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Food and Drug Administration Questions
and Correct Answers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ans: — The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborates to create
the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities
need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention
of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health
threats.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Ans: — The Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is part of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and is not the
same as Medicare. Medicare is a federally run government health
insurance program, which is administered by CMS.
Drug Enforcement Administration Ans: — The government agency
responsible for administering and enforcing the Controlled
Substances Act.
Food and Drug Administration Ans: — advancing public health by
helping to speed innovations that make medical products more
effective, safer, and more affordable and by helping the public get
the accurate, science-based information they need to use medical
products and foods to maintain and improve their health.
The Joint Commission Ans: — A non profit organization whose
main function is to enhance the safety of patients and quality care
in institutional environments. The Joint commission accredits
hospitals through yearly inspections for compliance and national
safety goals.
Occupational safety and health administration(OSHA) Ans: — to
ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by
setting and enforcing standards and by providing training,
outreach, education and assistance.
State Board of Pharmacy Ans: — Regulated by state. Mainly focus
on the public's health and the implementation and enforcement of
state pharmacy law.
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Pure food and drug act of 1906 Ans: — prohibited the sale of
misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce
and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection
agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The Sherley Amendment of 1912 Ans: — prohibits labeling
medicines with false therapeutic claims intended to defraud the
purchaser.
The food, drug and cosmetic Act of 1938 Ans: — Mandate drug
manufacturers to submit evidence of new drugs' safety and
effectiveness before marketing and distribution to the general
public. Issue and enforce quality standards for food, drugs,
medical devices, and cosmetics
The Durham - Humphrey Amendment of 1951 Ans: — • Created a
distinction between "OTC" and "Legend Drugs".
The Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act of 1960 Ans: —
requires precautionary labeling on the immediate container of
hazardous household products to help consumers safely store and
use those products and to give them information about immediate
first aid steps to take if an accident happens.
The Kefauver - Harris Amendment of 1962 Ans: — Implements
many changes to the FDA
Gave the FDA authority to approve or reject the manufacturer
marketing application
Requires manufacture to prove safety of the drug
Require all adverse affects be reported
Establish good manufacture practice
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of
1970 Ans: — an effort to combine all previous federal drug laws
and allow for federal law enforcement of controlled substances,
serving as the legal foundation in the federal fight against drug
abuse
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 Ans: — prescription
medications, over-the-counter medications, hazardous material,
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Food and Drug Administration Questions
and Correct Answers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ans: — The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborates to create
the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities
need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention
of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health
threats.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Ans: — The Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is part of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and is not the
same as Medicare. Medicare is a federally run government health
insurance program, which is administered by CMS.
Drug Enforcement Administration Ans: — The government agency
responsible for administering and enforcing the Controlled
Substances Act.
Food and Drug Administration Ans: — advancing public health by
helping to speed innovations that make medical products more
effective, safer, and more affordable and by helping the public get
the accurate, science-based information they need to use medical
products and foods to maintain and improve their health.
The Joint Commission Ans: — A non profit organization whose
main function is to enhance the safety of patients and quality care
in institutional environments. The Joint commission accredits
hospitals through yearly inspections for compliance and national
safety goals.
Occupational safety and health administration(OSHA) Ans: — to
ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by
setting and enforcing standards and by providing training,
outreach, education and assistance.
State Board of Pharmacy Ans: — Regulated by state. Mainly focus
on the public's health and the implementation and enforcement of
state pharmacy law.
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Pure food and drug act of 1906 Ans: — prohibited the sale of
misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce
and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection
agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The Sherley Amendment of 1912 Ans: — prohibits labeling
medicines with false therapeutic claims intended to defraud the
purchaser.
The food, drug and cosmetic Act of 1938 Ans: — Mandate drug
manufacturers to submit evidence of new drugs' safety and
effectiveness before marketing and distribution to the general
public. Issue and enforce quality standards for food, drugs,
medical devices, and cosmetics
The Durham - Humphrey Amendment of 1951 Ans: — • Created a
distinction between "OTC" and "Legend Drugs".
The Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act of 1960 Ans: —
requires precautionary labeling on the immediate container of
hazardous household products to help consumers safely store and
use those products and to give them information about immediate
first aid steps to take if an accident happens.
The Kefauver - Harris Amendment of 1962 Ans: — Implements
many changes to the FDA
Gave the FDA authority to approve or reject the manufacturer
marketing application
Requires manufacture to prove safety of the drug
Require all adverse affects be reported
Establish good manufacture practice
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of
1970 Ans: — an effort to combine all previous federal drug laws
and allow for federal law enforcement of controlled substances,
serving as the legal foundation in the federal fight against drug
abuse
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 Ans: — prescription
medications, over-the-counter medications, hazardous material,
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