click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
CCCTC Pharmacy Laws
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Required all foods and drugs to meet a standard of strength and purity | Pure Food and Drug Act (PFDA) |
| Regulated drugs that produced or sustain physical or psychological dependence | Harrison Narcotic Act |
| Required that manufacturers of drugs and cosmetics must prove that their products are safe and effective | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) |
| Further clarified the distinction between prescription and over the counter drugs based on whether or not the drugs were habit forming,narcotic, hypnotic, or potentially harmful | Durham-Humphrey Amendments to the FFDCA |
| Requires child-proof packaging on all prescription drugs | Poison Prevention Packaging Act |
| Classified drugs based on their potential for abuse | Controlled Substances Act |
| Founded to improve the quality of care provided to the general public | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) |
| Responsible for safety in the workplace | Labor Occupational Safety and Health Organization (OSHA) |
| Adressed certain prescription drug-marketing practices that have contributed to the diversion of drugs into a secondary gray market | Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA) |
| Required pharmacists to offer counseling to all patients regarding medications | Omnibus Budeget Reconciliation Act (OBRA-90) |
| Places "any drug or hormonal substance chemically and pharmacologically related to testosterone" under regulatory provisions of the Controlled Substances Act | Anabolic Steroids Act of 1990 |