Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 – Flashcards
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What is the point of this act?
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Ammends FDCA to require states to license wholesale distributors of prescription drugs
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What does the act ban?
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- Re-importation of prescription drugs except by manufacturer or for emergency use. - Trafficking in or counterfeiting of drug copuons
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What did this act mandate?
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Minimum storage, handling and recordkeeping requirements for drug samples
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For the most part, can prescription drugs be purchased by hospitals or health care facilities?
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No the prescription drug marketing act of 1987 prohibits that.
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Where can drug samples be distributed?
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- Practitioner licensed to prescribe - Hospital pharmacy -Health care entity at request of prescriber
