2. Interpretation
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(1) In this Act—
“authorised seller of poisons” means a person registered as such under Part 2;
“Code of Ethics” means the Code of Ethics contained in Schedule 1;
“certificate of inspection” means a certificate issued by a Pharmacy Inspector under section 54;
“certificate of registration” means a certificate issued by the Registrar under section 38;
“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Pharmacy Council elected under section 5;
“dispensing” when used in relation to drugs or poisons means supplying a medicine or a poison in accordance with a prescription;
“drug” includes any substance or mixture of substances, manufactured, sold or represented for use in—
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(a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of any disease, disorder, abnormal physical or mental state, or their symptoms, in human beings or animals;
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(b) the restoration, correction or modification of organic functions in human beings or animals;
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(c) disinfection of premises in which food is manufactured, prepared or kept;
“drug procurement and distribution agency” means any person, other than the Pharmaceutical Procurement Service, purchasing drugs in bulk for the purpose of wholesale distribution;
“health care aids and devices” means the items listed in Schedule 2;
“List of Poisons” means the list published under section 14(1);
“member” means a member of the Pharmacy Council appointed under section 5;
“Minister” means the Minster responsible for health;
“misconduct” means conduct that, in the opinion of the Pharmacy Council, undermines the honour and dignity of the pharmacy profession, and includes behaviour that falls short of the standards contained in the Code of Ethics;
“pesticides” means any drug used for the control of pests which is therefore regulated by the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Act;
“pests” has the same meaning given to it in the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Act;
“Pharmaceutical Procurement Service” means the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Eastern Caribbean Drug Service established by Agreement Establishing the Eastern Caribbean Drug Service of 2 June 1989;
“pharmacist” means a person registered as such under Part 2;
“pharmacy” means premises or that part of it that is registered for use for the practice of pharmacy under Part 2;
“Pharmacy Council” means the Pharmacy Council established under section 5;
“Pharmacy Inspector” means a person appointed as such under section 46;
“poison” means a substance, that is dangerous to human or animal health or life, and that is contained in the List of Poisons;
“practice of pharmacy” includes—
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(a) the supply of drugs or poisons in accordance with a prescription given by a duly registered doctor, dentist, veterinarian or other authorised person;
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(b) the compounding, packaging, labelling, storage and dispensing of drugs;
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(c) the provision of non-prescription drugs;
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(d) the provision of health care aids and devices; and
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(e) the provision of information related to drug use;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;
“Registers” means the Register of Pharmacists, the Register of Authorised Sellers of Poisons and the Register of Pharmacies kept by the Registrar under section 37;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the High Court;
“regulations” means regulations made under section 68;
“Vice Chairperson” means the Vice Chairperson of the Pharmacy Council elected under section 5.