Drug Labeling Amendments of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Drug Labeling Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require specified information on the label of any drug administered or dispensed to or purchased by any individual. Permits practitioners licensed to administer drugs to stipulate when writing a prescription for such drug that specified information not be included. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to publish a list of priorities for the promulgation of regulations based upon: (1) the frequency of the use of a drug; (2) the frequency of prescriptions of a drug for uses other than the uses prescribed; and (3) the frequency of occurrence of adverse effects from the use of a drug.…