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52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3 D SESS.-CH. 532-JUNE 20, 1938 Such preparation shall be prescribed, administered, dispensed, and sold in good faith as a medicine, and not for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the kind and quantity of any narcotic drug that may be prescribed, administered, dispensed, or sold to any person, or for the use of any person or animal, when it is prescribed, administered, dispensed, or sold in compliance with the general provisions of this Act. Manufacturers or wholesalers shall sell tincture opii camphorata, commonly known as paregoric, only in accordance with the provi- sions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act on official written order forms provided for that purpose by the Board of Pharmacy. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring into or have in his possession for sale in the District of Columbia any paregoric unless an official writ- ten order form has been issued therefor. No person shall dispense or sell any paregoric at retail to any person without a prescription from a duly licensed physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other duly authorized person. Prescriptions shall be retained and filed as pro- vided in section 8. RECORD To BE KEPT PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, VETERINARIANS, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED PERSONS SEC. 11. (a) Every physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other person who is authorized to administer or professionally use narcotic drugs shall keep a record of such drugs received by him, and a record of all such drugs administered, dispensed, or professionally used by him otherwise than by prescription in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of this section. It shall, however, be deemed a suffi- cient compliance with this subsection if any such person using small quantities of solutions or other preparations of such drugs for local application shall keep a record of the quantity, character, and potency of such solutions or other preparations purchased or made up by him, and of the dates when purchased or made up, without keeping a record of the amount of such solution or other preparation applied by him to individual patients. MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS (b) Manufacturers and wholesalers shall keep records of all nar- cotic drugs compounded, mixed, cultivated, grown, or by any other process produced or prepared, and of all narcotic drugs received and disposed of by them, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of this section. APOTHECARIES (c) Apothecaries shall keep records of all narcotic drugs received and disposed of by them, in accordance with the provisions of sub- section (e) of this section. VENDORS OF EXEMPTED PREPARATIONS (d) Every person who purchases for resale, or who sells narcotic drug preparations exempted by section 10 of this Act, shall keep a record showing the quantities and kinds thereof received and sold, or disposed of otherwise, in accordance with the provisions of sub- section (e) of this section. FORM AND PRESERVATION OF RECORDS (e) The form of records shall be prescribed by the Board of Phar- macy. The record of narcotic drugs received shall in every case show the date of receipt, the name and address of the person from whom 791 Prescription, etc. , in good faith as a med- icine. Drugs prescribed, etc., ip compliance with genera 1provi- sions of Act. Paregoric,restric- tion on sale. Prescriptions. Record to bekept. Physicians, etc. Manufacturers and wholesalers. Apothecariel Vendors of exempt- ed preparations. Form and prearra- tion of records.