Food and Drug Regulations

C.01.014.8 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections C.01.014.9 to C.01.014.12.

drug

drug means

• (a) any of the following drugs for human use in respect of which a drug identification number was assigned under subsection C.01.014.2(1):

  • (i) drugs included in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,

  • (ii) prescription drugs,

  • (iii) drugs that are listed in Schedule D to the Act, and

  • (iv) drugs that are permitted to be sold without a prescription but that are to be administered only under the supervision of a practitioner; or

• (b) a drug that is listed in Schedule C to the Act. (drogue)

shortage

shortage means a situation in which an authorization holder for a drug is unable to meet the demand for the drug. (pénurie)