Which drug reference is recognized by the u.s. government as its official list of drug standards?

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Title 21 Food and Drugs Part / Section
Chapter I Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services 1 – 1299
Subchapter A General 1 – 99
Subchapter B Food for Human Consumption 100 – 199
Subchapter C Drugs: General 200 – 299
Subchapter D Drugs for Human Use 300 – 499
Subchapter E Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products 500 – 599
Subchapter F Biologics 600 – 680
Subchapter G Cosmetics 700 – 799
Subchapter H Medical Devices 800 – 898
Subchapter I Mammography Quality Standards Act 900
Subchapter J Radiological Health 1000 – 1050
Subchapter K Tobacco Products 1100 – 1150
Subchapter L Regulations Under Certain Other Acts Administered by the Food and Drug Administration 1210 – 1299
Chapter II Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice 1300 – 1399
Part 1300 Definitions 1300.01 – 1300.05
Part 1301 Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers of Controlled Substances 1301.01 – 1301.93
Part 1302 Labeling and Packaging Requirements for Controlled Substances 1302.01 – 1302.07
Part 1303 Quotas 1303.01 – 1303.37
Part 1304 Records and Reports of Registrants 1304.01 – 1304.55
Part 1305 Orders for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances 1305.01 – 1305.29
Part 1306 Prescriptions 1306.01 – 1306.27
Part 1307 Miscellaneous 1307.01 – 1307.31
Part 1308 Schedules of Controlled Substances 1308.01 – 1308.49
Part 1309 Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, Importers and Exporters of List I Chemicals 1309.01 – 1309.73
Part 1310 Records and Reports of Listed Chemicals and Certain Machines; Importation and Exportation of Certain Machines 1310.01 – 1310.21
Part 1311 Requirements for Electronic Orders and Prescriptions 1311.01 – 1311.305
Part 1312 Importation and Exportation of Controlled Substances 1312.01 – 1312.47
Part 1313 Importation and Exportation of List I and List II Chemicals 1313.01 – 1313.57
Part 1314 Retail Sale of Scheduled Listed Chemical Products 1314.01 – 1314.155
Part 1315 Importation and Production Quotas for Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine 1315.01 – 1315.62
Part 1316 Administrative Functions, Practices, and Procedures 1316.01 – 1316.68
Part 1317 Disposal 1317.01 – 1317.95
Part 1318 Controls to Satisfy the Requirements of the Act Applicable to the Manufacturing of Marihuana 1318.01 – 1318.07
Part 1321 DEA Mailing Addresses 1321.01
Parts 1322-1399 [Reserved]
Chapter III Office of National Drug Control Policy 1400 – 1499
Part 1400 [Reserved]
Part 1401 Public Availability of Information 1401.1 – 1401.24
Part 1402 Mandatory Declassification Review 1402.1 – 1402.7
Parts 1403-1499 [Reserved]

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What is the name under which a drug is listed by the US FDA?

The official name is the name under which a drug is listed by the FDA. The brand name, or trademark, is the name given to a drug by its manufacturer. The nonproprietary, or generic, name is provided by the U.S. Adopted Names Council.

Which of the following books contains official drug standards in the pharmacy?

The publication, Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (the List, commonly known as the Orange Book), identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act).

What is a reference drug?

A Reference Listed Drug (RLD) is an approved drug product to which new generic versions are compared to show that they are bioequivalent. A drug company seeking approval to market a generic equivalent must refer to the Reference Listed Drug in its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA).

Which drug information resource defines the standards for medications?

FDA requires that Medication Guides be issued with certain prescribed drugs and biological products when the Agency determines that: certain information is necessary to prevent serious adverse effects.