Summary Of Chapter 7 Pharmacy

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Chapter 7 of Pharmacy: An Introduction to the Profession discusses how rules and regulation govern pharmacies. The government organizations and programs play an active role in a pharmacy. Many of the laws and regulations in place today were response to tragedies. The thalidomide tragedy gave rise the Kefauver-Harris Drug amendments. The Food and Drug Administration govern drug approvals and upholds safety standards for any medicine or food. They implement policies and regulations to keep the American public safe. The Drug Enforcement Administration prevents the miss use of drugs that the FDA approve, especially controlled substances. A leveling system has been put in place to indicate the level of security is required, from V to I, where I