Pharmacy Laws

AKA Pure Food and Drug Act

Provided authority for federal inspection of meat products

Forced secret elixers with ingredients such as cocaine, heroin or morphine to correctly label the ingredients.

AKA Harrison Narcotic Act

Any dispensation of opiates must be registered with the IRS

Control flow of opiates

Replaced 1906 Act

Provided better definitions and clarification of misbranding

Gave FDA authority to require testing of new drugs for safety

Created the distinction between OTC and Legend Drugs (RX drugs)

Legend drugs can only be dispensed with a prescription

AKA the Drug Efficacy Amendment

Required drug manufacturers to provide proof of effectiveness and safety of their drugs before approval.

The agency that was the predecessor to the DEA.

In 1973, they merged

• AKA Controlled Substances Act
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• Replaced the Harrison Act

Required the use of DEA numbers and transaction tracking.

Designed to reduce the risk of children ingesting dangerous substances.

Required locking caps

Regulates OTC sales of pseudoephedrine

Sets the amounts that can be sold: 3.6, 9.0, 7.5

Records must be kept for 2 years.