Which statements regarding the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are true?
1. The FDA is responsible for ensuring the security of human drugs.
2. The FDA publishes a summary of the standards of drug purity and strength.
3. The FDA ensures the availability of effective drugs.
4. The FDA takes action against any supplement that is deemed to be unsafe.
5. The FDA facilitates the availability of safe drugs.
Correct Answer: 1,3,4,5
Rationale 1: The mission of the FDA is to protect public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biologic products, medical devises, the nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
Rationale 2: It is the role of the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) to publish a summary of drug standards (purity and strength).
Rationale 3: Ensuring the availability of effective drugs is one of the FDA's roles.
Rationale 4: It is the FDA's role to take action against any supplement that is deemed to be unsafe.
Rationale 5: It is the role of the FDA to facilitate the availability of safe drugs.
Global Rationale: The mission of the FDA is to protect public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biologic products, medical devises, the nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. Ensuring the availability of effective drugs is one of the FDA's roles. It is the FDA's role to take action against any supplement that is deemed to be unsafe. It is the role of the FDA to facilitate the availability of safe drugs. It is the role of the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) to publish a summary of drug standards (purity and strength).
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