Chapter 4 fl pt 2 Flashcards
What functions may only a pharmacist OR registered intern (under the direct and immediate personal supervision of a pharmacist) may perform?
1) supervising and being responsible for CS inventory
2) receiving verbal rx
3) interpreting and identifying rx contents
4) engaging in consultation w/ a practitioner regarding interpretation of an rx and data in a pt profile
5) engaging in professional communication w practitioners, nurses or other healthcare professionals
6) advising or consulting w a pt, both as to rx and pt profile record
7) final check of a completed rx (NOT AN INTERN**)
8) being personally available to the pt or pt’s agent for consultation
9) preparing parenteral and bulk solutions
Non-delegable duties of an rph to pharm techs
1) receiving new, verbal rx or receiving any change in the med, strength, or directions of an existing rx
2) interpreting an rx or med order for therapeutic acceptability and appropriateness
3) conducting the final verification of dosage and directions
4) engaging in prospective drug review
5) monitoring prescription usage
6) overriding clinical alerts
7) transferring an rx
8) preparing a copy of an rx or reading an rx to any person for purposes of providing reference concerning tx of the person or animal
9) patient counseling
10) receiving therapy or blood product procedures in a permitted nuclear pharmacy
11) pharmacist professional judgement
How many pharmacy technicians shall not supervise more than ____ registered pharmacy technician
one
(still in the law this way but not technically correct as it is not up to date, see the 6:1, 3:1 and 8:1 ratio rule)
Any pharmacy or pharmacist may allow a supervision ratio of up to ___ registered pharmacy technicians to one pharmacist as long as the pharmacist or registered pharmacy technicians are not engaged in sterile compounding
6:1 ratio
*NO STERILE COMPOUNDING
Any pharmacy or pharmacist engaged in sterile compounding shall not exceed a ratio of ___ registered pharmacy technicians to one pharmacist
3:1 ratio – STERILE COMPOUNDING
this ratio only applies to pharmacists and technicians engaged in sterile compounding and does not affect the tech ratios for other activities not involving sterile compounding in areas of pharmacy separated from the sterile compounding area.
AKA a pharmacy could have 3 techs involved in sterile compounding supervised by a single pharmacist and 6 additional techs in a separate area involved in other dispensing being supervised by another pharmacist
A pharmacy may allow a supervision ratio of __ registered pharmacy techs to 1 pharmacist if the pharmacy is a NON DISPENSING pharmacy or it is a dispensing pharmacy
EX: CALL CENTER or remote order processing pharmacy that does not dispense meds
8:1
NOTE: it may utilize an 8:1 ratio in any area physically separate (by a permanent wall or barrier) from the area where drugs are dispensed and there is no sterile compounding taking place.
EX: CALL CENTER
Who determines the appropriate pharmacist-technician supervision ratio?
Prescription Department Manager or Consultant Pharmacist of Record
NO OTHER PERSON, PERMITTEE, OR LICENSEE
Registered pharmacy interns can perform the same acts as a pharmacist when under the direct and immediate supervision of a FL licensed Rph. This includes those duties that a pharm tech can not perform such as counseling pts, receiving verbal rx, etc, EXCEPT:
-final check of an rx
-administering flu vaccines to pts 7 years of age of younger
There is no maximum ratio of interns to pharmacists except when an intern is performing _______________ and for ____________
immunizations and for foreign pharmacy graduate interns
1:1
A certified pharmacist (or certified registered intern) may administer vaccines to adults under ..
a written protocol with a supervising physician
(pharmacist & physician, not a pharmacy)
To obtain certification for vaccinations, a pharmacist (or registered intern) must complete at least __ hours of CE concerning the safe and effective administration of vaccines, INCLUDING: CPR training
20 hours
To maintain immunization certification, an rph must complete __ hours of CE during each two-year renwal
3 hours
What immunizations are pharmacists allowed to administer?
flu
Tdap/td
HPV
Zoster recombivant/RZV
MMR
PCV13
PPSv23
Meningococcal ACWY
MenB
HepA
HepB
Hib
Varicella
immunizations recommended for travel (yellow fever requires further qualifications)
emergency use vaccines
A pharmacist may not enter into a protocol unless he or she maintains at least ______ of professional liability insurance
$200,000
Immunization records must be maintained for ___ years
5 years
Florida allows certified pharmacists and interns to administer CDC recommended vaccines but only to patients __ years or older
18+
FL is one of the few states that restrict pharmacists from administering vaccines to children; the only exception:
- Pharmacists (not interns) may administer to individuals 7 years of age or older for influenza vaccines
_______________ means a system of standards and procedures to identify and evaluate quality-related events and improve patient care
Continuous Quality Improvement Program
________________ means the inappropriate dispensing or administration of a prescribed medication
Quality Related Event
What constitutes as a Quality Related Event?
1) a variation from the prescriber’s prescription order
2) failure to identify and manage:
-overutilization or underutilization
-therapeutic duplication
-drug-disease c/I
-drug-drug interactions
-incorecct drug dosage or duration of tx
-drug allergy interactions
-clinical abuse/misuse
A CQI committee that reviews quality related events at least every _____ months
three months
A pharmacy shall be inspected ____ during the first year of operation
twice
A pharmacy which has had passing inspections for the most current three years and no discipline during that time shall be inspected every ___ years
two years
A pharmacy which fails to pass an inspection or which is disciplined during the two year inspection cycle, will be inspected
annually until it achieves passing inspections and no discipline for the most current three year period
The prescription department of each pharmacy must have the following items:
- current pharmacy reference compendium (USP/NF, USP DI, Remington’s science and practice of pharmacy, facts and comparisons, or EQUIVALENT, etc)
- current copy of laws and rules governing the practice of pharmacy
- phone # to nearest poison control center
- library requirements may be maintained in a readily available electronic format
List the label requirements for Drugs Dispensed to a patient
(8)
1) name and address of the pharmacy
2) date of dispensing
3) serial number (prescription #)
4) name of the patient, or if the patient is an animal, the name of the owner and species of animal
5) name of presriber
6) name of drug dispensed
7) directions for use
8) expiration date or BUD (cannot be greater than one year from the date dispensed)
9) if rx is CS, the federal transfer warning is required
List the label requirements for Customized Medication Packages
(9)
1) Name, address, telephone number of pharmacy
2) Date of preparation of the CPMP
3) Serial number (prescription number) for the CPMP AND a separate serial number for each drug dispensed
4) Patients name
5) Name of each prescriber
6) Directions for use and any cautionary statements required for each drug
7) Storage instructions
8) Name, strength, quantity, and physical description of each drug product
9) A BUD no more than 120 days from date of preparation
For all pharmacy permits, all original prescriptions shall be retained for a period of not less than __ years from the date of last filling
4 years
Note: this is longer than the 2-year requirement for controlled substance rx required by the DEA
Details regarding records maintained in a data processing (computer) system include:
- information stored in a computer system must be backed up at least ___________
- computer systems must be able to produce an audit trail of drug usage for the preceding ____ years
weekly
4 years
Records of dispensing - computer system must have the capability of producing a daily hard copy printout of all rx filled or refilled containing:
(8)
- rx #
- date of dispensing
- patient name
- prescribing practitioner’s name
- name and strength of product dispensed (manufacturer if generic)
- quantity dispensed
- initials or identification of dispensing pharmacist
- if not immediately retrievable via CRT display, must also include patient’s address, prescriber’s address, prescriber’s DEA # if CS, quantity prescribed if different from quantity dispensed, date of issuance of rx if different from date of dispensing, and total # of refills dispensed to date
If a pharmacy chooses to print the daily hard copy of records, it must be produced (printed) within ___ hours of date drugs were dispensed.
72 hours
If a pharmacy chooses to print the daily hard copy of records, each individual rph who dispenses or refills an rx shall verify that the data is correct by dating and signing (no initials) the daily hard copy within ____ days
7 days
Instead of printing the daily hard copy of records, a pharmacy may maintain a ________
log book in which each individual pharmacist signs a statement each day attesting that the info entered into the computer is correct
The computer system must be able to print a hard copy on demand by an authorized agent of the DOH. If no printer is on site, the hard copy printout must be provide within ___ hours or it is considered a failure to keep and maintain records
48 hours
*NOTE this is different than the summary record of CS dispensed in the last 60 days, which must be produced within 72 hrs
A pharmacy may perform centralized rx filling for another pharmacy if they….
- have the same owner
OR
-have a contact with the other pharmacy
centralized prescription filling -
on the rx label, which pharmacy is labeled?
both the central fill pharmacy and the originating pharmacy shall be identified on the label
centralized prescription filling -
the originating pharmacy must be identified on the label by _____ and ________
name and address
centralized prescription filling -
the central fill pharmacy may be identified on the label by ____
code
centralized prescription filling -
delivering prescription from a central fill pharmacy directly to a patient is allowed for what kinds of rx?
non-controlled ONLY
*DEA only allows central fill pharmacies to send filled prescriptions to the originating pharmacy
centralized prescription filling -
when a central fill pharmacy delivers a filled prescription to a patient, is it considered dispensing?
No, this is because it is treated more like the central fill pharmacy is delivering the rx on behalf of the originating pharmacy
A class II institutional central fill pharmacy may only deliver meds to ____________
the originating pharmacy
T or F
A community pharmacy which acts only as a central fill pharmacy and notifies the Board is exempt from requirements for a patient counseling area
True
When there is a change of ownership, what must be completed? (3)
- must provide transfer info to the BOP
- must complete and inventory of all CS
- transfers of CII drugs must be down with a DEA 222 form.
T or F
All outdated damaged, deteriorated, misbranded, or adulterated rx drugs shall be removed or quarantined from active stock
True
T or F
A human trafficking sign at least 11 in by 15 in size printed in 32 font must be posted in the pharmacy
true
Per the Florida Pharmacy Act, what drugs can a pharmacist order/prescribe and dispense?
1) any medicinal drug of single or multiple ingredients in any strength whose AI have been approved for OTC sale
2) any medicinal drug recommended by an FDA advisory panel for transfer to OTC status pending approval by FDA
3) any medicinal drug containing an antihistamine or decogestant as a single active ingredient or in combo
4) any medicinal drug containing fluoride in any strength
5) any medicinal drug containing lindane in any strength
6) any OTC proprietary drug approved for reimbursement by the Florida Medicaid program
7) any topical anti-invectives excluding eye and ear anti-infectives
Drugs that are prescribed and dispensed by a pharmacist per the Florida PHarmacy Act must have what included on the label?
1) name of the RPh ordering med
2) Name and address of pharmacy dispensing the drug
3) Date of Dispensing
4) Rx #
5) Name of patient
6) Directions for Use
7) Clear statement that the order cannot be refilled
8) Trade name or generic name
9) quantity dispensed
Any drug that an RPh orders, prescribes and dispenses cannot exceed a ____ day supply and cannot be refilled
34 day supply (or standard course of treatment)
Patient profile must be maintained for 4 years
A pharmacist can work with whom for Drug Therapy Management?
physician, PA, dentist, or podiatrist
APRNs are not included
“Prescriber Care Plan”
A CPA permits a certified pharmacist to enter into a CPA with whom?
physician (MD or DO)
for certain chronic conditions
What are the chronic health conditions in a CPA that a pharmacist can manage?
1) arthritis
2) asthma
3) COPD
4) T2DM
5) HIV/AIDs
6) obesity
7) HLD
8) HTN
9) anti coag
10) nicotine dependence
11) OUD
any others that are adopted by the board of medicine
to be a certified CPA pharmacist, one must complete an initial ____ hour course approved by the board
20 hrs
*no less than 8 hours of the course shall be offered through a live webinar or video conference
to be a CPA pharmacist, one must maintain at least$_________ of professional liability insurance coverage
$250k