Medicines and Related Substances Act, 2018. País/Territorio Botswana Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2013 (2018) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Ganado Palabra clave Alimentos para animales/piensos Sanidad animal Medicamentos Inspección Institución Comercio interior Procesamiento/manipulación Registro Área geográphica Africa, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Africa Meridional Resumen This Act establishes the Medical Regulatory Authority as a legal personality, to ensure that medicines manufactured, imported or exported from Botswana, the personnel, premises and practices involved, are registered and conform to established criteria of quality, safety and efficacy, respectively. Among other functions; it ensures that cosmetics manufactured in, imported into, or exported from Botswana are safe to use; performs sampling and establish a laboratories and other facilities for testing and analysis of medicines and cosmetics; grant, renew or suspend marketing authorizations for medicines. The Act provides for the establishment of the Board of Authority for the direction of the affairs of the Authority. Essentially, the Act makes extensive provisions for the control of veterinary medicinal products, the operation of feed mills, etc. This Act repeals the Drugs and Related Substances Act. Texto completo Inglés