Solution and Answer Guide: Essentials
of Pharmacology for Health
Professions, 10th Edition by Colbert,
James & Katrancha
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2026, 9798214116068; Chapter 1: Consumer Safety and Drug Regulations
Solution and Answer Guide
COLBERT, JAMES & KATRANCHA, ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS,
10E, 2026, 9798214116068; CHAPTER 1: CONSUMER SAFETY AND DRUG REGULATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Review Quiz Answers .................................................................................................1
CHAPTER REVIEW QUIZ ANSWERS
1. The first major U.S. drug law was passed in the year and was called the
.
Answer: 1906; Pure Food and Drug Act
Feedback: The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in the U.S. in 1906. It was the
first government attempt to establish consumer protection in the manufacture of
drugs and foods.
2. USP stands for
Answer: United States Pharmacopeia
Feedback: The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a reference that specifies
the official U.S. standards for making individual drugs.
3. NF stands for
Answer: National Formulary
Feedback: The National Formulary (NF) is a reference that specifies the official
U.S. standards for making individual drugs. It has been combined with the
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) into one reference book, the USP/NF
4. Which drug law established the USP and NF (which are now one)?
Answer: The Pure Food and Drug Act
Feedback: The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act established two references of
officially approved drugs: the USP and NP, which were subsequently combined
into one single reference source.
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5. The agency that requires you to keep a record of each controlled
substance transaction is the
Answer: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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Feedback: The Drug Enforcement Administration enforces security and
accountability related to controlled substances. Anyone who dispenses,
receives, sells, or destroys controlled substances must keep on hand special
DEA forms, indicating the exact current inventory and a two-year inventory of
every controlled substance transaction.
6. Schedule C- has the lowest potential for abuse.
Answer: Schedule C-V has the lowest potential for abuse
Feedback: The 1970 Controlled Substances Act classified abused and addicting
drugs into five levels, or schedules, according to their medical value,
harmfulness, and potential for abuse or addiction: C-I, C-II, C-III, C-IV, and C-V,
with class C-I being the highest potential for abuse, and C-V with the lowest
potential for abuse.
7. How long must you keep an inventory record of each controlled substance
transaction at your office?
Answer: Two years
Feedback: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforces security and
accountability related to controlled substances, including a two-year inventory of
every controlled substance transaction (see also feedback to question 5).
8. Three responsibilities of the FDA include:
Answer: Three responsibilities of the FDA include any of the following:
• Overseeing testing of all proposed new drugs before they are released into the
U.S. market
• Inspecting plants where foods, drugs, medical devices, or cosmetics are made
• Reviewing new drug applications and petitions for food additives
• Investigating and removing unsafe drugs from the market
• Ensuring proper labeling of foods, cosmetics, and drugs
Feedback: The increase in the number of drugs produced for marketing brought
dangers to the public. The federal FDA was established to ensure that some
basic standards would be followed. Its responsibilities include the five listed in
the answer above.
9. What types of drugs are listed in the C-V schedule?
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Professions, 10th Edition by Colbert,
James & Katrancha
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, Solution and Answer Guide: Colbert, James & Katrancha, Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions, 10e,
2026, 9798214116068; Chapter 1: Consumer Safety and Drug Regulations
Solution and Answer Guide
COLBERT, JAMES & KATRANCHA, ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS,
10E, 2026, 9798214116068; CHAPTER 1: CONSUMER SAFETY AND DRUG REGULATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Review Quiz Answers .................................................................................................1
CHAPTER REVIEW QUIZ ANSWERS
1. The first major U.S. drug law was passed in the year and was called the
.
Answer: 1906; Pure Food and Drug Act
Feedback: The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in the U.S. in 1906. It was the
first government attempt to establish consumer protection in the manufacture of
drugs and foods.
2. USP stands for
Answer: United States Pharmacopeia
Feedback: The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a reference that specifies
the official U.S. standards for making individual drugs.
3. NF stands for
Answer: National Formulary
Feedback: The National Formulary (NF) is a reference that specifies the official
U.S. standards for making individual drugs. It has been combined with the
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) into one reference book, the USP/NF
4. Which drug law established the USP and NF (which are now one)?
Answer: The Pure Food and Drug Act
Feedback: The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act established two references of
officially approved drugs: the USP and NP, which were subsequently combined
into one single reference source.
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2026, 9798214116068; Chapter 1: Consumer Safety and Drug Regulations
5. The agency that requires you to keep a record of each controlled
substance transaction is the
Answer: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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2026, 9798214116068; Chapter 1: Consumer Safety and Drug Regulations
Feedback: The Drug Enforcement Administration enforces security and
accountability related to controlled substances. Anyone who dispenses,
receives, sells, or destroys controlled substances must keep on hand special
DEA forms, indicating the exact current inventory and a two-year inventory of
every controlled substance transaction.
6. Schedule C- has the lowest potential for abuse.
Answer: Schedule C-V has the lowest potential for abuse
Feedback: The 1970 Controlled Substances Act classified abused and addicting
drugs into five levels, or schedules, according to their medical value,
harmfulness, and potential for abuse or addiction: C-I, C-II, C-III, C-IV, and C-V,
with class C-I being the highest potential for abuse, and C-V with the lowest
potential for abuse.
7. How long must you keep an inventory record of each controlled substance
transaction at your office?
Answer: Two years
Feedback: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforces security and
accountability related to controlled substances, including a two-year inventory of
every controlled substance transaction (see also feedback to question 5).
8. Three responsibilities of the FDA include:
Answer: Three responsibilities of the FDA include any of the following:
• Overseeing testing of all proposed new drugs before they are released into the
U.S. market
• Inspecting plants where foods, drugs, medical devices, or cosmetics are made
• Reviewing new drug applications and petitions for food additives
• Investigating and removing unsafe drugs from the market
• Ensuring proper labeling of foods, cosmetics, and drugs
Feedback: The increase in the number of drugs produced for marketing brought
dangers to the public. The federal FDA was established to ensure that some
basic standards would be followed. Its responsibilities include the five listed in
the answer above.
9. What types of drugs are listed in the C-V schedule?
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