Important Definitions (Section 3 of the Act)

  • To fully understand Section 3 of the Act, one must be familiar with the definitions it provides:

Key Definitions (Section 3 of the Act):

  1. Drug:

    • Includes medicines for humans or animals used for diagnosis, treatment, prevention of diseases, or affecting body structure/function.
  2. Cosmetic:

    • Articles for cleansing, beautifying, or altering appearance, including components of such products.
  3. Manufacture:

    • Processes related to making, altering, packaging, or labeling drugs for sale or distribution.
  4. Misbranded:

    • Drugs misleading in appearance, falsely claiming higher therapeutic value, or improperly labeled.
  5. Adulterated:

    • Drugs containing decomposed substances or prepared/stored under insanitary conditions.
  6. Spurious:

    • Drugs falsely claiming a different manufacturer, imitating another drug, or likely to deceive.

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