§ 18-302. Amygdalin

   (a) Use authorized. -- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a physician may prescribe or administer amygdalin to treat cancer.

(b) Restrictions on use. --

   (1) A hospital or health facility may not restrict or prohibit the use of amygdalin that a physician, with the consent of the patient, prescribes for or administers to the patient.

   (2) (i) The Department may restrict or prohibit the use of amygdalin in the treatment of a patient if, after a hearing, the Department finds that the manner in which the amygdalin is prescribed or administered is harmful to the patient.

      (ii) The Department shall adopt rules and regulations for hearings under this paragraph.

(c) Other regulations. -- The Department and the State Board of Pharmacy shall regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of amygdalin for use in this State, but only to ensure that the amygdalin is not adulterated, contaminated by microorganisms, or misbranded.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 133; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.