CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1008

 

 

                    Chapter 68, Laws of 1991

 

 

                        52nd Legislature

                      1991 Regular Session

 

 

         OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS LABEL INFORMATION

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/28/91

 

 


Passed by the House March 19, 1991

  Yeas 97   Nays 0

 

 

              JOE KING             

Speaker of the

       House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate April 10, 1991

  Yeas 45   Nays 0

 

 

           JOEL PRITCHARD          

President of the Senate

 

 

Approved May 3, 1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           BOOTH GARDNER           

Governor of the State of Washington


       CERTIFICATE

 

I, Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1008 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

            ALAN THOMPSON             Chief Clerk

 

 

                                     FILED         

 

 

 

                  May 3, 1991 - 10:04 a.m.

 

 

 

                        Secretary of State   

                       State of Washington  



 


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                            SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1008

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                     Passed Legislature - 1991 Regular Session


 

 

State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives O'Brien, Dellwo, Wineberry and Winsley).

 

Read first time February 22, 1991.  Evaluating labels for over-the-counter medications.


     AN ACT Relating to label information for over-the-counter medications; adding a new section to chapter 69.60 RCW; and creating a new section.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.      The legislature finds that printed material on labels and notices packaged with nonprescription drugs may be difficult to read.  This difficulty presents a potential danger to the health and safety of customers, therefore, every effort should be made to print these materials in a manner that makes them more comprehensible.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 69.60 RCW to read as follows:

     (1) Manufacturers of nonprescription drugs that are sold in this state shall evaluate and may modify the labeling of nonprescription drugs to maximize the readability and clarity of label information, in both the cognitive and visual sense.  The nonprescription drug manufacturers association is requested to report on a quarterly basis to, and seek advise from, the board of pharmacy, which may appoint an advisory committee to assist the board, regarding the progress made by the nonprescription drug industry with respect to the readability and clarity of labeling information.

     (2) The board of pharmacy shall report to the legislature by December 1, 1993, regarding the progress made by the nonprescription drug industry with respect to the readability and clarity of labeling information.

     (3) This section shall expire on March 31, 1994.


     Passed the House March 19, 1991.

     Passed the Senate April 10, 1991.

Approved by the Governor May 3, 1991.

     Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 3, 1991.