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• 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 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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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Drug. (n.d.). [email protected] Glossary of Terms. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/drug.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Drug. www.fda.gov. [email protected] Glossary of Terms. FDA. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/drug (accessed: May 29, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Drug." [email protected] Glossary of Terms. FDA. 29 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/drug.

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