Regulación sobre la venta de productos con dextrometorfano a menores

Explicación Simple

No se puede vender un jarabe para la tos que tiene dextrometorfano a alguien menor de 18 años, a menos que tenga una receta. Si vendes este producto, debes pedirle al comprador que muestre su identificación para asegurarte de que es mayor de edad.

Es como si en una tienda de dulces no pudieras vender chocolate a un niño sin que su mamá se lo permita. Necesitas asegurarte de que tengan el permiso adecuado antes de darles algo que no pueden tener.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan trabaja en una farmacia y un adolescente de 16 años llega a comprar un jarabe para la tos. Juan le pide su identificación y, al ver que no tiene una receta médica, le dice que no puede venderle el jarabe. Así, Juan cumple con la ley.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

tions 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code, a military identification card, or any other form of identification that bears the name, date of birth, description, and picture of the person identified. (3) "Retailer" means a place of business that offers consumer products for sale to the general public, including a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs that is licensed under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code and operated as a pharmacy. (B) No retailer or employee of a retailer shall knowingly supply, deliver, give, or otherwise provide a drug, material, compound, mixture, preparation, or substance containing any quantity of dextromethorphan through the sale of any product to a person under eighteen years of age, unless the person has been issued a prescription for the product being purchased. (C) For purposes of division (B) of this section, the person making the sale of a product containing dextromethorphan shall require and obtain evidence of majority and identity from the purchaser, unless from the purchaser's outward appearance the person making the sale would reasonably presume the purchaser to be twenty-five years of age or older. Proof that the person making the sale demanded, was shown, and acted in reasonable reliance on the purchaser's evidence of majority and identity is a defense to any charge of a violation of division (B) of this section.