Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the prescribed medications fell under the Narcotics Act or only the Medicines Act.
Decisione estratta
The controlled-substance medications prescribed by the physician are narcotics within the meaning of the Narcotics Act, even if they are also medicinal products under the Medicines Act.
Motivazione estratta
The Narcotics Act uses a broad definition of narcotics and specifically governs medical prescription of such substances. The Medicines Act applies only subsidiarily where it provides no or less extensive regulation. Because the Medicines Act is less stringent on prescription requirements than the Narcotics Act, the narcotics provisions prevail.