Article 194Prescribing opium unnecessarily for a patient

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

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Prescribing opium unnecessarily for a patient.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Prescribing opium unnecessarily for a patient.

-The penalty of prision correccional or a fine ranging from 300 to 10,000 pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon any physician or dentist who shall prescribe opium for any person whose physical condition does not require the use of the same.

TITLE SIX

CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC MORALS

CHAPTER ONE

GAMBLING AND BETTING

Source: lawphil.net (Act No. 3815 as amended)

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