N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-7.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:39-7.14 - Advertising and sale of prescription drugs

(a) "Advertisement" means any attempt directly or indirectly by publication, dissemination, or circulation in print or electronic media which directly or indirectly induces or attempts to induce any person or entity to purchase or enter into an agreement to purchase services or goods from a Board licensee.

(b) Price quotations for prescription drugs appearing in any advertisement shall stipulate the strength and quantity required to be purchased for the offered cost. Price quotations shall include the usual and customary prescription cost. All services including, but not limited to, delivery charges rendered by the pharmacy which will add additional costs to the price quoted, must be set forth in the advertisement.

(c) Any reference in any form of advertisement to the quality of a drug or its beneficial use is prohibited.

(d) Price quotations for drugs appearing in any advertisement shall stipulate the effective period of price quotation.

(e) Upon request by any consumer, the pharmacist shall give usual and customary price information for a non-third party paying customer over the telephone and shall stipulate the effective period of the price quotation.

(f) All advertisements shall be predominantly informational and shall not be misleading, confusing or false. Any advertisement demeaning the quality of professional services rendered by another licensee or permittee shall be prohibited.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-7.14

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.8 and amended by R.2005 d.25, effective 1/18/2005.
See: 36 New Jersey Register 3345(a), 37 New Jersey Register 295(a).
Rewrote (e); in (f), deleted the second sentence. Former N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.14, Patient profile record system, recodified to N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.19.