Ch. 3: Drug Regulation

Question 1

Controlled Drugs

Answer 1

• high risk for abuse

- amphetamines, narcotics, certain barbiturates

Question 2

Controlled Substances

Answer 2

• substances which can alter mental processes and that may produce harm to health and to society when distributed or used without supervision

Question 3

Schedule 1

Answer 3

• most dangerous drugs

- opiates (heroin, opium, morphine, and cocaine)

Question 4

Schedule 2

Answer 4

• cannabis related drugs

Question 5

Schedule 3

Answer 5

• amphetamines and LSD

Question 6

Schedule 4

Answer 6

• barbiturates and anabolic steroids

- considered harmful but have therapeutic uses

Question 7

Schedule 5 and 6

Answer 7

• precursors required to produce controlled substances

Question 8

Schedule 7 and 8

Answer 8

• specifies amount of cannabis to charge and sentence

Question 9

Stages of New Drug Development

Answer 9

• preclinical testing: before tested on humans, FDA approval
• clinical testing:
  1. healthy volunteers
  2. test in patients
  3. test in patients: apply for FDA approval
  4. post-marketing surveillance: effects on large population

Question 10

Special Access Programme

Answer 10

provides access to nonmarketed drugs for practitioners treating patients with serious conditions when conventional therpaies have failed/unsuitable/unavailable
- allows manufacture to sell drug that cannot be sold or distributed in Canada