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Marketed Drugs Ch 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 17 years from date of discovery | Drug Patent |
| Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984 | provided for up to five year extensions on patent protection |
| OTC | Over-The-Counter; do not require prescription |
| Drug Monographs | FDA published acceptable ingredients for OTC drugs |
| Orange Book | evaluation of generic drugs; pharmaceutical & therapeutic equivalents |
| pharmaceutical equivalent | drugs that contain identical amts of same active ingredients in same dosage |
| therapeutic equivalent | pharmaceutical equivalents that produce same effects in PTs |
| PT requesting information on OTC drug? | Refer to pharmacist; OTC meds are not without risks |
| OTC Label includes | product name; manufacturer/distributor; active/other ingredients; amt of contents; warnings; directions |
| "Behind-the-Counter OTC" | meds containing ephedrine & pseudoephedrine |
| Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act | sets daily & monthly restrictions (3.6 g/day; 7/5 g/month) on amt of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine sold to individual |
| Rule 1 of CEMA | cannot exceed daily/monthly limits to any one customer |
| Rule 2 of CEMA | must maintain written/electronic records for 2 years |
| 30mg Pseudoephedrine HCI | 146 Tablets |
| 60mg Pseudoephedrine HCI | 73 Tablets |
| Records for CEMA include: | product; quantity; name/address purchaser; date/time of sale; ID; signature |
| 120mg Pseudoephedrine HCI | 36 Tablets |
| 240mg Pseudoephedrine HCI | 18 Tablets |
| 468ml (millilters) | 15mg/1.6 ml Pseudoephedrine HCI |
| 2929 ml | 7.5mg/5 ml Pseudoephedrine HCI |
| 1464 ml | 15mg/5ml Pseudoephedrine HCI |
| 732 ml | 30mg/5 ml Pseudoephedrine HCI |
| 366 ML | 60MG/5 ml Pseudoephedrine HCI |
| Exempt Narcotics | meds that contain habit-forming ingredients but can be sold by pharmacist w/o prescription (18+) |