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56Chapter 3 - A New Drug Approvals Framework For Ontario“Drug” means any substance or preparation containing any substance,(a) manufactured, sold or represented for use in,(i) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease,disorder, abnormal physical or mental state or the symptomsthereof, in humans, animals or fowl, or(ii) restoring, correcting or modifying functions in humans,animals or fowl,(b) referred to in Schedule I, II or III,(c) listed in a publication named by the regulations, or(d) named in the regulations, but does not include,(e) any substance or preparation referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d)manufactured, offered for sale or sold as, or as part of, a food, drinkor cosmetic,(f) any “natural health product” as defined from time to time by theNatural Health Products Regulations under the Food and Drugs Act(Canada), unless the product is a substance that is identified in theregulations as being a drug for the purposes of this Act despite thisclause, either specifically or by its membership in a class or itslisting or identification in a publication,(g) a substance or preparation named in Schedule U,(h) a substance or preparation listed in a publication named by theregulations, or(i) a substance or preparation that the regulations provide is not a drug.“Prescriber” means a person who is authorized under the laws of aprovince or territory of Canada to give a prescription within the scope ofhis or her practice of a health discipline.“Prescription” means a direction from a prescriber directing the dispensingof any drug or mixture of drugs for a designated person or animal. 2“Administer” means to supply a dose of a drug to a person for the purposeof immediate ingestion, application, inhalation, insertion or injection. InOntario, administering drugs or substances by injection or inhalation arecontrolled acts under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA).“Compound” means to mix together two or more ingredients of which atleast one is a drug for the purpose of dispensing a drug or drugs, but doesnot include reconstituting a drug with only water. 32Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.4, s.1.; viewable athttp://www.canlii.org/on/laws/sta/h-4/20080821/whole.html.3Government Organization Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. G-10, Schedule 7.1, s.1(b). Accessed September 18,2008; viewable at http://www.canlii.org/ab/laws/sta/g-10/20080818/whole.html.HPRAC Critical Links January 2009