2013 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 26-1-13 - Packaging and labeling requirements; proprietary preparations. (1972)

A.   The principal display panel of an over-the-counter packaged drug or device shall bear as one of its principal features a statement of the identity of the commodity. The statement shall include the established name of the drug or the common name of the device and an accurate statement of the general pharmacological category of the drug or the principal intended action of the drug or device in terms meaningful to the layman.   

B.   In the case of an over-the-counter drug that is a mixture with no established name, a conspicuous enumeration of each active ingredient that is a mixture with no established name and a conspicuous enumeration of each active ingredient immediately followed by an accurate statement of the general pharmacological category of the ingredients or of its principal intended action in terms that are meaningful to the layman.   

C.   This section shall not apply to any drug or class of drugs exempted by regulations promulgated under the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act.   

D.   The label of an over-the-counter packaged drug or device shall bear a declaration of the net quantity of its contents.   

E.   Dangerous drugs or over-the-counter preparations subject to the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 shall meet the safety closure standards and regulations promulgated pursuant to the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970.