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Examples of substance based medical devices include products for gastrointestinal relief like medicinal clay or simeticone-based products, as well as unmedicated nasal sprays, certain eye drops, dermal formulations, oral cough treatments, and other products for self-medication that often are available without a prescription. [1]
Self-medication, sometime called do-it-yourself (DIY) medicine, is a human behavior in which an individual uses a substance or any exogenous influence to self-administer treatment for physical or psychological conditions, for example headaches or fatigue.
The concentration of such particulate matter and chemical residual will highest immediately after cleaning, and will decrease over time depending upon levels of contaminants, air exchange rate, and other sources of chemical residual. [5] Of most concern are the family of chemicals called VOCs such as formaldehyde, toluene, and limonene. [7]
[citation needed] For example, in the state of California, possession for recreational use is prohibited and qualifies as a misdemeanor. [20] In New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has warned that nitrous oxide is a prescription medicine, and its sale or possession without a prescription is an offense under the Medicines Act. [21]
Home medical equipment is a category of devices used for patients whose care is being managed from a home or other private facility managed by a nonprofessional caregiver or family member. It is often referred to as "durable" medical equipment (DME) as it is intended to withstand repeated use by non-professionals or the patient, and is ...
The Poisons Standard organises substances into 10 schedules (and unscheduled substances), [10] therapeutic goods are generally organised only into schedules 2, 3, 4 and 8: unscheduled substances: unscheduled substances are available for purchase at any retailer. schedule 1 (S1) - Blank: this schedule is left intentionally blank.
There are many hundreds of thousands of possible drugs. Any chemical substance with biological activity may be considered a drug. This list categorises drugs alphabetically and also by other categorisations. This multi-page article lists pharmaceutical drugs alphabetically by name. Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same ...
It also maintains List I of chemicals and List II of chemicals, which contain chemicals that are used to manufacture the controlled substances/illicit drugs. The list is designated within the Controlled Substances Act [1] but can be modified by the U.S. Attorney General as illegal manufacturing practices change.