Dispensing Of Controlled Substances

Question 1

What law governs controlled substances?

Answer 1

Section 126 of the Public Health Act, 2012 (ACT 851)

Question 2

Who regulates controlled substances?

Answer 2

The FDA in accordance with;
(a) the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 (1961 Convention) as amended by the 1972 Protocol,
(b) the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 adopted in 1988, and
(c) the United Nations Convention against Illicit Drugs Trafficking and Psychotropic substances, 1988.

Question 3

What is a controlled substance?

Answer 3

Controlled substance is any drug that has some potential for abuse or dependence.

These include narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals