Chapter 1: Consumer Safety and Drug Regulations

Question 1

USP stands for

Answer 1

United States Pharmacopeia

Question 2

NF stands for

Answer 2

National Formulary

Question 3

Which drug law established the USP and NF (which are now one)?

Answer 3

Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 4

The agency that requires you to keep a record of each controlled substance transactions is the

Answer 4

DEA

Question 5

Prescriptions for schedule C-__ drugs may be phoned in by a health care practitioner

Answer 5

IV

Question 6

How long must you keep an inventory record of each controlled substance transaction at your office?

Answer 6

2 years

Question 7

C-V scheduled drugs are prescription drugs with a low potential for abuse

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What method is recommended for securing the controlled substances at your office?

Answer 8

Double-Locking

Question 9

C-I scheduled drugs are approved for medical use in the U.S.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Controlled substances

Answer 10

Drug controlled by prescription requirement because of the danger of addiction or abuse

Question 11

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Answer 11

A bureau of the Department of Justice that enforces the Controlled Substances Act

Question 12

Drug Standards

Answer 12

Federally approved requirements for the specified strength, quality, and purity of drugs

Question 13

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Answer 13

A department of Health and Welfare that enforces the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Amendments of 1951 and 1965.

Question 14

Orphan Drugs

Answer 14

A drug or biological product for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a rare disease or condition, that is, one affecting less than 200,000 persons in the U.S., or greater than 200,000 persons where the cost of the developing the drug is probably not recoverable in the U.S.

Question 15

The first major U.S. drug law was passed in what year?

Answer 15

1906