Timeline and Organizations

What was the main requirement of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906?

• To regulate the importation of opium

• To ensure foods and drugs meet a standard of strength and purity

• To define adulteration and misbranding

• To authorize the FDA to remove unsafe products

What did the Federal Hazardous Substances Act of 1960 require regarding household products?

• Required child-proof packaging

• Required labeling with caution about potential hazards

• Required a physician’s order to dispense legend drugs

• Required the safety and efficacy of products before FDA approval

Which act required medications and devices to be placed in tamper-proof packaging?

• Orphan Drug Act

• Federal Anti-Tampering Act

• Anabolic Steroids Control Act

• Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

Which change in the law required a pharmacist to offer medication counseling?

• the Drug Listing Act (1972)

• the Orphan Drug Act (1983)

• the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (1990)

• the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (1994)

What was the primary purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)?

• To regulate the sale of dietary supplements

• To protect health insurance coverage when someone loses their job

• To allow prescribers to treat opioid addiction

• To change prescription requirements to Rx only

Which act allowed prescribers to obtain a waiver to prescribe controlled substances for opioid addiction treatment?

• FDA Modernization Act

• Drug Listing Act

• Drug Addiction Treatment Act

• Medicare Modernization Act

What is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine sales allowed per day according to the regulations?

• 3.6 grams

• 5 grams

• 7 grams

• 9 grams

Which act was introduced to improve patient safety by encouraging voluntary and confidential reporting of adverse events?

• Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

• Drug Supply Chain Security Act

• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005

• Controlled Substances Act

What is one of the requirements of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act?

• Increase tobacco marketing to youth

• Remove warning labels from tobacco products

• Restrict tobacco marketing and sales to youth

• Allow unlimited sales of tobacco products

Which law allowed prescribers to obtain a waiver to prescribe controlled substances to treat opioid addiction?

• the Drug Addiction Treatment Act (2000)

• the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (2005)

• the Patient Safety and Quality Act of 2005 (2005)

• the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) (2013)