First set: 1800s Flashcards
1
Q
When was the U.S Pharmacopeia created? Where? and what is it?
A
1820 in D.C. First compendium of standard drugs for USA
2
Q
What is the Drug Importation Act and when was in passed?
A
1848- Requires US Customs Service to stop entry of adulterated drugs from overseas
3
Q
Who is Dr. Harvey W. Wiley?
A
(1883) Became chief chemist, expanding the Bureau of Chemistry’s food adulteration studies.
Dr. Wiley is called the “Crusading Chemist” and “Father of the Pure Food and Drugs Act.”
He retired from government service in 1912 and died in 1930.
