Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06


prescribed, administered, dispensed,
or sold, shall contain in addition to
the narcotic drug in it, some drug
or drugs comforting upon it medicin-
al qualities other than those pos
sessed by the narcotic drug alone.
Such preparation shall be prescribed,
administered, dispensed, and sold in
good faith as a medicine, and not
for the purpose Of evading the pro-
visions of this act.
Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the kind and
quantity Of any narcotic drug that
may be prescribed, administered, dis
pensed, or sold, to any person or for
the use Of any person or animal,
when it is prescribed. administered,
dispensed, or sold in compliance with
the general provisions of this act.
Section 8. Cd Every physician,
dentist, veterinarian, or other per-
son who is authorized to administer
or professionally use narcotic drugs,
shall keep a record Of such drugs
received by him, and a record of all
such drugs administered, dispensed,
or professionally used by him other
wise than by prescription. 1t shall,
however, be deemed sufficient COM
pliance with this subsection if any
such person using small qantitieS of
solutions or other preparations of
such drugs for local application,
shall keep a record of the quantity,
character, and potency Of such solu-
tions or other preparations pur-
chased or made up by him, and of
the dates when purchased or made
up, without keeping record of the
amount of such solution or other
preparation applied by him to in
dividual patients.
Provided: That no record need be
kept of narcotic drugs administered,
dispensed, or professionally used in
the treatment of any one patient,
when the amount administered, dis
pensed, or professionally used for
that purpose does not exceed in any
forty-eight consecutive hours, (a)
four grains of opium, or (b) one
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any of its salts, or Co two grains Of
codeine or of any of its salts, or Cd
one-fourth of grain Of heroin or
any of its salts, or (e) quantity
Of any other narcotic drug or any
combination Of narcotic drugs that
does not exceed in pharmacologic
potency any one of the drugs named
above in the quantity stated.
co Manufacturers and whole
salers shall keep records of all mar
cotic drugs compounded, mixed, cul-
tivated, grown, or by any other pro-
cess produced or prepared, and of all
narcotic drugs received and disposed
of by them, in accordance with the
provisions of subsection 5 of this
section.
CD Apothecaries shall keep rec
ords of all narcotic drugs received
and disposed of by them, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of SUBJ
section of this section.
Cd Every person who purchases
for resale, or who sells narcotic
drug preparations exempted by
Section of this act, shall keep a
record showing the quantities and
kinds thereof received and sold, or
disposed of otherwise, in accordance
with the provisions of subsection 5
of this section.
CD The form of records shall be
prescribed by the department of
health of the State of Minnesota.
The record Of narcotic drugs re-
ceived shall in every case show the
date of receipt, the name and adj
dress Of the person from whom re-
ceived, and the kind and quantity
of drug received; the kind and
quantity Of narcotic drugs pro-
duced or removed from process of
manufacture, and the date of such
production or removal from pro-
cess Of manufacture; and the rec
ord shall in every case show the
proportion Of morphine, cocaine, or
ecgonine contained in or producible
from crude opium or coca leaves re-
ceived or produced. The record of
all narcotic drugs sold, administer
ed, dispensed, or otherwise disposed
Of, shall show the date of selling
administering, or dispensing, the
name and address of the person to
whom, or for whose use, or the
owner and species Of animal for
which the drugs were sold, admin
istered or dispensed, and the kind
and quantity of drugs. Every such
record shall be kept for period OF
two years from the date of the
transaction recorded. The keeping
of a record required by or under
the Federal Narcotic Laws, con-
tanning substantially the same in
formation as is specified above
shall constitute compliance with
this section, except that every such
record shall contain detailed list
of narcotic drugs lost, destroyed, OF
stolen, if any, the kind and quaint
ity of such drugs, and the date OF
the discovery of such loss, deStruc-
ton, or theft.
Section 10.
Cd Whenever a manufacturer
sells or dispenses a narcotic drug
and whenever a wholesaler sells OF
dispenses a narcotic drug in a
package prepared by him, he shall
securely affix to each package in
which that drug is contained a
label showing in legible English the
name and address of the vendor
and the quantity. kind. and form OF
narcotic drug contained therein. Nc
person, except an apothecary for the
purpose of filling a prescription
under this act, shall alter, deface
or remove any label so affixed.
ca Whenever an apothecary sells
or dispenses any narcotic drug on q
prescription issued by a physician
dentist, or veterinarian, he shall