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Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Cap. 299).

Country/Territory
Zambia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1941 (1965)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make better provision for the control of the profession of pharmacy and the trade in drugs and poisons.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Toxicity/poisoning Animal health Drugs Authorization/permit Institution Pesticides Registration Hazardous substances
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

This Act regulates the manufacture, prescription and use of, and trade in, drugs and poisons used for human beings and animals and in agriculture and other activities. There shall be appointed by the Minister a Pharmacy and Poisons Board, which shall appoint a Registrar. Pharmacists shall be registered with the Board. The Board shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, prepare and submit to the Minister for his approval a list of the substances which are to be treated as poisons for the purposes of this Act. Sellers of poisons must be licensed. Veterinary medicine may also be dispensed by veterinary surgeons. Food shall be kept separate from poisons. The Act also provides with respect to the importation of drugs and poisons and inspections, and grants regulation-making powers to the Minister.

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