Denatured alcohols Flashcards
What is the definition of a denatured alcohol?
Alcohol that has been made unsuitable for drinking by the addition of denaturants
Wine is an intoxicating liquor. True or false?
True
Intoxicating liquors can only be sold by a person holding a justice’s licence. True or false?
True
A justice’s licence is required for sale of alcohol made up in a medicine by a pharmacist. True or false?
False
What are the three types of denatured alcohols?
Completely denatured alcohols
Industrial denatured alcohols
Trade specific denatured alcohols
Completely denatured alcohol cannot be supplied to anyone including general public. True or false?
False
No records are required for the purchase by a pharmacy for a completely denatured alcohol. True or false?
True
Industrial denatured alcohol is used for external medical applications. True or false?
True
Retail/hospital pharmacists need written authorisation from Revenue & Customs to receive IDA or TSDA. True or false?
True
Authorisation for a pharmacy to obtain IDA or TSDA is valid indefinitely. True or false?
True - but reviewed from time to time
Pharmacist must keep written signed orders from medical practitioners for dealings of IDA/TSDA. True or false?
True
Upon receipt of IDA by a pharmacy, a record in stock account must be made of the amount of alcohol received. True or false?
True
Quantities of less than 20 litres can be supplied to authorised users e.g. other pharmacies. True or false?
True - pharmacist must keep a copy of the user’s authorisation and must only supply for purpose on the user’s authorisation
What are the 2 methods in which the supply of IDA can be made for medical use?
Prescription
Written order from prescriber (medical or vet - including dentist, nurse or chiropodist)
Any quantity of IDA can be given to a prescriber on a written order. True or false?
True
Written order from a prescriber for a IDA doesn’t need to be retained by pharmacist. True or false?
False
No controls apply to surgical spirits. True or false?
True
Surgical spirits must be labelled ‘for external use only’. True or false?
True
A pharmacist would have to apply to HM R&C to obtain or use duty free spirits. True or false?
True
Duty free spirits cannot be used for medicinal uses. True or false?
False
Duty free spirits can be used in the manufacture of any product prescribed by a doctor to be made up by a pharmacist. True or false?
True
Is isopropyl alcohol a denatured alcohol?
No
There is a requirement for authorisation by HM R&C to receive or supply isopropyl alcohol. True or false?
False
