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| Any law dealing with crime or punishment. |
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| Any law dealing with the rights of private citizens. |
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| The party that initiates a legal action. |
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| The party against which a legal action is brought. |
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| The negligent treatment of a patient by a healthcare professional. |
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| An offense or infraction less serious than a felony. |
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| A serious crime, such as rape of murder. |
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| Altered and causing an undesirable effect. |
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| A drug that has been misleadingly or fraudulently labeled. |
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| Any instrument or apparatus used in the diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment, or alleviation of disease. |
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| A detailed document pertaining to a specific drug. |
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| A system of principles and duties; often associated with a profession. |
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| Principles and moral values or proper medical care. |
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| The quality of being kind or charitable. |
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| Faithfulness to obligations and duties. |
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| Truthfulness; the quality of conforming with the truth. |
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| The principle of moral rightness and equity. |
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| The condition or quality of being independent. |
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| The theory that the value of an action derives solely from the value of its consequences. |
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| The theory that certain actions, in and of themselves, are wrong. |
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| An understood agreement between individual members of a society. |
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| Code of Federal Regulations |
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| The agency that regulates the administration of Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountablility Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and several other health-related programs. |
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| Drug Enforcement Administration- regulates the legal trade in narcotic and dangerous drugs. |
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| Food and Drug Administration- responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of drugs, biological products, medical devices, food, and cosmetics. |
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| Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations "Joint Commission"- evaluates and accredits hospitals, hospice facilities, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation centers, and other healthcare organizations. |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration- ensures the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards. |
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| State Board of Pharmacy- registers and regulates pharmacy facilities, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. |
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| The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 |
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| Congress passed a law that provided for federal inspection of meat products, and forbade the manufacture, sale or transport of adulterated food products or poisonous patent medicines. |
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| The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (FDCA) |
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| Legislators passed a law to limit interstate commerce in drugs to those that are safe and effective. Drugs must have adequate directions for use and warnings. Evidence to prove new drugs were safe before they could market the drugs. |
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| Drugs available by prescription only. |
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Consequentialism
Nonconsequentialism
Social Contracts
The Ethics of Care
Rights-Based Ethics
Principle-Based Ethics
Virtues-Based Ethics
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| An individualized set of values or value system. |
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