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FDA - Food and Drug Administration
What agency is responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of all marketed drugs ?
100
PPPA (Poison Prevention Act)
What is the federal law that mandates use of safety caps ?
100
MedWatch
What is the system utilized by the FDA to receive information about adverse events or product problems ?
100
Orphan Drug Act
What Act deals with drugs that are used to treat rare diseases ?
100
Standard of Care
What is the measure by which the level of performance is expected of a healthcare worker
200
State Board of Pharmacy
What agency is responsible for the licensure and registration of pharmacy personnel
200
Counsel patients
What does the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) require pharmacists to do ?
200
FDA Orange Book
What source would you use to determine whether a generic drug is interchangeable with a brand name drug ?
200
Durham-Humphrey Amendment
What amendment established clear criteria for the classification of prescription and non-prescription over-the-counter medications ?
200
Negligence
What is the conduct that falls below the standards of behavior established by law ?
300
USP (United States Pharmacopeia)
What agency is a non-governmental, independent scientific organization that sets standards for all over-the-counter and prescription medications ?
300
Protection of patient identity and health information
What does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) establish
300
PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board)
What professional organization offers a nationally recognized certification for pharmacy technicians ?
300
Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act
What act reclassified all products containing pseudoephedrine and set a limit on the quantity that can be purchased during a 30 day period ?
300
Malpractice
What is the term used when there is negligence in meeting the standard of care ?
400
DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
What agency is responsible for enforcing laws relating to the acquisition, storage, dispensing and documentation of controlled substances ?
400
MedWatch
What is the system utilized by the FDA to receive information about adverse events or product problems ?
400
Counsel patients regarding their medications, etc
What duty can a pharmacy technician not perform ?
400
Five
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 designated how many schedules of controlled substances ?
400
Proprietary name
What is the trade or brand name of a drug ?
500
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
What is the federal agency responsible for the enforcement of regulations relating to the safety and health of workers ?
500
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What agency is responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of all marketed drugs ?
500
NDC (National Drug Code)
What code has 11 characters that identify the manufacturer, medication/dosage form and size/type of packaging ?
500
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
What is the act that gives all people who receive Medicare benefits the option for prescription drug coverage (Medicare Part D plan) ?
500
Schedule II drugs
What schedule of controlled drugs prohibits any refills ?
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