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No. 12
Pharmacy and Drugs Act
PART
Interpretation
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2001
I-PRELIMINARY
In this Act, unless a contrary intention appears
"authorized pharmacopoeia" means the latest edition of
United States Pharmacopoeia, British Pharmacopoela,
or European Pharmacopoeia; or International
Pharmacopoeia;
"Board" means the Pharmacy Board established by
Section 2;
"Class A drug" means a drug listed in Class A in the
First Schedule to be sold or dispensed only by a
pharmacist;
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"Class B drug" means a drug listed in Class B in the Fi rst
Schedule to be sold or dispensed through pharmacies
or drug stores ~
HClass C drug" means a drug listed in Class C in the First
Schedule to be sold or dispensed through pharmacies
or drug stores or patent medicine stores;
"controlled cosmetic" means any cosmetic found to
contain any drug which is listed in the First Schedule
which may be dispensed only by a pharmacist or
pharmacy technician, as the case may be~
"cosmetic>t means any substance or preparation intended
to be applied to any part of the external surface of the
human body (i.e.. hair, epidermis, nails, lips and
external genital organs) or to the teeth or bucal or other
mucosa wholly or mainly for the purpose of clearing,
perfuming or protecting or keeping the parts in good
condition or changing their appearance, or combating
body odour or perspiration ~
"descriptive matter'~ means any statement, (whether
written or oral) which purports to describe the
composition or effect or any drug or reference 'to
application of descriptive matter by way of
advertisement on, or with the container in which the
drug IS supplied or in any other manner;
"disease" includes injury and bodily or mental deficiency
or abnormali ty:
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