Health and Safety Code section 111490

(a)

A drug or device that is subject to Section 111470 is misbranded if at any time prior to dispensing, its label fails to bear the statement “Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription,” or “Caution: state law prohibits dispensing without prescription,” or “R x only.” A drug or device to which Section 111470 does not apply is misbranded if at any time prior to dispensing its label bears the caution statement or “R x only” quoted in the preceding sentence.

(b)

A device that is subject to Section 111470 is misbranded if, at any time prior to dispensing, its label fails to bear the statement “Caution: federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a ____ ,” the blank to be filled in with the designation of the practitioner licensed to use or order use of the device. A device to which Section 111470 does not apply is misbranded if, at any time prior to dispensing, its label bears the caution statement quoted in the preceding sentence.

Source: Section 111490, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=111490.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2001; accessed Jul. 20, 2026).

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