“interchangeable multi-source medicine” means medicines that contain the same active substances
which are identical in strength or concentration, dosage form and route of administration and meet the
same or comparable standards, which comply with the requirements for therapeutic equivalence as
prescribed;
[Definition of “interchangeable multi-source medicine” inserted by s. 1 (d) of Act No. 90 of 1997.]
“label”, when used as a verb, means brand, mark or otherwise designate or describe, and when used as
a noun, means any brand or mark or any written, pictorial or other descriptive matter appearing on or
attached to or packed with and referring to any article or the package containing any article;
“magistrate” means a magistrate as defined in section 1 of the Magistrates Act, 1993 (Act No. 90 of
1993), and includes an additional magistrate and an assistant magistrate;
[Definition of “magistrate” inserted by s. 1 (a) of Act No. 59 of 2002.]
“Medical Act” . . . . . .
[Definition of “Medical Act” deleted by s. 1 (e) of Act No. 90 of 1997.]
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“medical device” means any instrument, appliance, material, machine, apparatus, implant or diagnostic
reagent—
(a)
used or purporting to be suitable for use or manufactured or sold for use in—
(i)
the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, modification, monitoring or prevention of disease,
abnormal physical or mental states or the symptoms thereof; or
(ii)
restoring, correcting or modifying any somatic or psychic or organic function; or
(iii)
the diagnosis or prevention of pregnancy,
and which does not achieve its purpose through chemical, pharmacological,
immunological or metabolic means in or on the human body but which may be assisted in its function by
such means; or
(b)
declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be a medical device,
and includes any part or an accessory of a medical device;
[Definition of “medical device” inserted by s. 1 (c) of Act No. 94 of 1991.]
“medical practitioner” means a person registered as such under the Health Professions Act, 1974, and
includes an intern registered under that Act;
[Definition of “medical practitioner” substituted by s. 1 (c) of Act No. 17 of 1979, by s. 1 (d) of Act No. 94
of 1991 and by s. 1 ( f ) of Act No. 90 of 1997.]
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“medicinal purpose” . . . . . .
[Definition of “medicinal purpose” deleted by s. 1 (e) of Act No. 94 of 1991.]
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“medicine” means any substance or mixture of substances used or purporting to be suitable for use or
manufactured or sold for use in—
(a)
the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, modification or prevention of disease, abnormal
physical or mental state or the symptoms thereof in man; or
(b)
restoring, correcting or modifying any somatic or psychic or organic function in man,
and includes any veterinary medicine;
[Definition of “medicine” substituted by s. 1 (d) of Act No. 17 of 1979.]
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“Minister” means the Minister of Health;
[Definition of “Minister” substituted by s. 1 (d) of Act No. 20 of 1981, by s. 1 ( f ) of Act No. 94 of 1991
and by s. 1 (g) of Act No. 90 of 1997.]
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“nurse” means a person registered as such under the Nursing Act, 1978 (Act No. 50 of 1978);
[Definition of “nurse” inserted by s. 1 (g) of Act No. 94 of 1991.]
“package” means anything in or by which any medicine or Scheduled substance is enclosed, covered,
contained or packed;
“pathologist” means a pathologist to whom authority has been granted under section 27;
“pharmacist” means a person registered as such under the Pharmacy Act, 1974;
[Definition of “pharmacist” substituted by s. 1 (e) of Act No. 17 of 1979 and by s. 1 (h) of Act No. 94 of
1991.]
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“pharmacist intern” means a person registered as such under the Pharmacy Act, 1974;
[Definition of “pharmacist intern” inserted by s. 1 (h) of Act No. 90 of 1997.]
“pharmacist’s assistant” means a person registered as such under the Pharmacy Act, 1974;
[Definition of “pharmacist’s assistant” inserted by s. 1 ( f ) of Act No. 17 of 1979, deleted by s. 1 (i) of Act
No. 94 of 1991 and inserted by s. 1 (h) of Act No. 90 of 1997.]
“pharmacologist”, except for the purposes of section 24 (1) (c), means a pharmacologist to whom
authority has been granted under section 27;
[Definition of “pharmacologist” substituted by s. 1 ( j) of Act No. 94 of 1991.]
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“pharmacy Board” . . . . . .
[Definition of “pharmacy Board” deleted by s. 1 (k) of Act No. 94 of 1991.]