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One of the first laws enacted to halt the sale of mislabled or inaccurately labeled drugs. Manafucturers were required to have truthful information on the label before selling the drugs.
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A meeting meant to establish limitations on opium transportations and recreational use.
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Regulated purchases of opinum. Stated that opium was no longer obtainable without a prescription; it became more difficult to obtain opium for nonmedical purchases.
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Covered adulteration and misbranding of foods, drugs and cosmetics. Established a stricter code of law on these materials, required warning labels to approved by the FDA.
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Added more intrustions for drug companies and required "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription." More regulation
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These made the attempt to ensure the safety and effectiveness of all new drugs on US market. Gave the FDA power to approve a manufacturer's marketing application. Increasing regulation.
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This formed the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) to enforce the laws made concerning the distribution and handling of substances. This also introduced a "schedule" of substances, this put drugs on a specific level or schedule based on the use of the drug.
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Required that all medications be put in containers with childproof caps or packaging.
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Requires registered drug establishments to provide the FDA with a current list of all drugs manufactured by it for commercial distribution.
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Amends the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It's designed to address the development and commercialization of drugs to treat rare diseases, called orphan drugs.
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It established legal safeguards for prescription drug distribution to ensure safe and effective pharmaceuticals. It was designed to discourage the sale of counterfeit, adulterated, misbranded, subpotent, and expired prescription drugs.
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Regulates the use of anabolic steroids, discourages practicing medical officals from suggesting anabolic steroids. Catergorizes steroids as a schedule III drug.
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The Act gave states permission to create Drug Utilization Review ("DUR") boards to manage state specific drug purchasing and formulary decisions for state purchased health care such as Medicaid programs, injured workers programs, and state employee benefits.
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Defines and regulates dietary supplements.
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Establishes HIPAA, creates an stable environment for insurance and privacy within the medical field.
Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs.
Title II of HIPAA requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers -
Permits physicians the ability to treat opiod addiction with schedule III-V narcotic medications that have been approved by the FDA.
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Overhauled medicare, and revised the coverage of prescription drugs under medicare.
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Regulates ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to serious adverse effects reporting from dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs, and for other purposes.