Federal Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is the the FDA responsible for?

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Protecting the public health by ensuring safety, efficacy, and security of drugs, biologics, and med devices

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2
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How many centers are in the FDA?

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6

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3
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According to the US pharmacopoiea, what is a drug?

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Substances intended for use in diagnosis, cure, prevention of disease in people or animals

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4
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Is soap a cosmetic?

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No

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5
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What is the definition of dietary supplement?

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Substances used to supplement diet by increasing TDI

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6
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Who is involved in pre-clinical testing?

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Animals to determine therapeutic use

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7
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What is the First application form submitted by the sponsor to the FDA before the drug can be administered to humans?

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Investigational New Drug
* FDA permission for phase 1 trials

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Purpose for IND?

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  1. Safety in humans
  2. Proper design of studes
  3. COnduction of human trials
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9
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Once the IND has been submitted, the FDA has ___ days to decide if the drug is suitable for testing?

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30

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10
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What do phase 1 trials assess

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Safety of drugs in humans

Several months

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What does phase II trials assess?

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Safety and efficacy

Several months - 2 yrs

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What is assessed in phase III trials?

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Effectvieness compared to a control group recieving a placebo

Years

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13
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How many subjects are in a trial

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PI: Small number of healthy individuals
PII: 100+ with dx
PIII: 300-1000 patients

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14
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Who is responsible for conducting clinical trials?

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PI: sponsoring company
PII: sponsoring company
PIII: Idependent investigators at clincal sites

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15
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What phase determines dosage range?

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Phase 1

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16
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What phase is a blinded study

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Phase 2 and 3

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17
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What phase obtains info about adequate dosage and ADRs?

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Phse 2

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18
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Drug that is not generally recognized by qualified experts as safe and effective for use under the conditions recommended in the drug’s labeling

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New drug

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19
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The FDA has ___ days to act on a new drug application

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180 days
* most apps are reviewed within 10 months

Median review time was reduced to 15 months

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20
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What is the BLA?

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New drug application for biologics

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21
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What is the FDA expedited review program?

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Reduces a drug’s FDA review period from ten months to six (both NDA and BLA)

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22
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What is a fast track?

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Drugs intended to meet unmet med needs without treatment existance or drugs that offer substantial benefits over existig treatments

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23
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Drugs must show early clinicalevidence of substantial improvement over existing therapies

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Breakthrough therapy

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24
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Intendedfor drugswith long-term endpoints, such as increased survival or decreased morbidity, which are difficult to measure efficiently in trials

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Accelerated approval

25
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How can an approved drug be considered new? What is the application called?

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  1. New substance
  2. New comboniation
  3. Proportion of ingredients
  4. New intended use
  5. Changes in dosage, method, and admin

Supplemental New drug app (SNDA)

26
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How long is the exclusivity of SNDAs?

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3 yrs

27
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Generic drug approvals?

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  1. ANDA
  2. 505(b)(2) application
28
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Does ANDA hrequire studies?

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Not pre or clinical studies, but must provide data comparing to branded drug

29
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Generic drug requirements?

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  1. Same active ingredient
  2. Same route
  3. Same dosage form
  4. Same strength
  5. Bioequivalent
  6. Inactive ingredients can be different
30
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What is the 505 b 2 app?

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Drug can be marketed in different strength or fomulation than the branded

31
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First applicant to complete a formal review showing bioequivalence to brand product granted ____ of exclusivity

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6 months

32
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Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations

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Orangebook

33
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What is the TE codes?

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A: therapeutically equvalent
B: not therapeutically equivalent
Second letter describes dosage form or nature of product

34
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Used to assist healthcare professionals with interchanging biosimilars

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Purple book

35
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What is the purple book coding system?

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B: biosimilar (can’t be substituted for reference product by pharamacist without PA)
I: interchangeable (can be subbed without prescriber intervention)

36
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Will unapproved drugs appear in the orange book?

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No, but will have an NDC

37
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What is Phase IV trials

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Used to obtain long-term safety and efficacy
* New uses and abuses
* Post marketing surveillance

38
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How often are manufacturersrequired to submit post-market surveillance?

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Annually

39
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Voluntary reporting system that allows healthcare professionals to report ADRs, errors, and quality problems?

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MedWatch

40
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MedWatch is exclusive to prescribers

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No, FDAAA brodened it to include patient and consumer reports

41
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How often are ADE required to be reported by the manufacturer?

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Quarterly for first 3 yrs after approval, then annually

42
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WHat is REMS?

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Used for drugs that have high potential for harm:
* Special training
* Specific dispensing settings
* Patient enrollment and monitoring

43
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Provides FDA-approved patient-friendly labeling of ADRs, directions, and risks?

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MedGuide

44
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Does the FDA directly communicate the risks of REMs to the patient?

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FDA approved materials -> Healthcare providers -> Patient via communication plan

45
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Requires medical interventions or other actions by healthcare professionals prior to prescribing or dispensing the drug

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Elements to assure safe use (ETASU)
Ex: dispensig naloxone with fentanyl

46
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When is an implementation system used?

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Severe ADRs, limiting distribution or access program for the drug:
* Open distribution
* Managed distribution
* Controlled distribution
* Restricted access

47
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Drug product may cause serious adverse health consequences including death

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Class 1 recall

48
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Drug product may cause temporary or reversible effects

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Class II recall

49
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Drug product is unlikely to cause any adverse health consequences

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Class III

50
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Manufacturers must notify the FDA ___ days prior to withdrawing a product from sale

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180

51
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Who regulates prescription drug ads?

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FDA

52
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Who regulates OTC ads?

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FTC

53
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Does advertisements need to be approved by the FDA?

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No, but will get involved if there has an ad of fallse and misleading information

54
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Ads must include:

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  1. Name (brand an generic)
  2. At least of one FDA approved indication
  3. Most significant risks
55
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Implemented in 2010 to enlist healthcare professionals to help ensure that company promotion of prescription drugs is truthful

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Bad Ad program

56
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Customer benefits of drug ads?

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  1. Education
  2. Awareness
  3. Compliance
  4. Lowers drug prices
57
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Pharmacist benefits of drug ads?

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  1. Increase Rx bus
  2. Greater public recognition
58
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COns of drug ads?

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  1. Raises health care
  2. Inappropriate demand of drugs
  3. Confuse patients
  4. Jeopardize patient-physician relationship
59
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How should drug ads be advertised in pharmacies?

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  1. Price
  2. Propetary name of the drug
  3. Established name
  4. Strength
  5. Dosage forms
  6. Price chargerd