The Controlled Substance Act classifies drugs according to their potential for abuse and it also:
a. regulates drugs used for clinical research.
b. regulates the manufacture and distribution of drugs that may cause dependence.
c. permits the sale of a drug without a prescription in some states.
d. designates that certain drugs be handled as legend drugs.
ANS: B
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A Incorrect: The FDA develops the requirements for investigational drugs.
B Correct: The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 identified agents with the potential for abuse or physical or emotional dependence and placed them in categories called schedules. There are five numbered schedules that decrease in abuse and dependency potential as the number increases.
C Incorrect: This is part of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938.
D Incorrect: This is part of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 as an amendment in 1952.
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