Article 15:
Pharmacists may sell or supply narcotic drugs in medicinal form and in medicinal doses after verifying the identity of the purchaser, who must be adult, only on presentation of a medical prescription, only in the quantity prescribed and only in the form of a pharmaceutical preparation in which the narcotic substance is closely combined with the excipient. The pharmacist is required to satisfy himself that the prescription is worded in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of this Act, to note on the prescription the date on which it was made up, to enter the prescription in the prescription-register and to retain the original prescription. Any person contravening the provisions of this article shall be liable to imprisonment for not less than six months or more than two years and to a fine of not less than So.sh. 500 or more than So.sh. 5,000, provided the act committed does not constitute a more serious offence. A person committing a second or subsequent offence shall be suspended from the exercise of his profession for a period equal to that of the penalty.
