Drug Laws Flashcards
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1906 Pure Food and Drug Act
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Accurate labeling of drug products
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1912 The Shirley Amendment
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- Strengthened the 1906 law
- Prohibited fraudulent therapeutic claims of drug effectiveness
3
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1938 Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act
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- Drugs meet standards of purity and strength
- FDA established and charged with enforcing the law
- FDA control over drug safety
4
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1951 Durham - Humphrey Amendment
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Some drugs designated / must be prescribed by a licensed HCP & dispensed by a pharmacist
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1962 Kefauver - Ham’s Amendment
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- More extensive testing on new drugs required
- Manufacturers must provide safety
- FDA still to establish official names for uniformed nomenclature
- Gov’t gave federal authority to standardize
6
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1970 Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention & Control Act
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Regulated distribution of narcotics
7
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1993 NIH Revitalization Act
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Included women and minorities in NIH research studies
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2005 Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act
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Regulates OTC sale of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, & phenyl propanolamine
