Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-3.23. Advertising controlled substances
No practitioner, manufacturer, or wholesaler shall solicit by public advertisement or otherwise application to him or her for prescription for, or sales of, controlled substances, or shall publicly advertise any treatment the principal element of which consists in the administering, dispensing, furnishing, giving away, or delivering of a controlled substance, except, that the manufacturer or wholesaler may advertise in journals and publications or by other means intended for circulation among the medical profession and drug trade generally.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-3.23
- Controlled substance: means a drug, substance, immediate precursor, or synthetic drug in schedules I — V of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-1.02
- Manufacturer: means a person who manufactures but does not include an apothecary who compounds controlled substances to be sold or dispensed on prescriptions. See Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-1.02
- Practitioner: means :
(i) A physician, osteopath, dentist, chiropodist, veterinarian, scientific investigator, or other person licensed, registered, or permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or to administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-1.02
- Wholesaler: means a person who sells, vends, or distributes at wholesale, or as a jobber, broker agent, or distributor, or for resale in any manner in this state any controlled substance. See Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-1.02