For the purposes of this chapter a drug shall be deemed adulterated if, when sold under or by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity as determined by the test laid down in such pharmacopoeia or formulary, at the time of investigation; provided that no drug defined in such pharmacopoeia or formulary shall be deemed to be adulterated if the standard of strength, quality, or purity be plainly stated upon the bottle, box, or other container thereof, although such standard may differ from that determined by the test laid down by such pharmacopoeia or formulary.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 39-15-2

  • drug: as used in this chapter shall include all medicines and preparations recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary for internal or external use, and any substance or mixtures of substances intended to be used for the cure, mitigation, or prevention of disease of either man or domestic animal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 39-15-1

Source: SL 1907, ch 151, § 35; SL 1909, ch 180, § 3; RC 1919, § 7852 (1); SL 1921, ch 238; SDC 1939, § 22.1102 (1).