NURS 116 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Special Access Program, Nuremberg Code, Health Canada
10 Jan 2019
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Canadian pharmaceutical association - cps (compendium of pharmaceuticals & Ethics - nuremberg code, declaration of helsinki, nursing code of ethics specialties) *declaration of helsinki (2000) - anti-placebo as comparative substance, unless no better control. Cta - clinical trials application to health canada, 3 phases, with only 10% of drugs making it. If approved = noc & din (rx drugs) assigned. Drug followed by mhdp (marketed health product directorate) for adverse reports. Each province has the ability to decide on formulary, whether or not to dispense it and how the drug cost will be covered. Sap (special access program) through health canada allows for not yet approved drugs to be used in special circumstances. Therapeutic - specifies the treatment of a particular disease. Pharmacological - molecular and tissue activity, often more specific to the mechanism of action (e. g. serotonin reuptake inhibitors) Names - chemical, generic, brand/trade or prototype.
