Federal Laws/Acts/Amendments Flashcards
When was the Pure Food and Drug Act established?
1906
What did the Pure Food and Drug Act do? (2 major things)
-Prohibited food and drugs that were distributed through interstate commerce to be adulterated or misbranded
-Required a label to be placed on products
What did the Pure Food and Drug Act NOT do? (4 things)
Require manufacturers to list ingredients
Require manufacturers to label directions for use
Regulate cosmetic products
Regulate medical devices
When was the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act created?
1938
Why was the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act created?
In 1937, there were 107 deaths from antifreeze
Significance of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
It required any new drug wanting to be placed on the market to be tested for safety when used according to directions on the label
Requirements created from the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Adequate directions for use and required warnings about habit-forming drugs contained in the product
The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was the first law that applied to what?
Cosmetic products and medical devices
What happened with drugs that were approved before the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act?
They were grandfathered into the system (Synthroid, digoxin, NTG, phenobarbital)
The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act also established what major government organization?
The FDA!
When was the Durham-Humphrey Amendment passed?
1951
What was the Durham-Humphrey Amendment added onto?
The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)
What did the Durham-Humphrey Amendment establish?
Legend and OTC drugs
What are legend drugs?
Drug that require medical supervision (so basically prescription drugs)
Legend drugs do not have to list what?
“Adequate directions for use”
Legend drugs require what on the label?
“Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription”
What are OTC drugs
Drugs that don’t require medical supervision for use
What do OTC drugs require on the label?
“Adequate directions for use”
What did the Durham-Humphrey Amendment also provide?
Verbals and prescription refills
When was the Kefauver-Harris Amendment established?
1962
What was the Kefauver-Harris Amendment added onto?
The FDCA
Why was the Kefauver-Harris Amendment established?
Public concerns over the birth defects of thalidomide
What did the Kefauver-Harris Amendment put into law?
All new drugs marketed in the US had to be shown to be SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
What happened to the drugs that were approved before the Kefauver-Harris Amendment was passed?
All the drugs approved between 1938-1962 had to undergo re-testing
According to the K-H Amendment, who has the authority over prescription drug advertising?
The FDA
What do research subjects in clinical investigations have to do according to the K-H A?
Give informed consent
According to the K-H A, what is now required to report?
ADRs
What did the K-H A create?
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements
What do GMPs do?
Define conditions for drug manufacture in the US
Exception to GMPs
Not required for compounding products or supplements
When was the Medical Device Amendment created?
1976
What is the Medical Device Amendment an amendment to?
The FDCA
What does the Medical Device Amendment do?
Provides for better classification of medical devices
According to the Medical Device Amendment, how do you classify a medical device?
According to specific function
Establishment of performance standards
Meets pre-market approval requirements
Conformance with GMP standards
Requirements for adherence to record and reporting requirements
When was the Orphan Drug Act created?
1983
What is an orphan drug?
A drug used to treat diseases that affect less than 200K people that has limited potential for profitability
What did the Orphan Drug Act provide?
Various tax and licensing incentives to manufacturers to make the development of orphan drugs more appealing