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Which act ensures a safe and healthful environment for employees?

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Occupational safety and health act “OSHA”

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Which law was enacted to reduce accidental poisoning in children?

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Poison prevention packaging act

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Drug Listing Act: the first 5 digits of the NDC number identifies what?

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Manufacturer

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Drug Listing Act: the next 4 digits of the NDC number identifies what?

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The drug product

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Drug Listing Act: the final 2 digits of the NDC number identifies what?

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The packaging and package size

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Drug Listing Act: each drug is assigned a specific what?

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11-digit number

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Which law provides tax incentives and licensing of products for manufacturers to develop and market for medications to treat certain diseases which there are fewer than 20,000 cases

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Orphan drug act

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Which act extends patent licenses for generic and new medications

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Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act

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Which act prohibits the sale and distribution of samples to anyone other than those licensed to prescribe them

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Prescription Drug Marketing Act

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Which act does extensive revisions to Medicare & Medicaid conditions of participation?

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OMNIBUS Budget Reconciliation Act 1987

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Which act requires that manufacturers provide the lowest prices to Medicaid patients

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OMNIBUS Budget Reconciliation Act 1990

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Which act resulted in harsher penalties for drug abuse of anabolic steroids

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Anabolic Steroid Control Act

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Which act requires that all medical devices be tracked and records be maintained?

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FDA Safe Medical Devices Act

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Which act prevents discrimination against potential employees who may be disable?

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American with Disabilities Act

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Which act includes the Environmental Protection Agency that produced federal guidelines regarding the disposal of hazardous waste?

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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Which act prohibits the dispensing of this medication without a prescription?

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FDA Moderation Act

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Which act was to improve portability and continuity of health coverage in the group and individual markets; combat waste, frauds, and abuse in health insurance and healthcare delivery?

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)

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Which act insists that herbal products are dietary supplements rather than drugs?

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Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA)

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Which act says that Accutane is a very powerful medication used to treat acne: causes severe birth defects, induces spontaneous abortions and adverse psychiatric effects?

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Isotretinoin Safety and Risk Management Act

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Which act amended he Controlled Substances Act and replaced it with a new definition of anabolic steroid?

-all future administrative scheduling actions relating to the control of anabolic steroids as a Schedule 3

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Anabolic Steroid Control Act

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Which law allows any pharmacy to participate in a prescription drug benefit plan as long as the pharmacy agrees to the terms and conditions of the plan?

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Any Willing Provider Law

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Which law allows a member of a prescription drug plan to choose a pharmacy?

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Freedom of choice law

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Which law prohibits a prescription drug plan from requiring mail order prescription drug coverage?

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Prescription drug equity law

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Which law establishes policies to protect patients and may require outside pharmacies to agree to policies?

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Freedom of choice

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Which act limits your purchase of pseudoephedrine , ephedrine, and phenylpropanolmine in controlled substances to 3.6g/day or 9g/30-day?

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Combat methamphetamine epidemic act

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Which act is all handwritten prescriptions for covered outpatients drugs such as e-scribed, faxed, phoned are not affected?

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Medicaid tamper-resistant prescription act

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Which act was designed to cut down on infections transmitted to patients through pharmaceutical products and to better protect staff working in pharmacies in the course of exposure?

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Ups 797

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Which regulatory agencies is in charge of regulations regarding the purchases of tax-free alcohol used is hospitals and clinics?

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Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms

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Which regulatory agencies establishes conditions for a facility to be reimbursed for services rendered?

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services

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Which regulatory agencies enforces compliance with controlled substances act overseen by department of justice?

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Drug enforcement agency

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Which regulatory agencies set guidelines for the disposal of hazardous waste such as controlled substances?

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Environmental protection agency

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Which regulatory agencies ensures that all pharmaceutical products are pure, safe and environmental?

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Food and drug administration

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Which regulatory agencies has a joint committee on accreditation of healthcare organization that addresses quality of patient care and patient safety?

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The joint commission

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Which regulatory agencies has no regulatory authority but meets to discuss current trends and issues in pharmacy?

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National association of the board of pharmacy

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Which regulatory agencies has a regulatory state agency that oversees the practice of pharmacy in given state?

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State board of pharmacy

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Which regulatory agencies has an official public standard setting authority for all prescription and otc medicines and other healthcare products manufactured or sold in US?

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United States pharmacopeia “USP”

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Which act was enacted in 1906 to prohibit the interstate transportation or sale of adulterated and misbranded food or drugs?

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Pure food and drug act

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Which act required that all new drug applications be filed with the FDA and also defined as adulteration and misbranding of drugs and food products?

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Food,drug, and cosmetic act

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Which act is an amendment to FDCA 1938 requiring all products to have adequate directions for use unless they contain the federal legend “caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription.”?

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Durham-Humphrey act

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Which amendment requires that all medications in the United States to be pure, safe and effective?

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Kefauver-Harris amendment

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Which act was created and placed under the supervision of the department of justice such as the five schedules of controlled substances?

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Comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act