Section 3761-522 - Prescription drug education programThe department, in cooperation with the Department of Health, shall develop and implement a Statewide prescription drug education program designed to inform older adults of the dangers of prescription drug abuse and misuse. The prescription drug education program shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning the following:
(1) The hazards of prescription drug overdose.(2) The potential dangers of mixing prescription drugs.(3) The danger of retaining unused prescription drugs after the need to take them no longer exists.(4) The necessity to carefully question physicians, certified registered nurse practitioners and pharmacists concerning the effects of taking prescription drugs, including the differences between brand-name drugs and generically equivalent drugs.(5) The advisability of maintaining a prescription drug profile or other record of prescription drug dosage and frequency of dosage.(6) The desirability of advising family members of the types and proper dosage of prescription drugs which are being taken.(7) The dangers of taking prescription drugs in excess of prescribed dosages.(8) The need to obtain complete, detailed directions from the physician, certified registered nurse practitioner or pharmacist concerning the time period a prescription drug should be taken.1971, Aug. 26, P.L. 351, No. 91, § 522, added 1996, Nov. 21, P.L. 741, No. 134, § 2, imd. effective. Amended 2003, Nov. 26, P.L. 212, No. 37, § 6, imd. effective.