Controlled Substances Flashcards
Dispensers (practitioners and pharmacies) of CS must register with the DEA…
initially and reregister every 3 years (does not apply to pharmacists, interns)
Pharmacies secure their DEA # using…
a DEA 224 form
CS inventories are performed…
every 2 years (biennially)
Controlled Substances Inventory- records for CS must contain…
- date and time inventory was taken
- form and strength of CS
- Schedule II CS requires an exact count or measure (keep a separate inventory record)
Schedule III, IV, and V- records- an exact count must be taken if…
the container holds more than 1000 tabs or caps. Otherwise, can take an estimated count.
CS records must be kept for at least…
2 years form the date of the inventory
Newly introduced CS or changes in scheduling of a substance must be taken on the…
effective “date of” the schedule change (only for this CS, complete inventory is not required)
Schedule II controlled substances must be obtained from a supplier by using…
DEA Form 222 (triplicate format signed designee does not need to be a pharmacist)
Form 222 is the vehicle for moving…
Schedule II drugs
Form 222 are serially numbered and issued by the DEA with…
name, address, registration #, authorized activity, and schedules of the registrants
Each DEA 222 form contains an…
original, duplicate, and triplicate copies (written on upon receipt of drugs)
The DEA 222 form is valid for…
not more than 60 days after its execution by the purchaser
The DEA 22 form must be signed either by the…
person who signed the most recent application for registration or reregistration, or by a person authorized to obtain and executive order forms by a power of attorney
Copy 3 must be retained by…
the purchaser. Upon receipt of Schedule II CS by the pharmacy must be recorded (on the retained Copy 3): the # of commercial or bulk containers furnished on each item and date on which the containers are received
DEA 222 forms must be maintained at the registered location for at least…
2 years from their execution
Loss or theft of DEA 222 forms must be…
reported immediately to the DEA (must include the serial numbers on each form lost or stolen)
Theft or Loss of CS must be filed using….
DEA Form 106
Disposal of CS must be accomplished by…
submitted DEA Form 41
Transfer records of CS must be…
kept for at least 2 years and a record of transaction should be delivered to an agent of the DEA or the nearest office of the DEA
Transfer records of CS must contain:
- name, dosage form, and strength
- number of commercial containers of each finished form transferred
- date of the transfer of CS
- name, address, and registration number of the transferee
methadone 5 and 10 mg are for…
treatment of pain
methadone 40 mg is…
only available at hospitals and facilities authorized for detoxification and maintenance treatment of opioid addiction
Schedule III prescriptions may be orally…
ordered by the practitioner (follow up with the postmarked within the 7-day period). If practitioner fails to deliver the written Rx required, the dispensing pharmacist must notify the regional office of the DEA.
Faxed prescriptions for CS must have:
- ID number of fax machine used to send Rx
- date and time of transmission
- name, address, phone and fax # of pharmacy
- full name and title of agent authorized to transmit fax is not prescriber himself
Schedule II CS may b sent via fax to a dispensing pharmacy to…
facilitate dispensing of the Rx
A schedule II CS faxed Rx may serve as the original, signed Rx when:
- the narcotic Rx calling for the compounding of an IV solution for direct administration to a patient in a private residence, long-term care facility, or hospice setting
- the narcotic Rx issued for a patient enrolled in a hospice care program certified and/or paid for by Medicare under Title XVIII (18) or licensed by state law may serve as the original Rx. The prescriber, or his or her agent, must write on the Rx that the patient is a hospice patient.
CS- Required info. on the Rx:
- name of the CS
- finished form of the CS (dosage form and strength)
- name and address of the person to whom it was dispensed
- date of dispensing
- # of units or quantity dispensed
- written or typewritten name or initials who dispensed CS
- serial # of the Rx
CS Label Requirements:
- name and address of the pharmacy
- serial # assigned to the Rx
- date of the initial filling of the Rx (fore refills, the date originally filled)
- name of the patient
- name of the prescribing practitioner
- directions for use, and cautionary statements
- Schedule II, III, and IV CS the transfer warning: “Caution: federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed”
Schedule II Rx must be dispensed within…
72 hours of the first partial filling. If, for any reason, the balance is not dispensed within the 72-hr period, the pharmacist must notify the prescribing practitioner (exception: up to 60 days for terminally ill or LTCF patient)
Transferring Pharmacy must write “VOID” on the face of the Rx. Transferring pharmacy must write on back of Rx:
- name, address, and DEA # of pharmacy receiving the Rx
* the name of pharmacist receiving Rx info., the date of the transfer, and the name of the pharmacist transferring info
Receiving pharmacy must write “transfer” on face of the Rx. Receiving pharmacy must write…
- the date of issuance of original Rx
- original # of refills
- # of refills remaining
- date of last refill
- name and address
- DEA #
- original Rx #
- the name of the transferring pharmacist
Dispensing CS without a Rx (only by a pharmacist and must be done in good faith). May not give more than…
8 oz. of any substance containing opium, 4 oz of any other CS, 48 dosage units of any substance containing opium, or 24 dosage units of any other CS may be dispensed to the same purchaser in any 48-hr period
Purchasers of CS (w/o a Rx) must be…
- at least 18 y/o
- must show ID (if unknown to pharmacist)
- a bound record book must be maintained for 2 yrs
Bound record book of CS must contain…
- name and address of the purchaser
- name and quantity of CS purchased
- date of each purchased
- name or initials of the pharmacist who dispensed the substance
Drug samples may only be distributed upon written request of a practitioner. Manufacturers must maintain records of each every sample distribution for…
a period of 3 years
All Rx medications, including CS and narcotics in Schedules II-V, may be mailed…
from a physician or pharmacist pursuant to a Rx. No markings of any kind may be on the outside wrapper or container indicating the nature of the contents.
Flammable substances (eg. acetone) and alcoholic beverages may not…
be sent to a patient through the U.S. mail
When methadone or any CII is used for detoxification and maintenance of narcotic addiction, then…
the practitioners must obtain a separator DEA registration as a narcotic tx program and register with the SAMHSA of the DHHS
Manufacturers of controlled dangerous substances shall…
pay an annual fee of $400.00 at the time of application for registration or for renewal of registration
Distributors and reverse distributors of controlled dangerous substances shall…
pay an annual fee of $200.00 at the time of application for registration or for renewal of registration.
Dispensers of controlled dangerous substances or practitioners registered to conduct research with controlled dangerous substances shall:
pay an annual fee of $40.00 at the time of application for registration or for renewal of registration.
Incorporated humane societies or licensed animal control facilities registered to purchase
and administer sodium pentobarbital for the purpose of animal euthanasia shall pay…
an annual fee of $40.00 for registration or renewal of registration as a Dispenser in the category
of hospital/clinic.
A separate fee shall be paid…
for each separate place of business or professional practice for which registration is required.
The following persons shall be exempt from payment of a fee for registration or renewal of registration:
1) Any hospital, clinic, institution, or other facility operated by any department of the State
of New Jersey;
2) Any other agency, excluding individual State employees, for which the State of New
Jersey would be responsible for payment of the fee, provided that such exemption is
approved by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law
and Public Safety; and
3) Hospitals and other facilities operated by any department of the United States of
America.
Exemption from payment of a fee for registration or renewal of registration does not relieve the person of the requirement to:
obtain a registration or of any other requirements or duties prescribed by law.
“Reverse distributor” means a person who receives controlled dangerous substances acquired from another person registered under this chapter for the purpose of:
1) Returning unwanted, unusable, or outdated controlled substances to the manufacturer or
the manufacturer’s agent; or
2) Where necessary, processing such substances or arranging for processing such substances for disposal.