Chapter 1 fed Flashcards
(138 cards)
Following deaths caused by sulfanilamide elixir in 1937, Congress passed the first legislation that required new drugs to be proven to be safe prior to marketing.
Which Act?
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
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Which Act established the FDA and is the primary federal law dealing with food, drug, cosmetic, and medical device safety today (with many amendments).
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
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Which amendment established two classes of drugs: prescription and OTC
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951
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T or F:
Under Florida law, medical oxygen may be supplied to a patient by a medical oxygen retail establishment licensed by the FL department of business and professional regulation (DBPR) pursuant to a valid prescription.
TRUE
It is one of the few drugs in FL that can be dispensed by a business that does not have a pharmacy permit.
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Which amendment authorized verbal prescriptions and prescription refills?
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951
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Which amendment required new drugs to be proven safe and effective for their claimed use?
Kefauver-Harris Amendments of 1962
Prior to this amendment, new drugs only had to be safe. This amendment required new drugs to also be effective for their stated use.
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Which amendment increased safety requirements for drugs and established Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for manufacturing of drugs?
Kefauver-Harris Amendments of 1962
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Which amendment gave the FDA jurisdiction over prescription drug advertising?
Kefauver-Harris Amendments of 1962
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Which Act banned the re-importation of prescription drugs and insulin products produced in the United States (except by the manufacturer) and banned the sale, trade, or purchase of prescription drug samples?
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA)
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T or F
Starter packs are subject to regulation as prescription drugs in the same manner as stock shipments of prescription drugs. Starter packs are NOT drug samples.
True
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What Act mandates the storage, handling, and record keeping requirements for prescription drug samples?
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA)
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Which Act does the following pertain to?
- obtaining written requests for samples from practitioners and requiring signatures of practitioners upon receipt
- samples may only be provided to practitioners or, upon request of a licensed practitioner, to an institutional pharmacy or to pharmacies of other healthcare facilities
-community pharmacies should not possess prescription drug samples, except for prescription drugs that may be ordered by a pharmacist. The only exception to this would be a community pharmacy that is part of a healthcare entity such as a community pharmacy owned by a hospital
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA)
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In Florida, what permit is required to hold distribute, or dispose of prescription drug samples.
Complimentary Drug Distributor Permit from the Division of Drugs, Devices, and Cosmetics (DDDC) of the Department of business and professional regulation
required to by the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA).
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Who may not be in possession of prescription drug samples?
A community pharmacy that is not affiliated with a healthcare entity
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Which Act prohibits, with certain exceptions, the resale of prescription drugs purchased by hospitals or healthcare facilities?
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA)
*this is intended to prevent diversion of drugs due to price diversion because hospitals generally receive lower prices for drugs than community pharmacies
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The Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 - these amendments to the FDCA addressed which two primary topics?
1) large-scale compounding by pharmacies
2) establishment of a frame-work for uniform track-and-trace system for prescription drugs throughout the supply chain to prevent counterfeit drugs
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Which Act passed in response to an outbreak of fungal meningitis in over 20 states in the fall of 2012, which was traced to a contaminated injectable steroid produced by the New England Compounding Center?
Drug Compounding Quality Act (DCQA)
*This outbreak resulted in the death of 60 patients and over 750 cases of infection
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Which Act allows outsourcing facilities, often referred to as 503B facilities to compound sterile products without receiving patient-specific prescriptions or medication orders?
Drug Compounding Quality Act (DCQA)
*these 503B facilities are primarily regulated by the FDA and are subject to FDA’s current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) – there are currently only 70 registered outsourcing facilities in the entire country
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True or False
Outsourcing facilities that meet the Drug Compounding Quality Act are exempt from:
- premarket approval requirements for new drugs
-adequate directions for use requirements
-drug trace-and-track provisions
TRUE
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What is the difference between 503A and 503B?
503A pharmacies may only compound products pursuant to an individual prescription or medication order; permitted to do limited anticipatory compounding and primarily regulated by the states, and are subject to USP Chapter 797 quality standards for sterile compounding; NOT registered with the FDA as an outsourcing facility
503B no rx required; registered with the FDA
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Are outsourcing facilities exempt from good manufacturing practices?
No
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T or F
Outsourcing facilities MUST:
1) have a licensed pharmacist who provides direct oversight over the drugs compounded
2) register as an outsourcing facility
3) Report to the Secretary of HHS upon registering and every 6 months thereafter, the drugs sold in the previous six months
4) be inspected by FDA according to risk-based inspection schedule and pay annual fees to support it
5) report serious a/e experiences within 15 days and conduct a f/u investigation and reporting similar to current drug manufacturers
6) label products with a statement identifying them as a compounded drug and other specified information about the drug
True
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When are outsourcing facilities allowed to compound a drug product that includes a bulk drug substance?
1) the bulk drug substance appears on a list identifying bulk drug substances for which there is a clinical need
OR
2) the drug product compounded from such bulk drug substance appears on FDA’s drug shortage list at the time of compounding, distribution, and dispensing
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Section 503A limits interstate distribution of compounded drugs to __% unless the compounder is located in a state that has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with FDA addressing inordinate amounts of compounded drugs in interstate commerce and providing for appropriate investigation of complaints by a state
5%
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