Many times throughout the history of the use of medications in the United States, there have been “tragedies” causing a change to Federal drug law. Examples include the Sulfanilamide Tragedy of 1937 and the Thalidomide Tragedy of 1962. Can you find a recent event involving the use of a medication where a new law/regulation was implemented? Using at least two references from the ANU library website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and two reputable website references, write a full two page paper on a recently new law and regulation that has been implemented either at the state or Federal level due to a tragedy with medications. Your references must be in correct APA format. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Include the following: 1. What is the name of the law/regulation and what changes were implemented? 2. How does it affect your practice as a pharmacy technician? 3. What were/are the possible outcomes of the new law/regulation? 4. What impacts on patient care may occur? 5. What impacts on the profession of pharmacy may occur? This assignment is a Turnitin assignment and your submission will be checked for plagiarism. This assignment is to be completed by typing the discussion into a Word document and uploading it.
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