Section 285.815.12. Definition of drugs.  


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  • Rule 12. As used in these rules, "drug" means:

    (a)   Any article recognized or for which the standards or specifications are prescribed in the official compendium consisting of the United States pharmacopeia, homeopathic pharmacopeia of the United States  or  national formulary and supplements in effect on the effective date of these rules.

    (b)   Any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals.

    (c)   Any article, other than food, intended to affect the  structure  of any function of the body of man or other animals.

    (d)  Any article intended for use as a component of any article specified in subdivisions (a), (b) or (c), but does not include devices  or  their components, parts, or accessories.

History: 1979 AC.