386 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 172

241 (j). No barbital or any other hypnotic or somnifa-
cient drug as defined herein shall be sold at retail or dis-
pensed to any person in the State of Maryland, except upon
the written prescription of a duly licensed physician, den-
tist, or veterinarian, and no pharmacist shall dispense any
such drug without affixing to the container in which the
drug is sold or dispensed, a label bearing the name and
address of the pharmacist, the date compounded and the
consecutive number of the prescription under which it is
recorded in his prescription files, together with the name
of the physician, dentist or veterinarian prescribing it, and
the directions for the use of the drug as given upon said
prescription of the physician, dentist, or veterinarian.

241 (k). No manufacturer, pharmacist, jobber or other
dealer in drugs shall sell or have in his possession barbital
or any other hypnotic or somnifacient drug, unless the
container bears a label securely attached thereto, stating
conspicuously in printed words the specific name of the
barbital or other hypnotic or somnifacient drug and the
proportion or amount thereof. Such label shall not be
necessary when such a drug is dispensed by a pharmacist
upon a prescription and the container is labeled in the
manner prescribed in Section 241 (j).

241 (1). For the purposes of this Act, the term "barbi-
tal" shall be held to mean and include, the salts of barbi-
turic acid, also known, as malonylurea, or any derivative
or compounds or any preparations or mixtures thereof
containing more than ten grains to the avoirdupois or
fluid ounce of the said substance. And the term "other
hypnotic or somnifacient drug" shall be held to mean and
include, sulphonethylmethane (Trional) or sulphonme-
thane (SulpHonal) or diethyl-sulphone, diethyl-methane
(Tetronal), or paraldehyde or any derivatives or com-
pounds or any preparations or mixtures thereof containing
more than ten grains to the avoirdupois or fluid ounce of
the said substances and chloral or chloral hydrate, or
chlorbutanol or any compounds or mixtures thereof con-
taining more than ten grains to the avoirdupois or fluid
ounce of the said substances when such chloral or chloral
hydrate or chlorbutanol or compounds or mixtures thereof
are to be used internally.

The provisions of this Section shall apply to any of the
above mentioned drugs, or any derivatives or com-
pounds or any preparations or mixtures thereof, as above