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16th century swiss physician Paracelsus - ANSWER-Stressed the need for treatment
that would be specific for a particular disease and advocated that alchemists should
prepare medicine and not gold or silver
1906 Federal and Food Drug Act - ANSWER-This act prohibits the sale of mislabeled
drugs as well as the sale of adulterated drugs.
1914 Harrison Narcotic Act - ANSWER-This act requires a prescription to purchase
opium and limits the transport of it.
1938 Food Drug and Cosmetic Act - ANSWER-This act required drug companies to
provide package inserts. Also, this act required that habit-forming drugs be labeled as
such and new drugs have to be proven safe under the FDA guidelines before they are
marketed.
1951 Durham Humphrey Amendment - ANSWER-This act made the distinction between
over the counter drugs (OTC) and legend (prescription drugs) possible. Legend drugs
should be labeled as "Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a prescription
1962 Kefauver-Harris Amendment - ANSWER-This amendment "Drug Efficacy
Amendment" was passed to law due to birth defects that were caused by the drug
thalidomide in Europe. Drugs made from 1938 forward must be proven safe and
effective
1970 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (Controlled Substance Act-CSA) -
ANSWER-This act created the (DEA) Drug Enforcement Administration and classified
drugs on their potential for abuse.
1970 Patient Package Inserts - ANSWER-This law was passed so that certain drugs
can may be dispensed with PPI's or (patient package inserts). These PPI's inform
patients about the precautions to be followed while taking such drugs.
1970 Poison Prevention Packaging Act - ANSWER-This act made necessary for
childproof packaging on most drugs.
1972 Drug Listing Act - ANSWER-This act required that National Drug Code (NDC)
numbers to be assigned to every marketed drug.
1976 Medical Device Amendment of 1976 - ANSWER-This amendment was created for
the safety and efficacy and classification of all medical devices.
,1983 Orphan Drug Act - ANSWER-This law was passed in order to make generic drugs
more available to the general public. It encouraged and provided tax relief to
manufacturers to create orphan drugs for the treatment of rare diseases and allows the
FDA to further advance the research and marketing of these drugs.
1984 Drug Price Competition and Patent- Term Restoration Act (Hatch- Waxman
Amendment) - ANSWER-This act streamlined the FDA approval process for marketing
generic drugs and extended the terms of patents for companies that develop new drugs.
1987 Prescription Drug Marketing Act - ANSWER-This act prohibited the re-importation
of drugs to the United States with the exception of the manufacturer.
1988 Food and Drug Administration Act - ANSWER-The Prescription Drug Marketing
Act was established to ban the sale, trade and purchase of drug samples. Any type of
adverse reactions to drugs must be reported to the FDA.
1990 Anabolic Steroid Control Act - ANSWER-This act redefined anabolic steroids as a
Schedule 3 controlled substances and to provide criminal penalties for illicit use to
coaches and others who endeavor to persuade or induce athletes to take anabolic
steroids.
1990 Omnibus Budget Reconcilliation Act (OBRA) - ANSWER-This act required
pharmacists to engage in drug utilization reviews (DUR) and required counseling to
patients about their prescriptions without charging.
1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) - ANSWER-This act
treated herbal supplements as food products rather than drugs. It prohibited
manufacturers of herbs and dietary supplements from making claims that these
products treat or cure any specific disease or illness.
1996 (HIPAA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - ANSWER-This law
was passed to create rules and regulations regarding the security and the privacy of all
patients' health records and information. This act provides limitations on who can have
access and distribute and receive patient's health information.
1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - ANSWER-This act
addressed patient privacy concerns and allowed employees to more easily move their
health insurance plans from one job to another.
2003 Medicare Modernization Act - ANSWER-This act provided a voluntary prescription
drug plan for Medicare patients at an additional cost while creating a type of health
insurance called health savings accounts.
2004 FDA Modernization Act - ANSWER-This act changed federal legend to "Rx Only"
and legalized compounding.
, 2005 Metamphetamine Epidemic Act - ANSWER-This act restricted the sales of OTC
drugs used in the manufacture of amphetamines like pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and
phenylpropanolamine.
2006 (CMEA) Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act - ANSWER-law passed to limit
the purchase of pseudoephedrine (pse) to 3.6g pse per day or 9g per 30 days.
Administrative Law - ANSWER-Regulations set forth by governmental agencies, such
as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA);
also called regulatory law
Adulterated - ANSWER-Tampering with or contaminating a product or substance
Aerosols - ANSWER-Very Farm liquid or solid particles makes in a vehicle packed with
gas and pressure to be administered via the respiratory tract or applied topically
Alzheimer's Disease - ANSWER-A chronic and progressive disorder of the brain that is
the most common cause of degeneration dementia
am/AM - ANSWER-Morning(midnight-noon)
amb - ANSWER-ambulate/ walk
America's First Hospital - ANSWER-founded by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in
1751
American Council on Pharmaceutical Education - ANSWER-ACPE - Responsible for
accreditation for colleges of pharmacy and continuing education programs
American Pharmaceutical Association - ANSWER-APhA - Founded in 1853 to provide
for more uniform standards of education.
amt. - ANSWER-Amount
Ancient Humans - ANSWER-Studied birds and animals - to use water, leaves dirt, mud,
etc for first soothing remedies. Learned by trial and error
Ancient Mesopotamia - ANSWER-Babylon, cradle of civilization, earliest known record
of apothecary practice
Andrew Craigie - ANSWER-A pharmacy pioneer who developed an early
pharmaceutical wholesaling and manufacturing business and was the first
pharmaceutical officer in the american army
Another name for pharmacy purchasing agent - ANSWER-Pharmacy procurement
specialist,
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16th century swiss physician Paracelsus - ANSWER-Stressed the need for treatment
that would be specific for a particular disease and advocated that alchemists should
prepare medicine and not gold or silver
1906 Federal and Food Drug Act - ANSWER-This act prohibits the sale of mislabeled
drugs as well as the sale of adulterated drugs.
1914 Harrison Narcotic Act - ANSWER-This act requires a prescription to purchase
opium and limits the transport of it.
1938 Food Drug and Cosmetic Act - ANSWER-This act required drug companies to
provide package inserts. Also, this act required that habit-forming drugs be labeled as
such and new drugs have to be proven safe under the FDA guidelines before they are
marketed.
1951 Durham Humphrey Amendment - ANSWER-This act made the distinction between
over the counter drugs (OTC) and legend (prescription drugs) possible. Legend drugs
should be labeled as "Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a prescription
1962 Kefauver-Harris Amendment - ANSWER-This amendment "Drug Efficacy
Amendment" was passed to law due to birth defects that were caused by the drug
thalidomide in Europe. Drugs made from 1938 forward must be proven safe and
effective
1970 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (Controlled Substance Act-CSA) -
ANSWER-This act created the (DEA) Drug Enforcement Administration and classified
drugs on their potential for abuse.
1970 Patient Package Inserts - ANSWER-This law was passed so that certain drugs
can may be dispensed with PPI's or (patient package inserts). These PPI's inform
patients about the precautions to be followed while taking such drugs.
1970 Poison Prevention Packaging Act - ANSWER-This act made necessary for
childproof packaging on most drugs.
1972 Drug Listing Act - ANSWER-This act required that National Drug Code (NDC)
numbers to be assigned to every marketed drug.
1976 Medical Device Amendment of 1976 - ANSWER-This amendment was created for
the safety and efficacy and classification of all medical devices.
,1983 Orphan Drug Act - ANSWER-This law was passed in order to make generic drugs
more available to the general public. It encouraged and provided tax relief to
manufacturers to create orphan drugs for the treatment of rare diseases and allows the
FDA to further advance the research and marketing of these drugs.
1984 Drug Price Competition and Patent- Term Restoration Act (Hatch- Waxman
Amendment) - ANSWER-This act streamlined the FDA approval process for marketing
generic drugs and extended the terms of patents for companies that develop new drugs.
1987 Prescription Drug Marketing Act - ANSWER-This act prohibited the re-importation
of drugs to the United States with the exception of the manufacturer.
1988 Food and Drug Administration Act - ANSWER-The Prescription Drug Marketing
Act was established to ban the sale, trade and purchase of drug samples. Any type of
adverse reactions to drugs must be reported to the FDA.
1990 Anabolic Steroid Control Act - ANSWER-This act redefined anabolic steroids as a
Schedule 3 controlled substances and to provide criminal penalties for illicit use to
coaches and others who endeavor to persuade or induce athletes to take anabolic
steroids.
1990 Omnibus Budget Reconcilliation Act (OBRA) - ANSWER-This act required
pharmacists to engage in drug utilization reviews (DUR) and required counseling to
patients about their prescriptions without charging.
1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) - ANSWER-This act
treated herbal supplements as food products rather than drugs. It prohibited
manufacturers of herbs and dietary supplements from making claims that these
products treat or cure any specific disease or illness.
1996 (HIPAA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - ANSWER-This law
was passed to create rules and regulations regarding the security and the privacy of all
patients' health records and information. This act provides limitations on who can have
access and distribute and receive patient's health information.
1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - ANSWER-This act
addressed patient privacy concerns and allowed employees to more easily move their
health insurance plans from one job to another.
2003 Medicare Modernization Act - ANSWER-This act provided a voluntary prescription
drug plan for Medicare patients at an additional cost while creating a type of health
insurance called health savings accounts.
2004 FDA Modernization Act - ANSWER-This act changed federal legend to "Rx Only"
and legalized compounding.
, 2005 Metamphetamine Epidemic Act - ANSWER-This act restricted the sales of OTC
drugs used in the manufacture of amphetamines like pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and
phenylpropanolamine.
2006 (CMEA) Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act - ANSWER-law passed to limit
the purchase of pseudoephedrine (pse) to 3.6g pse per day or 9g per 30 days.
Administrative Law - ANSWER-Regulations set forth by governmental agencies, such
as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA);
also called regulatory law
Adulterated - ANSWER-Tampering with or contaminating a product or substance
Aerosols - ANSWER-Very Farm liquid or solid particles makes in a vehicle packed with
gas and pressure to be administered via the respiratory tract or applied topically
Alzheimer's Disease - ANSWER-A chronic and progressive disorder of the brain that is
the most common cause of degeneration dementia
am/AM - ANSWER-Morning(midnight-noon)
amb - ANSWER-ambulate/ walk
America's First Hospital - ANSWER-founded by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in
1751
American Council on Pharmaceutical Education - ANSWER-ACPE - Responsible for
accreditation for colleges of pharmacy and continuing education programs
American Pharmaceutical Association - ANSWER-APhA - Founded in 1853 to provide
for more uniform standards of education.
amt. - ANSWER-Amount
Ancient Humans - ANSWER-Studied birds and animals - to use water, leaves dirt, mud,
etc for first soothing remedies. Learned by trial and error
Ancient Mesopotamia - ANSWER-Babylon, cradle of civilization, earliest known record
of apothecary practice
Andrew Craigie - ANSWER-A pharmacy pioneer who developed an early
pharmaceutical wholesaling and manufacturing business and was the first
pharmaceutical officer in the american army
Another name for pharmacy purchasing agent - ANSWER-Pharmacy procurement
specialist,
