CD - safe custody

Question 1

Safe custody doesn’t apply to private hospitals. True or false?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Safe custody applies to out of date stock and patient returned drugs. True or false?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Safe custody applies to all Schedule 1,2 and 3 CDs. True or false?

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Quinalbarbitone is excluded from safe custody requirements. True or false?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

A container is which a CD is supplied must be plainly marked with the amount of drug in it. True or false?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

If the CD is in a preparation, the container must be marked with what?

Answer 6

the amount of CD in each dosage unit AND

the number of dosage units OR the total amount of preparation and the percentage of each CD component in it

Question 7

What schedule does Sativex spray belong to and what is it composed of?

Answer 7

Schedule 4 part I

Composed of two cannabinoids

Question 8

A CDR must be used to record details of the supply of schedule 1 and 2 CDs, not received. True or false?

Answer 8

False - supplied and received

Question 9

What information is kept on Schedule 1 and 2 CDs that are received?

Answer 9

Name and address from whom received
Date received
Quant received

Question 10

A separate register or part of register must be kept for each class of drug. True or false?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What must appear at the head of each page of CDR?

Answer 11

Class of drug
Strength of drug
Form of drug

Question 12

It is a legal requirement to keep record of running balance of CDs. True or false?

Answer 12

False - recommendation

Question 13

Mistakes for entries in register should be crossed out and correction made in the margin. True or false?

Answer 13

False - not crossed out

Question 14

Where a CDR entry has been made, a POM register entry is also required. True or false?

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Any person who keeps record of CD schedule 1, 2,3 or 4 can destroy them at any time. True or false?

Answer 15

False - presence of authorised witness needed

Question 16

For patient returned CDs Sch 2, 3, 4 part I, is denaturing required, is an authorised witness required and does a record need to be made?

Answer 16

Yes denaturing required
No authorised witness not needed
No record in CDR (apart from sch 2 needs to be recorded elsewhere)

Question 17

For expired stock CDs Sch 2,3, 4 part I , is denaturing required, is an authorised witness required and does a record need to be made?

Answer 17

Yes denaturing required
Authorised witness required for Sch 2
Record made for Sch 2 in CDR

Question 18

Authorised witnesses can only be police constables. True or false?

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Authorisation for authorised witness must be in writing and have an expiry date of 2 years. True or false?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Signature of authorised witness is a legal requirement for record of destruction of drugs. True or false?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

All CD schedule 2,3, 4 part I should be denatured before placing in waste containers. True or false?

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Patient returned CDs are regarded as ‘household’ waste. True or false?

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Practitioner returned CDs are regarded as ‘industrial’ waste. True or false?

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Pharmacist needs a licence for the storage and treatment of industrial waste. True or false?

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What is required for a pharmacist to be able to collect patient returned stock from a patient’s home?

Answer 25

A waste carriers licence

Question 26

All HCP who hold supplies of CDs on premises must have SOPs in place with details covering prescribing, records, disposal etc. True or false?

Answer 26

True