Legal And Ethical Issues Flashcards
Before approval for sale ___ ___ reviews drug products to assess what three things?
Health Canada
1. Safety
2. Efficacy
3. Quality
Drug products include
-prescription
-nonprescription
-disinfectants/sanitizers
In 1953 what act was created?
Canadian Food and Drugs Act
In 1996 what act was created
Controlled drugs and substances act
What did the controlled drugs and substances act replace and when?
Replaced the: narcotic control act
When: 1961
What was the Food and Drugs act and when was it created?
1953
-control of food, drugs, medical devices
-is divided into parts and schedules
In 2003 what act was created?
Food and drug regulations
-adjunct to Food and Drugs Act
What is the drug product database in the food and drugs act?
Information on drugs approved for use in Canada
-around 15 thousand products
Where was prescription drugs found in the Food and Drugs Act
Schedule F (2003)
Where are prescription drugs found now (Dec 2013)
In the prescription drug list
What drugs are not included in “prescription drugs” under the Food and Drugs Act
Drugs within the Controlled drugs and Substances Act
OTC
Non prescription drugs
What is the controlled drugs and substances act?
Provides framework for the control of substances that can alter mental processes
How are controlled drugs obtained
By prescription from licensed practitioner
Are clinically useful drugs apart of the controlled drugs and substances act included on the prescription drug list?
No they are not