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• An active ingredient is any component that provides pharmacological activity or other direct effect in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or animals.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Active Ingredient. (n.d.). [email protected] Glossary of Terms. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-ingredient.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Active Ingredient. www.fda.gov. [email protected] Glossary of Terms. FDA. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-ingredient (accessed: June 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Active Ingredient." [email protected] Glossary of Terms. FDA. 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-ingredient.

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