Federal Law Overview Flashcards
1820
Started to think about quality and purity but didn’t really do anything
Federal Food and Drug Act of 1906
Said things needed to be pure but didn’t define pure
Federal Food and Drug Act of 1906 was inadequate because?
False statement were made but not considered misbranding
Did not extend to cosmetics
Did not grant the authority to ban unsafe drug
Labels were not required
International Opium Convention of 1912 and Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914
First attempt to control a drug class Only specific licensed persons would be allowed to import or export opium & no opium prepared for smoking
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Created the FDA
Require that only safe and properly labeled drugs
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951
Legend: “Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription” or “Rx Only”
Authorized verbal refills and scripts
Created OTC vs Rx
1954: Harrison Narcotic Act
Permits oral scripts for some narcotic drug found to possess little potential for addiction
Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962
Drug Safety
“For Intended Use”
Proof of EFFECTIVEness, proof of safety, good manufacturing practices (GMP), FDA controlled drug advertising, and investigational drug procedures
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987
Bans re-importation of RX and insulins
Bans the sale, trade, purchase of Rx samples
Mandates storages, handling and paperwork for samples
Prohibits resale of drugs purchased by a hospital or healthcare facility
Drug Compounding Quality Act
Allows facilities that compound sterile drugs to register with the FDA as an “Outsourcing Pharmacy” if they aren’t compound for individual patient use
Outsourcing pharmacy are permitted to compound sterile product without receiving patient specific prescriptions or medication orders
Drug Supply Chain Security Act
Provides for a uniform national framework for an electronic track and trace system for prescription drugs and sets national standards for states to license drug whole seller distributors
Transaction data is?
1) Transaction information: product name, strength, and dosage form; NDC number; container size and number of containers; date of transaction; and name and address of the person from whom ownership is being transferred and to whom
2) Transaction history: all prior transactions back to the manufacturer
3) Transaction statement: statement by the seller that the seller is authorized, received the product from an authorized person, receive the transaction information, did not knowingly ship a suspect or illegitimate product, has system and processes to comply with verification requirements, and did not knowingly provide false transaction information
Drug Abuse Control Amendment of 1965
Controlled use of depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
Consolidated the enforcement activities of the government that had been handled by competing agencies
DEA was created in what year?
1973
Medical Device Amendment of 1976
Safety and effectiveness of life-sustaining and life-supporting devices are now required to have pre-market approval of the FDA
Orphan Drug Act of 1983
Government offered some financial help if the drug company would make a drug for a disease that affects less than 200,000 people
Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984
Waxman-Hatch Act
Abbreviated New Drug Application
Decreased the time necessary to obtain approval for generic drugs
If the FDA requires extra trials, they will give you more patent life
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987
If one place can get a drug cheaper because of government aid, they cannot sell it for cheaper
CANNOT sale samples
Civil and criminal penalties for violation
Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990
Granted the FDA significantly broader authority – require manufacturers to recall a device that cause serious adverse health consequences
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
Dietary supplements are a special class of food with specific labeling and it defines the claims they can make
Food and Drug Modernization Act of 1997
Pediatric studies of drugs
Pharmacy compounding
Expediting study and approval of fast track drugs
Information programs on clinical trails for life-threatening disease
Elimination of certain labeling requirements
Food and Drug Administration Amendment Act of 2007
Gave FDA significant authority Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) DTC advertising Review Toll-free ADR reporting Track and Trace Technologies
Poison Prevention Packaging Act
Prevent accidental poisoning of young children (childproof lids)
Must comply or have “This package is for households without young children” on it
Prescribers can only request non-childproof lids for one drug
Poison Prevention Packaging Act is governed by
Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC
Poison Prevention Packaging Act what is covered
All oral prescription drugs unless the patient request otherwise
Poison Prevention Packaging Act Exemptions***
Sublingual NTG and chewable isosorbide dinitrate 10 mg or less
Birth control
Unit dosed
Punch packages
Inhalers
Ointments
Aspirin or APAP effervescents
Potassium supplements in unit doses
Sodium fluoride no more than 264 mugs
Erythromycin oral less than 8 mg tablets less than 16 mg
Prednisone tablets no more than 105 mg per package
Methylpresnisolone tablets no more than 84 mg per package
Mebendazole tablets no more than 600 mugs
Betsmethasone tablets no more than 12.6 mg
Pancrelipase preps
Sucrose preps in glycerol and water
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
Fixed terms of reimbursement by the Federal Government to state governments as part of Medicare and Medicaid
Establishment of a Drug Review Program by States
Prospective Drug Review Program
Screens each prescription at the point of sale or point of distribution
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