in a separate book, kept for the purpose, an entry stating the date of each sale and the name and address of the purchaser, the name and quantity of the poison sold and the purpose for which it was claimed to be purchased, before delivering it to the purchaser. No prescription, the prescribed dose of which contains h dangerous quantity of poison, shall be filled without first consulting the prescribing authority and verifying the prescription. The pharmacist before delivery of such poison to the purchaser shall acquaint the latter of its poisonous character. The pharmacist shall also affix to every box, bottle or other package containing any dangerous or poisonous drug, another label of red paper upon which shall be printed in large letters the word "Poison" and a vignette representing a skull and bones before delivering it to the purchaser. No poison specified in this section shall be sold or otherwise delivered to any person less than eighteen years of age or who is mentally deranged or under the influence of liquor or one who is apparently addicted to opiates and other habit-forming drugs. The books kept for the purpose of recording the sale of violent poisons shall be open at all times to the inspection of the proper authorities, and every such book shall be preserved for at least five years after the last entry in it has been made. Should any of the poisons above-stated be intended for purposes other than medicinal, the same may be sold without a prescription by the pharmacist but the other requirements of this section must be complied with.

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CitationRA 5921 Section 34 (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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