Class C Pharmacies Flashcards
What are Class C pharmacies?
institutional pharmacies
And institution pharmacy is…(3)
- located in an in-patient facility
- a hospice in-patient facility
- an ambulatory surgical center
A “big” facility with __ or more beds shall be under the ____ on-site supervision during the time it is open for pharmacy services.
101; continuous
A “small” facility with ___ beds or less shall have the services of a pharmacist at least part-time or on a ____ basis, but must be present at least ____ every __ days.
100; consulting; once; 7
A facility with an out-patient pharmacy must have the pharmacist on-duty at ___ ____ the out-patient pharmacy is open.
all times
If an institution has both an in-patient and out-patient pharmacy, they can apply for either a Class A or Class C license so long as they are in the…?
same building
In institutions, a pharmacist must be ____, but not necessarily physically present, to answer other health care professional’s questions at ___ ____. This can be through:
- 24 hour a day ____
- a list of all the ____ ____ where the pharmacist can be reached
- or any other system that accomplishes this purpose
available; all times
telephone
phone numbers
A PIC may be a PIC at one ____ and one ____ institution as long as the total number of beds combined don’t exceed ___ beds
large; small; 150
A PIC may be a PIC at up to __ smaller institutions as long as the total number of beds combined don’t exceed ___
150
What is the pharmacist:technician ratio for Class C pharmacies?
The Board can not set ratios
A pharmacist allowed to supervise technicians electronically:
- in a ____ institutional facility
- uses either interactive video, audio, data system OR
- still frame system with still-image capture and ____
- records must be permanently stored and maintained for __ years (i.e. non re-writable discs)
- pharmacist must verify data entry and accuracy of filled orders ____ to release
small
forwarding
2
prior
Two downfalls of electronic supervision
counseling issues and possibly becoming complacent
Technician duties are very similar to those in community pharmacy, under pharmacist supervision, with the exception that they may do ____ & ____ ____.
bulk & sterile compounding
Techs can not: (4)
- ____ & ____ orders
- select prescription drugs, ____ or suppliers
- ____ patient profiles
- verify receipt of controlled substances by initialing and dating ____
receive & interpret
devices
interpret
invoices
Only technicians (not _____) can perform ___-___-___. They have to be properly ____ and can only work with orders than have been approved by the pharmacist. (filling med carts, distributing routine orders for floor stock, accessing and restocking automated systems)
trainees; tech-check-tech; trained
