(Prelim) DRUG STANDARDS AND DRUG REGULATIONS Flashcards
Pharmakon means
drug
Pharmacopeia maens
to make drugs
Poien means
to make
drug standards book in Bergamo, Italy
1580
Many city, state and national pharmacopeias then established
The United States Pharmacopeia and the
National Formulary
London, Edinburgh, and Dublin pharmacopeias replaced by British Pharmacopoeia in 1864
Great Britain
32-page booklet: 84 internal & 16 external drugs & preparations
Lititz Pharmacopeia
1st American pharmacopeia
Lititz Pharmacopeia
32-page booklet:
84 internal & 16 external drugs &
preparations
Father of the United States of Pharmacopeia
Lyman Spalding
only “non-governmental” pharmacopeia in the
world
USP-NF
Canada generally uses the ________
USP-NF
Used by pharmacists & homeopathists as well as by law enforcement agencies that must ensure the quality of homeopathic drugs
HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPEIA
a drug that produces symptoms of the illness in healthy persons will also capable of treating those same symptoms and curing the disease
Homeopathic drugs
Published by WHO of the UN w/ cooperation of member countries in 1951
INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
must adhere to the standards approved in their new drug applications
Pharmaceutical industry
A recommendation to national pharmacopeial revision committees to modify their pharmacopeias according to international standards
INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
must also adhere to the USP-NF standards
Pharmaceutical industry
- Purpose is to develop and promote uniform or harmonized international standards
- ISO 9000 through ISO 9004
- Quality standards
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
STANDARDIZATION
FDA created to enforce the ________________
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
“New drug”
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of
1938
Purpose of FDA was to enforce standards (_______, _______, ________) for the pharmaceutical industry
strength, purity, & quality
“Grandfathered drugs”
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of
1938
“Safety”
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of
1938
An Elixir with a solvent diethylene glycol which is a highly toxic agent used in antifreeze solution
Sulfanilamide
Prohibits the distribution & use of any new drug or drug product w/o the prior filling of a new-drug application and approval of the FDA
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
Diethylene glycol poisoning
Sulfanilamide
Prescription Drug Amendment
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1952
Durham-Humphrey; Separated drugs into two categories:
- Legend(Prescription drugs)
- Over the Counter (OTC)
Prescription drugs
Legend
OTC
Over the Counter
Rx Only
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1952
Prescription status of drugs
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1952
OTC drugs vs Rx drugs
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1952
Federal Law Prohibits Dispensing Without
Prescription
Caution of Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1952
Refill authorization
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1952