Pharmacy Flashcards
What Acts Superseded the Mesicines Act 1968?
The veterinary medicines regulations 2005 The medicines (restrictions on the administration of veterinary products) Regulations 1994
What year was the Medicines Act?
1968
What is the legislation governing controlled drugs?
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
The misuse of drugs regulations 1985
What does the Supply of Relevant medicinal products order 2005 do?
Specifies some legal aspects of prescribing and supplying veterinary medicines and implements recommendations from the competitions commission
What legislations determines the aspects of the production, storage, handling, use and supply of medicines in veterinary practice?
The health and safety at work act 1974
The control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002
What legislation relate to the safe disposal of medicines?
The control of pollutions act 1974
The controlled waste regulations 1992
The environmental pollution act 1990
What does the Veterinary medicines regulations 2005 act govern?
Licensing prescribing supply labelling of veterinary medicinal products bringing the UK in line with EU regulations
What are controlled drugs?
Drugs that are open to misuse by people
What other generic pieces of legislation control medicines in practice?
The health and safety at work act 1974
The control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002
What prices of legislation relate to the disposal of medicines?
The control of pollution act 1974
The controlled waste regulations 1992
The environmental pollution so act 1990
What is a manufacturers marketing authorisation?
A licence for the manufacture of a medicine
Where do companies get a marketing authorisation?
From DEFRA
What does POM-V stand for?
Prescription only medicine - veterinarian
What does POM-VPS
Prescription only medicine - veterinarian, pharmacist, suitably qualified person
What does NFA-VPS stand for?
Non food producing animals - veterinarian, pharmacist, suitably qualified person