Now wait a minute. You might want to re-read your definition. There were 3 different definitions, labelled 1-3. Any of which could identify a "drug". However, definition 1 had two subsections to it, a) and b).
So for a substance to satisfy definition 1, it had to both a) be used in diagnosis, treatment or prevention AND b) be recognized or defined by the US Food Drug and Cosmetic Act. Sugar might be used to treat certain conditions, but if it aint listed in that Act...it aint a drug. > Yeah, but if we're talking about the dictionary definition -- or > rather -- definition 1 from dictionary.com that it's used in > treatment, then it's being a prescribed chemical is afaik the deciding > factor in its being included by that definition. > >> Potassium isn't regulated by the FDA -- it's clased as a >> supplement. >> Which is just as good an argument as "it's prescribed!" >> :-) > >> --Ben > >> S.Isaac Dealey wrote: >>>>There's also the question of whether or not >>>>insulin is a drug. Is something a drug if >>>>it should be there, but isn't? >>>>Seems a grey area to me. >>> >>> >>> I knew a guy who had to be given cholesterol because his >>> body didn't >>> produce enough. >>> >>> But you know, potassium is something the body normally >>> has -- and >>> needs -- (I believe banannas have a lot of it) but you >>> can OD on >>> potassium too... and it's definately available in pills >>> at the >>> pharmacy and I've heard of it being prescribed by dr's... >>> so... > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=50 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168605 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
