CERTIFICATION QUICK-STUDY
GUIDE: LAWS & REGULATIONS WITH
ELABORATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Adulteration - ANSWER-Any drug consisting of altered, dirty or unclean product; or a drug that is
prepared, packaged or stored under unsanitary conditions, or prepared in unsafe containers
Misbranding - ANSWER-package labeling that is false or misleading about the identity of what is in the
container or fails to carry required warnings or instructions on product labeling
Controlled Substances Act (CSA) - ANSWER-classified drugs with the potential for abuse or dependence
into schedules. Legal requirements for controlled substances are generally stricter than those for
noncontrolled medications.
Key regulatory agencies impacting pharmacy practice - ANSWER-Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The Joint Commission (TJC)
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmestic Act of 1938 - ANSWER-New drugs must be approved by the FDA. Also
defined the terms adulteration and misbranding
Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951 - ANSWER-separated drugs into prescription and
nonprescription categories