Md. Code, Health - General § 21-204
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 21-204, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§21–204.
Official statutory text
Unless the drug is purported to be an antiseptic for inhibitory use as a wet dressing, ointment, or dusting powder, or as some other substance that involves prolonged contact with the body, the representation of any drug, in its labeling or in an advertisement, as an antiseptic shall be considered to be a representation that the drug is a germicide.
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