Legal and Ethical Issues Flashcards
Before approval for sale, Health Canada reviews drug products to assess:
safety, efficacy and quality
What year was the Canadian Food and Drugs Act enacted
1953
what year was the controlled drug and substances act enacted
1997
the CSDA replaced the?
1961 Narcotic control act
what year was the food and drug regulations enacted
2003
most dangerous drugs including heroin, cocaine and morphine
Schedule I
Cannabis and its derivatives
Schedule 2
Amphetamines and LSD
Schedule 3
Benzodiazepines, barbituates, considered harmful but have therapeutic uses
schedule IV
precursors required to produce controlled substances
Schedule VI
specifies amounts of cannabis and cannabis resin to charge and sentence
Schedules VII and VIII
Schedule IX
regulates devices to make tablets and capsules
is the national drug schedule part of legislation?
No
National Drug schedule I
requires prescription
National drug schedule II
only at pharmacy, behind desk. No prescription required