This Act concerns provide for certain prohibitions, controls and restrictions relating to medicines and other substances. The Act consists of 81 sections divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Medicines Control Authority (II); Clinical trails (III); Zimbabwe Regional Medicines Control Laboratory (IIIA); Registration of medicines (IV); Prohibited drugs (V); Licensing and control of pharmaceutical premises and persons (VI); Appeals (VII); General (VIII). Medicine is defined in section 2 as to include animal drugs. Section 2 also defines "veterinary medicine". A Medicines Control Authority is established under section 3. The Authority may establish committees subordinated to it under section 11. Powers of the Authority are outlined in the First Schedule. The Director General of the Authority, appointed under section 26, shall keep a register of medicines under section 27. Section 29 prohibits the sale of medicines that are not registered. Section 36 provides for the labelling of medicines. Section 55 provides for the licensing of premises on which the business of pharmacist is carried on. (Completed by 3 Schedules)
Zimbabwe · 1969-01-01