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Cosmetic Ingredient Status Versus Approved Medication Status
The FDA distinguishes cosmetics from drugs based partly on intended use and claims.11 If a product claims to treat or prevent disease or affect body structure or function in a drug-like way, it may be regulated differently. Botox provides a useful contrast bec
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- The FDA distinguishes cosmetics from drugs based partly on intended use and claims.11 If a product claims to treat or prevent disease or affect body structure or function in a drug-like way, it may be regulated differently.
- Botox provides a useful contrast because it is an approved prescription biologic with formal labeling, dosing, warnings, and adverse-reaction sections.9 SNAP-8 does not have that same approved medication framework.