Controlled Substances Flashcards
According to most state laws, which healthcare professional is authorized to write a prescription for Norco
Dentist
According to federal law, for how many years should prescription records for all controlled substances be stored in the pharmacy?
2
The pharmacist pulled expired Adderall capsules from the shelf. According to federal law, which DEA form is required when the pharmacist sends Adderall to the reverse distributor
222
Which medication is a schedule III controlled substance
Testosterone
Some states alllow midlevel prescribers to write prescriptions for controlled substances. What is an example of a mid level prescriber?
Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, optometrists
A pharmacy that is registered with the DEA will have a DEA number that starts with the letter
A, B, or F
Which act, in combination with state laws and regulations, dictates the specifics for manufacturing, prescribing, and dispensing of schedule I through V medications
Controlled Substance Act
According to Federal law, which DEA form must be used when transferring schedule II medications from one pharmacy to another
222
A local pharmacy has been robbed of 10 bottles of OxyContin. According to federal law, which DEA form will the pharmacist need to fill out when reporting the theft of the OxyContin?
106
According to the federal law, the pharmacy must have an exact count of
All schedule II medications
Your pharmacy receives an order of controlled substances. According to federal law, the pharmacist must document the date and amount received for which medication
Actiq
A perpetual inventory means the pharmacy
Keeps an ongoing, exact count of a controlled substance medication
Ms George brings in a medication for Ambien 10mg. According to federal law, which item must be on Ms George’s prescription
Full name and address
According to federal law, which prescription medication can be transferred to another pharmacy only one time over the phone
Buprenorphine
At the end of the day, you file all the prescriptions brought into the pharmacy. According to federal law, Mr. Jordan’s methadone prescription should be filed
-Separate from all other pharmacy records
-together with all prescription pharmacy records
-Together with all noncontrolled substance pharmacy records
-Together with all schedule III and IV controlled substance pharmacy records
Separate from all other pharmacy records
According to federal law, which DEA form must be used to order schedule II controlled substances?
222
According to federal law, which medication can bee called into the pharmacy under most circumstances?
-Actiq
-Avinza
-Fiorinal
-Focalin
Fiorinal
Which schedule of controlled substances is Valium classified under?
IV
Which medication is a schedule V controlled substance?
-Soma
-Subutex
-Vimpat
-Vyvanse
Vimpat
According to federal law, destroying remaining doses of unused controlled substances:
-Is called reverse distributing
-Must be sent to DEA for proper disposal
-Requires the pharmacy to fill out a DEA form 241
-Requires a witness to be present and two signatures on the form
Requires a witness to be present and two signatures on the form
According to federal law, how often is a pharmacy required to take a complete inventory of controlled substances
biennially
Using a controlled substance medication for recreational purpose is known as
diversion
According to federal law, Ambien should be stored
-In a locked cabinet in the OTC area of the pharmacy
-In a locked cabinet with other Schedule II medications
-On pharmacy shelves with other prescription medications
-On the pharmacy shelves in a separate are designated for controlled substance medications
On pharmacy shelves with other prescription medications
The Controlled Substance Act is enforced by which government agency
DEA
When delivering a Demerol order to a nurse, what action is recommended if the nurse is unavailable?
-Leave the order on the nurse’s desk
-Take the order back to the pharmacy
-Leave the order on the cart in the patient care area
-Take the order to the patient’s room and leave it next to his bed
Take the order back to the pharmacy
Mr. Lutz uses AndroGel. According to federal law, what must be included on the prescription label?
Caution: Federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed
Which schedule of controlled substances is heroin classified under?
I
According to federal law, how many refills are allowed on a testosterone prescription?
-0
-1
-5
-12
5
Which act defines and regulates controlled substance medications?
CSA (Controlled Substance Act)
According to federal law, which prescription is good for only 6 months after the date of issuance?
-Bactrim
-Percocet
-Valium
-Vyvanse
Valium
Which controlled substance medication has the most stringent requirements in the pharmacy?
-Donnatal
-Dilaudid
-Lomotil
-Lyrica
Dilaudid
Mrs. Bradley’s prescriber calls an emergency prescription for meperidine to the pharmacy over the weekend. According to federal law:
-The meperidine prescription is allowed to have 5 refills
-The meperidine prescription is good for up to 6 months after the date of issue
-The pharmacy must receive a written, signed meperidine prescription within 7 days
-The pharmacy can’t accept the meperidine prescription because this practice is not allowed
The pharmacy must receive a written, signed meperidine prescription within 7 days
A valid DEA number consists of
2 letters and 7 computer-generated numbers
According to federal law, how long does a pharmacy have to fill the remaining portion of a Roxicodone prescription?
-1 day
-3 days
-7 days
-there is no time limit as long as the Rx is not expired
3 days
