To fully understand the Section 3 of the Act, one must be familiar with the definitions it provides:
Key Definitions (Section 3 of the Act):
Drug:
Includes medicines for humans or animals used for diagnosis, treatment, prevention of diseases, or affecting body structure/function.
Cosmetic:
Articles for cleansing, beautifying, or altering appearance, including components of such products.
Manufacture:
Processes related to making, altering, packaging, or labeling drugs for sale or distribution.
Misbranded:
Drugs misleading in appearance, falsely claiming higher therapeutic value, or improperly labeled.
Adulterated:
Drugs containing decomposed substances or prepared/stored under insanitary conditions.
Spurious:
Drugs falsely claiming a different manufacturer, imitating another drug, or likely to deceive