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Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 12-704

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) (1) Unless authorized to practice pharmacy under this title, a person may not represent to the public by title, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person is authorized to practice pharmacy in this State.

(2) Unless authorized to practice pharmacy under this title, a person may not use the terms “pharmacist” or “druggist” with the intent to represent that the person practices pharmacy.

(b) (1) Unless an establishment has a pharmacy permit, a person may not represent to the public by title, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the establishment is a pharmacy.

(2) The acts prohibited by this subsection include using, with the intent to misrepresent that an establishment is a pharmacy, the terms “pharmacy” or “drugstore”, the characteristic show bottles or globes filled with colored water, or any other term or symbol traditionally associated with practicing pharmacy.