PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                               Ch. 10

(1)     A physician, dentist, veterinarian, scientific investigator, or other person
licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with
respect to or administer a controlled dangerous substance in the course of professional
practice or research in this State.

[(a)] (I) "Physician" shall mean any person authorized by law to
practice medicine in this State.

[(b)] (II) "Dentist" and "veterinarian" shall mean any person
authorized by law to practice dentistry or veterinary medicine in this State.

(2)     A pharmacy, laboratory, hospital or other institution licensed,
registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect
to or to administer a controlled dangerous substance in the course of professional
practice or research in the [State.

(a)] STATE. "Hospital" shall mean an institution for the care and
treatment of the sick and injured approved by the Department, as proper to be entrusted
with the custody of controlled dangerous substances under the direction of a physician,
dentist, or veterinarian.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect tabulation, omitted colons, and incorrect internal
references in Article 27, § 277(j) and (q) and excessive spacing and tabulation
in § 277(t),

Occurred: Ch. 493, Acts of 1971.

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The following schedules include the controlled dangerous substances listed or to be
listed by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or trade name
designated.

(e) 3. a. Any compound, mixture, or preparation containing limited quantities
of any of the following narcotic drugs or any salts thereof, which also contains one or
more nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients in sufficient proportion to confer upon the
compound, mixture, or preparation, valuable medicinal qualities other than those
possessed by the narcotic drug alone:

4.       Not more than 2.5 milligrams of diphenoxylate and not less
than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit; AND

5.       Unless specifically excepted, or unless listed in another
schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing [any of the

' following narcotic drugs and their salts, as set forth below:

1. Buprenorphine] BUPRENORPHINE OR ITS SALT.
DRAFTER'S NOTE:

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