RA 6425 (The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972) Section 19

Unnecessary Prescription of Regulated Drugs.

Section 19

SEC. 19. Unnecessary Prescription of Regulated Drugs. — The penalty of imprisonment ranging from six months and one day to four years and a fine ranging from six hundred to four thousand pesos and the additional penalty of the revocation of his license to practice shall be imposed upon any physician or dentist who shall prescribe any regulated drug for any person whose physical or physiological condition does not require the use thereof. Article IVProvisions of Common Application to Offenses Penalized under Articles II and III

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