Regulatory status by jurisdiction (revision 1)
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| Regulatory status by jurisdiction | |
|---|---|
| Determined by | Regulatory category, not chemical identity |
| Categories | Medicine, research reagent, controlled substance, unregulated |
| Consequence | The same molecule differs in status between countries |
| Topic infobox · conventions | |
Regulatory status by jurisdiction describes how the legal treatment of a substance differs between countries. Status follows from the regulatory category a substance occupies in a given jurisdiction, and the same molecule may be a licensed medicine in one, an unapproved investigational compound in another, and a research reagent in a third.[1]
Category is not a property of the chemistry. It follows from whether a marketing authorisation exists, what the substance is presented for, and whether it appears on any scheduling list.[2]