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Federal Analogue Act

Meaning

The Federal Analogue Act is a United States federal law that allows certain unapproved substances that are chemically and pharmacologically similar to Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substances to be treated as if they were also controlled substances, provided they are intended for human consumption. This crucial piece of legislation was enacted to prevent the illicit manufacture and distribution of designer drugs, including novel synthetic steroids or psychoactive compounds, that are structurally engineered to evade existing drug control laws. In the hormonal health context, this Act is a primary legal tool used to prosecute the distribution of unauthorized and potentially dangerous steroid analogues or peptide mimetics.