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LOOKALIKE DRUG [1 record]

Record 1 1987-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacy
OBS

A drug which appears similar or behaves similarly to a legal medical drug which is often abused; its chemical composition, however, is based on a noncontrolled chemical substance. (Source of terms and information: Terminology Section, RCMP).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacie
OBS

Source : Section terminologie, GRC, Ottawa.

Spanish

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