Food and Drug Act

Question 1

How many federal laws are there?

Answer 1

6

Question 2

What are the federal laws?

Answer 2

Food and Drug Act (FDA)
Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA)
Natural Health Products Act (NHPA)
The Hazardous Products Act (HPA)
WHMIS

Question 3

When was the Food and Drug Act made?

Answer 3

1990

Question 4

What is all under the Food and Drug Act?

Answer 4

food + drinks
drugs 
cosmetics
therapeutic devices
disinfection

Question 5

What is the Food and Drug Act responsible for?

Answer 5

Managing, packaging, labeling, and advertising standards

Question 6

How long must a prescription be kept in a pharmacy for?

Answer 6

minimum 2 years

Question 7

lists disorders, diseases, and abnormal physical states

Answer 7

Schedule A

Question 8

list of established sources on drugs accepted as a set of standards for purity (pharmacopeias)

Answer 8

Schedule B

Question 9

list of radiopharmaceuticals

Answer 9

Schedule C

Question 10

list of biological products

Answer 10

Schedule D

Question 11

drugs that require a prescription

Answer 11

Schedule F

Question 12

Schedule F is separated into what two sections?

Answer 12

F1 - people pharmacy

F2 - may be sold for vet use without prescription

Question 13

controlled drugs

Answer 13

Schedule G

Question 14

How many groups is Schedule G seperated into?

Answer 14

3

Question 15

What three groups is Schedule G seperated into?

Answer 15

C1 - amphetamines
C2 - barbiturates
C3 - anabolic steroids

Question 16

When citing a law it reads ____________, ____________,_________,__________

Answer 16

Part –> section –> subsection –> clause

Question 17

What is the symbol for narcotics?

Answer 17

N in a circle

Question 18

What is the symbol for prescriptions?

Answer 18

Pr in a square

Question 19

What are the three narcotic categories?

Answer 19

Straight narcotic (written), verbal prescription narcotics, and codeine exempt products