A pharmacist may fill an oral prescription communicated to him by a duly registered practitioner for such narcotic drugs or compounds of a narcotic drug which the United States Commissioner of Narcotics has found, and by regulations designated, to possess relatively little or no addiction liability. In issuing an oral prescription, the prescriber shall furnish the pharmacist with the same information as is required in the case of a written prescription except for the written signature of the prescriber. The oral prescription, including the information required to be furnished by the prescriber, shall promptly be reduced to writing by the pharmacist, who shall file and preserve the writing in his narcotic prescription file as required by § 65.91. The practitioner is responsible in case the oral prescription does not conform in all essential respects to these instructions. A corresponding responsibility rests upon the pharmacist who fills an oral prescription not communicated in the form prescribed.

ord of an oral prescription) of the quantity furnished, and makes a notation of the reason for not supplying the full quantity on the back of the prescription, and advises the issuing practitioner thereof. A further quantity may not be supplied except upon a new prescription. § 65.90 Labels on containers.

The pharmacist filling a prescription shall affix to the container a label showing his name and registry or exemption identification number, the serial number of the prescription, the name and address of the patient, and the name, address and registry number of the practitioner issuing the prescription. The label must also contain the prescriber's directions for taking the medication, i.e., quantity and frequency.

§ 65.91 Pharmacy records.

Pharmacists who fill prescriptions shall keep the written prescriptions, and the written records of oral prescriptions, in a file in such manner as to be readily accessible to inspection by investigating officers for not less than 2 years.

EXEMPT OFFICIALS

§ 65.101 Military and naval officers.

Officers, members, and employees of the Army, Navy, or Air Force in the Canal Zone (other than those assigned to the Health Bureau of the Canal Zone Government) who, in the exercise of their official duties, acquire, dispense, or handle narcotic drugs or preparations, shall not be governed by this subpart but shall be governed by regulations and directives as issued by the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, and Department of the Air Force. § 65.102 Civil officers and nurses.

(a) Civilian officers and employees (including military officers assigned to the Health Bureau of the Canal Zone Government) of departments, agencies or instrumentalities of the United States in the Canal Zone (other than those covered by § 65.101) who, in the exercise of their official duties, acquire, dispense, or handle narcotic drugs or preparations, shall not be required to register or pay the special tax, but they shall file with the Comptroller a certificate from a superior official showing the official status and official address of the person claiming exemption and (1) whether he is to purchase the narcotics or obtain

them from official stocks and (2) whether or not the officer or employee is to administer or dispense narcotics. Each such certificate shall be renewed on or before July 1 of each year, except that, in the case of any officer or employee of the Panama Canal Company and Canal Zone Government, the certificate shall remain in effect until his termination of service from the Company-Government, unless otherwise specifically cancelled. An exemption identification number shall be assigned by the Comptroller to each exempt person filing a certificate, and the same number shall be retained throughout all the consecutive periods for which the person is entitled to exemption. This identification number shall appear on each order for procurement of narcotic drugs by an exempt person, and on each prescription for narcotic drugs issued by exempt persons in the course of performance of their official duties.

(b) Nurses are regarded as agents of the practitioners or institutions under whose direction or supervision their duties are performed, and they are not permitted to register, nor are they required to file an exemption certificate with the Comptroller. They are not permitted to be in possession of narcotic drugs or preparations except as such agents, or as patients and any narcotic drugs found in the possession of a nurse who is not a patient or at the time under the supervision of a practitioner shall be forfeited to the Government.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Safeguarding of narcotics.

§ 65.111

67.43

Pledge to pay return or forwarding postage, or both.

67.44

Form 3547 requested (notice of new address).

1 For laws governing the Canal Zone postal service generally, see 2 C.Z. Code §§ 11311143, 76A Stat. 38-40. For application of laws of United States defining postal crimes, see 6 C.Z. Code § 2001, 76A Stat. 481. Section 1131 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code provides that the postal service of the Canal Zone shall be governed, except as otherwise provided by that Code, by the laws, rules, regulations, and conventions of the Postal Service of the United States which by their terms apply in the Canal Zone and by such additional laws, rules and regulations as the Governor determines to be applicable to conditions existing in the Canal Zone. Also, it authorizes the Governor to prescribe regulations necessary for the maintenance and operation of the Canal Zone postal service.