A pharmaceutical company is attempting to develop a new drug. An expected outcome of the development process will be monitoring of the new drug by the:

a. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
c. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
d. United States Pharmacopeia (USP)


ANS: B
The FDA is responsible for overseeing the development of new drugs. The DEA is responsible for administering the regulations of the Controlled Substances Act. NIH is not involved with drug development. The USP is a drug-related publication.

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