The student nurse is taking a pharmacology course and studying about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). What has the student learned about how the FDA has decreased the amount of time involved in bringing a new drug to the market?
1. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not as strict as it once was with regard to drug approval.
2. Since consumers have demanded more drugs, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has streamlined the review/approval process.
3. Drug manufacturers are required to pay yearly user fees, which allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to hire more employees to increase its efficiency.
4. Drug manufacturers are required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test more drugs on an annual basis.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale: In 1992, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act was passed. This required drug manufacturers to provide yearly product user fees so the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could restructure, hire more employees, and operate more efficiently. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is just as strict now as it always was with regard to drug approval. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not streamlined the review/approval process. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require drug manufacturers to test more drugs on an annual basis.
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