Classification Of Medicines

Question 1

What can pseudoephedrine and ephedrine be used to produce?

Answer 1

Crystal meth - methylamphetamine

Question 2

What is the most amount of pseudoephedrine that can be supplied?

Answer 2

720mg

Question 3

What is the most ephedrine that can be supplied?

Answer 3

180mg

Question 4

Can pseudoephedirne and ephedrine be sold at the same time?

Answer 4

No it’s unlawful to sell or supply these at the same time without a prescription

Question 5

Which other products can be purchased alongside pseudoepedrine or ephedrine to produce crystal meth?

Answer 5

Lithium batteries, chemicals such a acetone

Question 6

What are the three methods of emergency contraception?

Answer 6

Copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD), oral ulipristal acetate, oral levonorgestrel

Question 7

What is Levonorgestrel?

Answer 7

Is a licensed emergency contraception for over 16s, 1500ug tablet and within 72 hours of unprotected sex.

Question 8

What is ulipristal acetate?

Answer 8

30mg emergency tablet, within 120 hours unprotected sex. Oral Contraceptive

Question 9

Can contraception be provided to under 16s?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What classifications can paracetamol and aspirin be?

Answer 10

Can be POM, P, GSL

Question 11

What is the legal restriction for paracetamol or aspirin sale?

Answer 11

No more than 100 non effervescent tablets or capsules can be sold at a time. Packs usually in 16 or 32. No legal limit on OTC effervescent tablets, powders, granules or liquids at one time

Question 12

What are the indications for OTC codeine and dihydrocodeine?

Answer 12

Short term treatment of acute, moderate pain that cannot be relived with paracetamol, ibuprofen or aspirin alone.

Question 13

What pack size of codeine or dihydrocodeine is considered a POM?

Answer 13

A pack containing more than 32 dose units. (Includes effervescent formulations)

Question 14

How long can codeine or dihydrocodeine be used for?

Answer 14

3 days

Question 15

What must be on the packaging for codeine or dihydrocodeine?

Answer 15

Medicine can cause addiction or headache if used for more than three days. As well as warning signs of addiction

Question 16

How long is a prescription valid for?

Answer 16

6 months

Question 17

Are repeatable prescriptions, private prescriptions?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

How many times can a repeatable prescription be repeated if a number isn’t stated?

Answer 18

Repeated once. Unless a prescription is an oral contraceptive (repeated 5 times)

Question 19

Which CDs can be repeated prescriptions?

Answer 19

Schedule 4 and 5 are repeatable. Schedule 2 and 3 CDs aren’t repeatable

Question 20

Within how many months can the first dispensing be made for a repeated prescription?

Answer 20

6 months

Question 21

Within how many days must the first dispense of a Schedule 4 CD be made?

Answer 21

28 days

Question 22

How long are POMs and schedule 5 CDs owing valid for?

Answer 22

6 months from appropriate date

Question 23

How long are Ps and GSLs owings valid for?

Answer 23

6 months from appropriate date

Question 24

How longs are schedule 2,3 and 4 CDs owings valid for?

Answer 24

28 days after appropriate date

Question 25

How longs do private prescriptions record be retained for a POM?

Answer 25

2 years

Question 26

What FP10 prescriptions for?

Answer 26

Patients whilst in prison

Question 27

Are fax prescriptions valid and why?

Answer 27

No, the ink isn’t indelible and hasn’t been signed in ink by the appropriate practitioner

Question 28

Are prescriptions form the EEA or Switzerland valid in the uk?

Answer 28

Yes