Federal Regulation of Medications: Development, Production, and Marketing Flashcards

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What is the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906?

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Impure food
False efficacy claims 1912

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What is the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938?

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SAFETY of drugs, labeling/approval

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What is the Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951?

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Rx and OTC separation
Refills, Oral Rx
Instructions for use

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What is the Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962?

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Pregnancy safety
EFFICACY
Rx ads, GMP, and research

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What is the Orphan Drug Act of 1983?

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Tax incentives for manufacturers to drive research, Rare diseases

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What is the Drug Price Competition Act of 1984?

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GENERIC Approval process

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What is the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992?

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Manufacturers have to pay FEES to support regulation from FDA

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What is the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act?

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Dietary supplements falling under food category and the claims that can be included on the labels

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What is the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997?

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Fast-Track Approval Option
OTC products have inactive and active ingredients on label

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What is the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007?

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Improve Prescription labeling (DUE TO VIOXX), post-marketing surveillance, and REMS program established

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What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010?

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Added provisions to FDCA

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What is the FDA Safety and Innovation Act of 2012?

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Safety mechanism for counterfeits/imports, detect and decrease drug shortages, and foreign inspections

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What is the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013?

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Oversight of sterile compounding and distribution
Outsourcing facilities, CGMP regulation
Track and trace for distribution chain
(DUE to NECC tragedy)

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What is the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016?

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Add flexibility/innovation to drug development/approval process
Increase funding to address mental health and substance abuse issues

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What is the Rationale for Federal Drug Regulation?

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Protection of public against adulterer and misbranded drug products.
Necessity of balancing direction and indirect regulation.

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The FDA falls under what U.S. department?

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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

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What are the functions of the FDA?

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Rule-Making
Issue Guidance Documents
Incorporate advice from standing advisory committees of outside experts

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What is Drug Defined Part A?

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Articles recognized in the USP, homeopathic pharmacopeia or National Formulary NF

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What is Drug Defined Part B?

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Articles intended for use in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease (therapeutic/health claim)

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What is Drug Defined Part C?

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Articles other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body (structure/function claim)

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Why is the drug definition broad?

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To include almost anything with an intended therapeutic purpose or purpose of altering the structure or function of the body

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What are the 3 points of evidence that a product is a drug?

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Labeling, advertising, and nature of product

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What is the intended meaning of food in Part C drug definition?

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Meaning of food to apply to food used for its ordinary purpose and in an ordinary manner

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What are the Legal Food Categories?

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Special dietary foods and medical foods

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What are special dietary foods?

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Formula, sweetners

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What are medical foods?

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Under physician supervision, require special formulation

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What are the Publicly Conceived Food Categories?

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Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

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What are the 2 special food categories?

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Legal and Publicly Conceived

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What are Nutraceuticals?

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Product with specific nutrients

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What are Functional Foods?

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Products or nutraceuticals with fortification/enhancement

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If there is a health claim for a food, what could result?

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The product could be considered a drug

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What Acts allow foods to contain health claims if approved by the FDA regulation or by the significant scientific agreement test?

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Nutrition Labeling and Education of 1990 and DSHEA of 1994

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What is the DSHEA 1994?

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Dietary Supplement Health Education Act 1994

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What are does DSHEA entitle?

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Created a new category of food called dietary supplements DS
DS do not require premarket approval

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What are dietary supplements that do not require premarket approval?

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Vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, amino acids, and substance used to supplement the diet by increasing total dietary intake

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What are the safety issues with dietary supplements?

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FDA can remove a DS on the bases of the product being adulterated
Manufacturers required to report serious adverse events

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What is the definition of a DS being adulterated?

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Significant or Unreasonable Risk of illness or injury under the conditions of use recommended or suggested in the labeling

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What are the DSHEA 4 types of nutritional support claims to AVOID consideration as a DRUG?

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  1. Benefiting a classical nutrient deficiency disease
  2. Describing role of the supplement in affecting the structure/function of the body
  3. Characterizing the mechanism by which a DS acts to maintain the structure of function
  4. Statements of general well being
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What do DS labels MUST contain?

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Claims that are substantial, truthful, and not misleading
Labels MUST contain disclaimer: not approved by FDA

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DSHEA only permits DS manufacturers to make health claims if what?

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Either the FDA approves the claim by regulation or by the significant scientific agreement test
(unqualified, no disclaimer)

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What case allowed for DS manufacturers could make health claims not approved by the FDA provided they are not false or misleading and accompanied by a disclaimer (qualified)?

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Pearson vs. Shalala

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FDA now allows what for DS labels?

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Allows Unqualified and Qualified health claims adhering to specific criteria

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What are the implications of DSHEA for Pharmacists?

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  1. Product selection
  2. Education of patients as opposed to promotion of products
  3. Restrictions regarding the display of DS publications
44
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What is the main purpose of the FDCA?

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Protect the public, the FDA interprets the FDCA

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What is the main purpose of the Durham Humphrey?

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Rx/OTC, labeling, and refills

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What is the main purpose of the Kefauver-Harris?

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Efficacy requirement

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What does the term labeling include?

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Labels on the container or wrapper (article)

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What is the definition of labeling?

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Written or printed or graphic matter ACCOMPANYING the article

49
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What is the USP?

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United States Pharmacopeia

50
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What does the USP do?

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Published by the USPC, sets uniform standards

51
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What does the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the US (HPUS) do?

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Publishes standards for homeopathy product by the HPCUS, a private organization

52
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If a drug is recognized in USP or HPUS the product must meet ALL standard of the compendia or what?

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Be considered misbranded or adulterated

53
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Adulteration focus on what two aspects?

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Product and Facility

54
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How can a ‘pure’ drug still be considered adulterated?

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Due to the Facility’s conditions and handling/storage

55
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A drug is adulterated if what 3 qualities differ from compendia standards

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Strength, Quality, or Purity

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What is CGMP?

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An exhaustive set of standards directed at manufacturers

57
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Failure to manufacture a product in a tamper resistant container is required by the law, and is considered what if not done?

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Adulteration and Misbranding

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What is considered Misbranding (502) Part (a)?

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  1. Labeling must not be false or misleading, including healthcare economic information.
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What is considered Misbranding (502) Part (e)?

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  1. Labeling must include a listing of active ingredients and inactive ingredients in alpha order.
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What is considered Misbranding (502) Part (f)?

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  1. Labeling must contain “adequate directions for use” and “adequate warnings against use” by children and others for whom use might be dangerous (directed at consumers OTC)
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What is an example of Indirect Regulation?

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Consumer must have all the information needed to take this product safely

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What is an example of Non-Prescription?

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Must contain adequate instructions

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What is an example of a Prescription?

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Must contain adequate information, patients need a pharmacist to interpret this information for them

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What are 4 components of Nonprescription Drug Labeling?

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  1. Pharmacological category or principal intended use
  2. Cautions and warnings
  3. Adequate directions for use
  4. Drug facts panel
65
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If a pharmacy re-labels or repackages, what must the label contain?

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Must conform to the same labeling requirements as manufacturers

66
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Labels for prescription drugs, must include what?

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Adequate Information for Use

67
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What are 4 components required for new package inserts?

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  1. Highlights section at the beginning
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Full prescribing information, organized from most to least important
  4. Patient counseling information
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When are Black Box Warnings required?

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Required in labeling when use of a drug may lead to death or serious injury

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What is a Pregnancy Warning System?

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Drugs potentially risky during pregnancy will be placed into categories: A, B, C, D, X

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Labels will require inclusion of what 3 subsections to describe risks of pregnancy?

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  1. Pregnancy
  2. Lactation
  3. Females and Males of Reproductive Potential
71
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When can a the FDA issue a drug recall?

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The FDA cannot issue a drug recall, the manufacturer must do it voluntarily

72
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What happens if the manufacturer does not issue a drug recall?

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FDA will file an Injunction, that ceases manufacturing of products period

73
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What are the three classes of recalls and their probability/outcome?

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I: reasonable, serious ADE/death
II: maybe/remote, temporary/reversible
III: unlikely, no adverse health

74
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Are manufacturers responsible for notifying sellers of a recall?

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YES

75
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What are most prohibited acts consistent of?

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Misbranding or Adulteration

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What is 301c and why is it applicable to a pharmacy?

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The receipt and subsequent delivery of an adulterated or misbranded drug

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What is 301i3 and why is it applicable to a pharmacy?

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The doing of any act which causes a drug to be counterfeit

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What is 301k and why is it applicable to a pharmacy?

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The alteration, mutilation, etc of labeling

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What is an injunction?

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Court order to refrain from doing a specific act

80
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What is the seizure of products?

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To remove adulterated/misbranded product

81
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What are warning letters?

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Request written response of steps which will be taken to correct violations

82
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How many numbers are there in the NDC?

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10

83
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What does the 1st three segment of NDC mean?

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Manufacturer/Distributor (where)

84
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What does the 2nd three segment of NDC mean?

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Strength, dosage form, and formulation (what)

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What does the 3rd three segment of NDC mean?

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Package size and type (how)