Drug

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008617",
  "term": "Drug",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A substance recognized by an official pharmacopoeia or formulary. A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, mitigation, cure, 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 medicine but not a device or component, part or accessory of a device.\n\n2. Any substance defined as a drug in section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).\n\n3. Meaning contained in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 321 et seq., and the regulations issued under such Act\n\n4. Substance recognized by an official pharmacopoeia or formulary. A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, mitigation, cure, 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 medicine but not a device or component, part or accessory of a device.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Glossary",
    "40 CFR 451.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 710.3 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 720.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/drug/"
}