PTU study guide QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

PTU study guide QUESTIONS WITH
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Generic for Effexor? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔venlafaxine
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1 tsp>>ml - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔5ml
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1 tbsp>>ml, tsp - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15ml, 3tsp
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1oz>>ml - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔30ml
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1pt >>ml, oz - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔480 ml , 16oz
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1gal>>ml - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3785 ml
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1kg>lbs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2.2lbs
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1lb>>gm, oz - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔454gm, 16oz
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65mg>>grain - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1 grain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,Federal Food and Drug Act of 1906 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔•
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Known as the Pure Food and Drug Act.
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• Provided authority for federal inspection of meat products and
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prohibited the sale of adulterated foods.
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• Required that "Secret Elixirs" containing ingredients like: Cocaine,
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Heroin, Morphine and Alcohol which were available at most stores
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as miracle cure-alls be labeled with correct information about their
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ingredients as well as suggested dosages. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Narcotic Tax Act of 1914 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔• Known as
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the Harrison Narcotic Act.
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• Provided authority for Internal Revenue Service to collect tax on
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Opiates thru Tax Stamps. |\ |\ |\




• Required that any entity which produced, distributed, dispensed
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or sold opiates be registered with the IRS.
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• Emphasis was on attempting to control the massive flow of opiates
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in order to protect the public from rising addiction.
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Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔• Known as FDCA 1938. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




• Replaced the Food and Drug act of 1906.
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• Provided better clarification about misbranding definitions.
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,• Provided better clarification about adulteration definitions.
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• Gave the FDA authority to require adequate testing of new drugs
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for safety.
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The Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951 - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔• Created a distinction between "OTC" and "Legend
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Drugs".
• Legend Drugs can only be dispensed with a valid Prescription..
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• Required Legend Drugs to carry the statement:
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The Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962 - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔• Also known as the "Drug Efficacy Amendment".
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• Required drug manufacturers to provide proof of the effectiveness
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and safety of their drugs before approval .
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• Required drug advertising to be more closely regulated and
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disclose accurate information about side effects
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The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔• Predecessor agency of the DEA.
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• In 1973 the BNDD merged into the DEA.
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• DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
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, Drug Abuse Prevention / Control Act of 1970 - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔• Also known as the Controlled Substances Act
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(CSA)
• Completely replaced the Harrison Act.
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• Required the use of DEA Numbers
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• Required comprehensive record keeping and transaction tracking.
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• Enforced by the DEA under the US Dept. of Justice
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Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔• Also known as the PPPA
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• Designed to reduce the risk of children ingesting dangerous
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substances.
• Required locking caps on most prescriptions
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Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (2005) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔• Enacted to regulate the OTC sales of
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pseudoephedrine.
• Identity and address of each purchaser to be kept for two years.
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• Daily sales of regulated products not to exceed 3.6 grams.
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• 30 day purchase limit not to exceed 9 grams
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• 30 day purchase via mail order not to exceed 7.5 grams
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