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Drug
(history as of 02/24/2014 10:40:51)
A drug is defined as:
· A substance recognized by an official pharmacopoeia or formulary.
· A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
· A substance (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.
· A substance intended for use as a component of of a medicine but not a device or a component, part or accessory of a device.
· Biological products are included within this definition and are generally covered by the same laws and regulations, but differences exist regarding their manufacturing processes (chemical process versus biological process.)
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