Foundation of Law Presentation 1 Flashcards
System of enforceable rules.
Is a code that is official
Law
Guidelines determined by an administrative agency that provides info to greater define the law and how to follow the law
Rules and Regulation
Guideline or blueprint implemented to reach a common goal.
Policy
Is a civil or personal wrong, that occurs when an individual is careless and deviates from the standard of care.
Negligence
Administering the wrong medication, wrong dose, wrong patient.
Commission (doing)
Failing to administer, asses, counsel.
Omission (not doing)
What are 4 elements that plaintiff (patient) must prove for negligence?
- Duty to care
- Breach of duty
- Injury/actual damages
- Causation/proximate cause
Legal obligation to care
Duty to care
Failure to conform to or a departure from a required obligation
Breach of duty
Includes more than physical harm
Injury/actual damages
A reasonable, close, and casual connection or relationship between the defendant’s negligent behavior and the resulting damages.
Causation/Proximate cause
Sources and types of law
US constitution
Statutory law
Administrative law
Common law
Administrative Law
Not truly a law. It provides rules and regulations.
Ex: GABOP
Examples of administrative Agencies that affect pharmacy
- State Boards of Pharmacy (BOP)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- Food and drug Administration
- Federal Trade Commission
- Drug Enforcement Administration
Common Law
Laws made by courts through judicial opinions.
Opinions:
Are rules of law that are enforceable and binding on lower court rulings.
Types of law and the Pharmacist:
Criminal, Law, and Administrative
Being charged. (Criminal)
Criminal
Being sued
Civil law
actions or hearings.
Administrative
Federal law vs State law
Practice of pharmacy and drug distribution is regulated by federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations.
State law may not conflict with federal law.
Must follow the stricter law.
Passed because of concerns of unsanitary conditions and poor labeling. Adulteration and misbranding in interstate commerce was prohibited. It did not prevent false or misleading efficacy claims.
A. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938.
B. Pure Food and Drug Act 1906.
C. Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962.
D. Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951.
B. Pure Food and Drug Act 1906