A client asks the nurse whether the claims made regarding a new medication are true.The nurse responds based on which act or amendment passed in 1912 that prevents the sale of drugs with false therapeutic claims intended to cheat the consumer?

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The Sherley Amendment, passed in 1912, specifically targeted false therapeutic claims on drug labels, making it illegal to sell drugs labeled with false therapeutic claims intended to defraud the consumer. This amendment was a response to the limitations of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which did not address the issue of false therapeutic claims.

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