Part 2 Flashcards
Food and drug act of 1906
Prohibited interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated drugs
MISBRANDED ADULTERATED
1938 Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
- New drugs must be safe prior to marketing
- Factory inspections allowed
- Safe tolerances for poisonous substances
Durham Humphrey Amendment of 1951
- Defines which medications can be used without medical supervision
- Requires a prescription from a practitioner
(OTC VS PRESCRIPTION)
Kefauver Harris act of 1962
- Ensures efficacy and safety prior to marketing
(Came after Thalidomide)
Poison prevention packaging act (PPPA) 1970
- Protects children from accidental ingesting
- Requires childproof caps on prescriptions
- Dangerous chemicals need safe packaging
Exceptions ntg, blister packs, no safety caps request
Medical Device Amendment 1976
Higher safety and efficacy standards started for medical devices
Enacted because of intrauterine device failures in women
Explain the classes of medical devices in the medical device amendment of 1976
- Class 1 - lower risk where significant injury or death is unlikely
- Class 2 - moderate risk
- Class 3 -high risk of significant injury or death
Tamper resistant packaging regulation of 1982
Became a crime to tamper with packaged consumer products
Orphan drug act of 1983
Enabled fda to promote research for rare diseases
How many people are affected to qualify as an orphan drug
200,000 or less
Another name for Hatch-Waxman Act 1984
Drug price competition and patent term restoration act
What did Hatch-Waxman Act do
- Generic drug system
- Abbreviated new drug application became easier
- Only need to prove bioequivalence
- Market exclusivity for a period of time
Prescription Drug Marketing Act 1987-1988
- Requires licensing of wholesalers
- Bans sale or trade of drug samples
- Bans diversion of prescription drugs from normal comercial channels - can’t sell your rx mds
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) 1994 (6 things)
- classified as food
- Good manufacturing process required
- Can’t be misbranded or adulterated
- Do not have to prove safety
- Cannot make specific claims for treating a specific illness
- Must be labeled as a dietary supplement(herbal, vitamin, etc)
Health Insurance portability and accountability act HIPAA -1996
1.Provides standards of handling PHI
2. Appropriate access for health care providers to do their jobs
2.no restrictions on use of disidentified PHI
FDA Modernization Act of 1997
Regulated advertising of off labeled uses of drugs
OFF LABEL
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
Medicare part D started (implemented in 2006)
Affordable Care Act of 2010
Obamacare
Older children to remain in parents plan until age 26
Attempts to stop insurance companies from selecting patients without preexisting conditions
Established cms innovation center
Purpose of cms innovation center
Test healthcare delivery models to maximize cost and service (MTM included in this)
What does OSHA stand for
Occupational Safety and Health Administration