Maryland Statutes
Part I - General Provisions
Section 10-103 - Venereal Disease -- Sale of Remedy

(a)    This section does not apply to:
        (1)    a physician licensed to practice medicine;
        (2)    a government unit; or
        (3)    the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.
    (b)    Except in accordance with a prescription written by a physician licensed to practice medicine, a person may not sell, dispense, or give to another a drug, medicine, preparation, substance, or a preparation containing a sulfonamide drug to alleviate, treat, or cure venereal disease.
    (c)    (1)    A prescription under subsection (b) of this section shall include:
            (i)    the physician’s signature and address; and
            (ii)    the date the prescription was written.
        (2)    The person filling the prescription required under subsection (b) of this section:
            (i)    shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;
            (ii)    shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;
            (iii)    shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and
            (iv)    may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.
    (d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:
        (1)    $50 for the first violation; and
        (2)    $250 for each subsequent violation.