Community pharmacy workflow and inventory management Flashcards
How long is the req’d pharmacist lunch break
30 min
allowable staffing rations
1 pharmacist to 1 tech
1 pharmacist to 1 intern
1 pharmacist to 1 tech trainee
ration does not apply to clerks
part of workflow that doesn’t require license
prescription intake - to some extent
processing and adjudication
point of sale
part of workflow that req’s tech or pharmacist/intern license
filling, labelling
part of workflow that req’s pharmacist/intern license
quality assurance
consulation
prescriptions transfer regulation
only non-controlled and sched III-V controls can be transferred, but sched III-V may only be transferred once
requirement in order to transfer controls
pharmacies must exchange DEA#s for controls
who requests transfer
receiving pharmacy and records date
who requires more information, receiving or transferring pharmacy
receiving, transferring pharm just needs receiving ppharmacy identifier, address and receiving pharmacist’s name
controlled rx requirements
void
watermark
thermochromic ink
dissappearing writing if rx is lightened
DEA number consists of
2 letters and 7 numbers
first letter =
registrant type - M for mid-level practitioner (RPh)
A
hospital
B
clinic
F
practitioner
G
teaching institution/Pharmacy
second letter =
first letter of registrant’s last name
formula for calculating checksum
add digits 1, 3, 5
add digits 2, 4, 6 and x by 2
add both those results
last number of sum should equal check sum numb
_ is separate from 1st letter of DEA number
Business activity codes
BAC for pharmacy
A