Introduction Flashcards
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1906: Pure Food and Drug Act
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- Standards for strength, quality and purity
- Federal inspection of meat and food
- Muckrakers: Upton Sinclair, Teddy Roosevelt
- Forbade poisonous patent medications
- Required patent medications to be labeled with content
- Alcohol, cocaine, morphine, cannabis were legally available, but not labeled as patented medication
- Led Coke to switch from cocaine to caffeine
- Paved the way for the FDA
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1914: Harrison Narcotic Act
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- **Made narcotics prescription only **
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1938: Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)
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- Mandates drug safety
- Influenced by 100 deaths of children taking elixir of sulfonamide with di-ethylene glycol (antifreeze)
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1951: Durham-Humphrey Amendment
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- Established OTC vs. prescription only
- Legend: “Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription.”
- Humprey: former VP, senator from S. Dakota, pharmacist
- Durham: Pharmacist from N. Carolina
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1962: Kefavuer-Harris Amendment
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- Mandates drug efficacy
- In response to thalidomide children
- Signed by JFK
- Led to DESI; drug efficacy study implementation
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1994: Dietary Supplement and Education Act
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- Vitamins, minerals, herbs (except tobacco), fiber, fatty acids, amino acids that may be missing form diet
- Not therapeutic
- No prevention or cure claims
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Advisory Review Panel: Category I
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- Category I: GRASE
- Generally recognized as safe and effective
- Caffeine, theobromine, flax seed, krill oil, plant sterol esters, dioctyl sodium sulfococcinate
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Advisory Review Panel: Category II
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- Category II: NRASE
- Not recognized as safe and effective
- Prescription (couldn’t think of any examples)
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Advisory Review Panel: Category III
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- Category III: Insufficient evidence to prove safety or effectiveness
- Only OTC
- Not for prescription drugs
- Ex: Dimetap
- Cough/cold decongestant and antihistamine
- Given at 0.5 dose
- Reformulated to full dose
- III: phenylephrine
- Proved cough suppressor
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Options for Self-Medication
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Nonprescription Medications
- FDA blessed: safe and effective
- $17.5 billion in 2010
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Nutritional Dietary Supplements
- Over half of nonprescription medications
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Natural products, supplements, etc.
- Prevalent
- 36-74% of surveyed indicate use
- Not approved for anything
- Prevalent
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OTC Labeling Requirements: “Drug Facts”
The 9 to Know
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- The 9 to know are on the box
- Active Ingredients
- Purpose
- Uses
- Warnings
- Directions
- Inactive Ingredients
- Expiration Date
- Drug Facts
- **Other Information **
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OTC Labeling Requirements: Warnings
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- Ask a doctor before use if you have…
- Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking…
- Ask a health professional before use if pregnant or breastfeeding…
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OTC Regulations
- New OTC
- RX-OTC switch
- BTC drugs
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New OTC
- Manufacturer requests via a NDA (supplemental)
- New Drug Application
- Manufacturer requests via a NDA (supplemental)
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RX-OTC Switch
- Company asks to be done
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Restricted to sale by pharmacies
- Behind the Counter (BTC) drugs
- Done for safety reasons
- Ex: Pseudoephedrine
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Factors to Consider Rx vs. OTC
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- Self-diagnosable
- Self-treatable
- Misuse/abuse potential
- Habit forming
- Benefits outweigh risks
- Adequate directions possible
- Treatment of short-term, self-limited symptom
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Benefit of OTC over RX
- Patients
- Industry
- Pharmacy
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To patient: No doctor copay
To industry: Advertise and get money
To pharmacy: get sales
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Problems of Rx to OTC Switch
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- Reimbursement
- Not covered by insurance
- Patient confusion
- Physician resistance
- Pharmacist preparation
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OTC to BTC
Rx to BTC
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- Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 (MCA)
- Pseudoephedrine
- Codeine, dextromethorphan
- Plan B, Ella
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Opportunities and OTC
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- Health conscious value system
- Public’s value system
- Increasingly health conscious
- Want better understanding of disease and disease management
- Want more control over their personal health
- Rx-OTC Switches
- At any point in time, 50% of Rx drugs are in various stages of consideration by the FDA
- Cost containment environment
- Profit margin on $15-20 OTC is larger than that of $30-50 Rx sales
- Cash and carry, no third party constraints
- Aging America
- Old folks take a disproportionate share of medications
- >65=14% total population… they take 30% of Rx drugs and 40% of OTC drugs
- 60% of medications consumed are OTC
- 57% of health problems each year are treated by OTC
- 57% of 3.5 billion health problems
- $90/year per capita expenditure
- High Benefit: Cost Ratio
- $0.03 of every healthcare dollar spent, but vast benefit
- Profit margins greater
- 2003 IRS OTC ruling
- Can claim OTC on taxes
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Role of Pharmacist w/ OTC
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- Most accessible healthcare professional
- 300,000 marketed products in US
- Retail outlets:
- Used to be 70% OTC sold in pharmacies, now only 40%
- Pharmacies, food and department stores, convenience stores, dress shops, variety centers, airport and train stations, hotel lobbies, vending machines, and the internet
- Direct to consumer advertising
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Consumer Behaviors
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- 96% favor making their own health-related decisions
- OTC drugs considered safe by 87% if follow directions
- 84% consult PCP if problem considered major, before taking OTC
- 7% consult pharmacist if problem considered minor
- 57% hesitant to talk to pharmacist about health care needs
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OTC’s and Pharmacists
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- Traditionally 70% of OTC’s sold in pharmacy
- Today - <40% of OTC’s sold in pharmacies
- Casual and inappropriate use of OTC drugs leads to ADR’s, drug interactions, and delays in seeking medical health
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Patient Information on Drugs
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1st: Family, friends, coworkers
2nd: Advertisements, coupons
3rd: Physicians
4th: Pharmacists
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Pharmacists: Self-Treatment
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- Assist in product selection
- Assess patient risk factors
- Counsel regarding proper drug use
- Maintain OTC’s on patient profile
- Monitor for efficacy and toxicity
- Discourage “Quack” remedies
- Assess potential of OTC to mask symptoms of more serious condition
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Consequences of Bogus Therapy
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- Economic losses
- Direct hazards
- Indirect hazards
- Withholding getting proper care
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Recognize Bogus Therapy
* Lack of medical credentials
* Perception of nontoxicity
* Aura of natural medicine
* Empowerment
* Overblown claims
* Appeal to easy answers
* Absolute assurance
* Simplicity
* Sell direct to customer
* Using the internet
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Role of Pharmacists with OTCs
* Investigate patient’s problem
* History, observation, exam
* Differentiating self-treatable conditions from those requiring medical intervention
* Sick vs. not sick
* Advise/counsel/refer
* (self-treat; referral, plan follow-up)
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Diagnosing and Prescribing?
* Civil liability
* Negligence
* Breach of warranty
* Strict product liability
* Primary role is to provide health care
* Do the right thing
* i.e., act reasonably, best interest of patient first
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Problem Solving Model
* Gather pertinent information
* Identify the problem
* Did the patient make the right diagnosis?
* Pharmacists can diagnose
* Diagnoses is 80% history and 20% hands on
* Nothing says a pharmacists can’t examine
* Need to diagnose in order to recommend a therapy
* Identify exclusions for self-treatment
* Is the condition self-treatable?
* Pharmacists can’t prescribe…“recommend”
* Prescribe “nondrugs”
* Patient Assessment and Triage
* Identify alternate solutions
* Select optimal solution
* Prepare and implement plan
* Provide patient education
* Evaluate patient outcome
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Gather Patient Information
CODARA MOAP FLEaS
* Chief complaint
* Onset/duration (acute, gradual)
* Description (i.e. pain)
* Aggravating factors
* Relieving factors
* Associated conditions
* Medications/Treatments
* Other medications
* Allergies
* Past medical history
* Family History (exposure)
* Last menstrual period
* Effect on patient’s life
* Summary
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Gather Patient Information
QuEST/SCHOLAR
* Quickly and accurately asses the patient
* Establish okay for self-care
* Suggest OTC therapy
* Talk with patient
* Symptoms
* Characteristics
* History
* Onset
* Location
* Aggravating Factors
* Remitting Features
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