PTCB Federal Requirements Study
Guide Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which federal law requires child-resistant packaging for potentially harmful household
chemicals as well as prescription drugs?
✔✔ Poison Prevention Packaging Act.
Which federal law regulates the practice of compounding drugs in pharmacies?
✔✔ Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA).
Which federal law established drug labeling requirements, including active ingredients,
warnings, and dosage instructions?
✔✔ Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Which schedule of controlled substances has the lowest abuse potential?
✔✔ Schedule V.
Which federal law established standards for OTC drug labeling and marketing?
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,✔✔ Durham-Humphrey Amendment.
Which federal law regulates the safety and efficacy of prescription and over-the-counter
medications?
✔✔ Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
What federal agency enforces controlled substance laws in the United States?
✔✔ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Which law classifies drugs into Schedules I through V based on abuse potential?
✔✔ Controlled Substances Act of 1970.
Which federal law requires child-resistant packaging for most prescription medications?
✔✔ Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA).
Which federal agency assigns National Drug Codes (NDC) to medications?
✔✔ Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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, What is the primary purpose of the FDA?
✔✔ To ensure the safety, efficacy, and quality of drugs and medical products.
Which federal law mandates that all new drugs must be proven safe before marketing?
✔✔ Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938.
Which federal law regulates the dispensing and record-keeping of controlled substances?
✔✔ Controlled Substances Act.
Which schedule of drugs has the highest abuse potential with no accepted medical use?
✔✔ Schedule I.
Which schedule of drugs allows refills but has moderate abuse potential?
✔✔ Schedule III.
Which federal law requires pharmacies to maintain proper records of prescription medications?
✔✔ Drug Enforcement Administration regulations under the Controlled Substances Act.
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Guide Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which federal law requires child-resistant packaging for potentially harmful household
chemicals as well as prescription drugs?
✔✔ Poison Prevention Packaging Act.
Which federal law regulates the practice of compounding drugs in pharmacies?
✔✔ Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA).
Which federal law established drug labeling requirements, including active ingredients,
warnings, and dosage instructions?
✔✔ Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Which schedule of controlled substances has the lowest abuse potential?
✔✔ Schedule V.
Which federal law established standards for OTC drug labeling and marketing?
1
,✔✔ Durham-Humphrey Amendment.
Which federal law regulates the safety and efficacy of prescription and over-the-counter
medications?
✔✔ Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
What federal agency enforces controlled substance laws in the United States?
✔✔ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Which law classifies drugs into Schedules I through V based on abuse potential?
✔✔ Controlled Substances Act of 1970.
Which federal law requires child-resistant packaging for most prescription medications?
✔✔ Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA).
Which federal agency assigns National Drug Codes (NDC) to medications?
✔✔ Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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, What is the primary purpose of the FDA?
✔✔ To ensure the safety, efficacy, and quality of drugs and medical products.
Which federal law mandates that all new drugs must be proven safe before marketing?
✔✔ Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938.
Which federal law regulates the dispensing and record-keeping of controlled substances?
✔✔ Controlled Substances Act.
Which schedule of drugs has the highest abuse potential with no accepted medical use?
✔✔ Schedule I.
Which schedule of drugs allows refills but has moderate abuse potential?
✔✔ Schedule III.
Which federal law requires pharmacies to maintain proper records of prescription medications?
✔✔ Drug Enforcement Administration regulations under the Controlled Substances Act.
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