Illinois Code § 2.4
Illinois Code § 2.4. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2.4.
(a) "Drug" means (1) articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia - National Formulary, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, United States Dispensatory, or Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, or any supplement to any of them; and (2) articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in man or other animals; and (3) articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals; and (4) articles intended for use as a component of any article specified in clause (1), (2) or (3); but does not include devices or their components, parts or accessories. (b) "Synthetic drug product" means any product that contains a substance defined as a controlled substance under subsections (d) and (e) of Section 204 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Products approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for human consumption are not synthetic drug products. (Source: P.A. 97-872, eff. 7-31-12.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 2.4
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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