PART 1General

Medicinal productsC12

1

In these Regulations “medicinal product” means—

a

any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties of preventing or treating disease in human beings; or

b

any substance or combination of substances that may be used by or administered to human beings with a view to—

i

restoring, correcting or modifying a physiological function by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or

ii

making a medical diagnosis.

2

These Regulations do not apply to—

a

whole human blood; or

b

any human blood component, other than plasma prepared by a method involving an industrial process.