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A tragedy with which drug was responsible for the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 that required the establishment of drug safety standards? a. Codeine b. Cocaine c. Acetaminophen
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A tragedy with which drug was responsible for the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 that required the establishment of drug safety standards?

a. Codeine
b. Cocaine
c. Acetaminophen
d. Sulfanilamide

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The correct answer is: Sulfanilamide.

The tragedy is known as the Elixir sullfanilamide disaster. It was caused by an improperly prepared sulganilamide medicine ( an antibiotic) that was released without being properly tested. As a result, around 100 people died.
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