Which of these legislative acts empowered the Food and Drug Administration to test all new drugs for toxicity before granting the pharmaceutical company the approval to market a drug?
a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
b. Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914
c. Kefauver-Harris Act of 1962
d. Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
A
The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938) authorized the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test all new drugs for safety before granting pharmaceutical companies approval to market them; this legislation was amended in 1952 to distinguish prescription from nonprescription drugs and to regulate dispensing of prescriptions.
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