California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCGeneral ProvisionsSection 13
The term “materia medica” as used in this code or in any initiative act referred to in this code, means those substances listed in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, the official United States Dispensatory, New and Nonofficial Remedies, or the National Formulary, or any supplement thereof, except substances covered by subdivision (a) of Section 4052 and Section 4057 of this code.
Notes
Defines “materia medica” as substances listed in the specified official pharmacopoeias, dispensatory, remedies publication, National Formulary, or their supplements. Exempts substances covered by the two referenced pharmacy provisions, limiting the definition by excluding those materials even if they otherwise appear in the listed sources.
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