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Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 Correct Answer-All manufacturers are required to properly label a drug with truthful information, prove effectiveness, prohibited the adulteration and misbranding of food and drugs in interstate commerce. • Helped passed by chief chemist for the Bureau of Chemistry, Harvey Wiley. Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914 Correct Answer-Stop the recreational use of opium. Implemented to regulate and tax the distribution, importation, and production of opiates. Sulfanilamide Tragedy of 1937 Correct Answer-Led to the passage of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, more than 100 people died after the use of sulfanilamide. Dissolved sulfanilamide into diethylene glycol (antifreeze). Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 Correct Answer-Banned false claims, required package inserts with directions to be included with products, and required exact labeling on the product. Addictive substances to be labeled with the statement, Warning: May be Habit Forming. Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951 Correct Answer-• Created a distinction between "OTC" and "Legend Drugs". • Legend Drugs can only be dispensed with a valid Prescription. • Required Legend Drugs to carry the statement