Exam 2 - Lecture 10 (DEA Registration and Controlled substance storage)

Question 1

DEA registration established a closed system for distribution of controlled substances. When must a person obtain DEA registration?

Answer 1

1. if a person is engaged in certain activities involving controlled substances
2. person includes individuals, institutions, corporations and similar groups
3. 10 types of registration

Question 2

the 1 important type of DEA registration

Answer 2

dispensing or instructing (used by practitioners, pharmacies, hospitals, teaching institutions)

Question 3

T/F: a separate registration is required for each place of business/practice location where controlled substances are held

Answer 3

T

Question 4

DEA form 224

Answer 4

application for dispensing or instructing registration

Question 5

DEA form 225

Answer 5

application for manufacturer, distributor, reverse distributor, researcher, analytical lab, importer, or exporter registration

Question 6

most registrations are renewed annually, which one is renewed every 3 years?

Answer 6

dispensing or instructing

Question 7

DEA registration schedules

Answer 7

Schedule I (1)
Schedule II narcotic (2)
Schedule II non-narcotic (2N)
Schedule III narcotic (3)
Schedule III non-narcotic (3N)
Schedule IV (4)
Schedule V (5)

Question 8

T/F: dispensing or instructing registration is limited to schedules II-IV

Answer 8

T

Question 9

No coincident activities allowed with what 3 registration types?

Answer 9

1. reverse distributing
2. narcotic treatment program (including compounder)
3. exporting

Question 10

DEA registration numbers

Answer 10

2 letters, 7 numbers
AB1234563

Question 11

Proving that a DEA number matches the formula does not guarantee it is valid. What should you do to confirm it?

Answer 11

visit the CSA registration validation tool

Question 12

mid level practitioners DEA number starts with what letter?

Answer 12

M

Question 13

big 4 practitioners DEA number starts with what letter?

Answer 13

A, B, F, or G

Question 14

second letter in DEA number represents what?

Answer 14

registrants last name or name of the business that initially registered

Question 15

How to determine the last number of the DEA number?

Answer 15

1. add the 1st, 3rd, and 5th digits
2. add the 2nd, 4th, and 6th digits and multiply that number by 2
3. add the results from step 1 and 2
4. the second digit in step 3 is the final number of the DEA number

Question 16

DEA registration exemptions
-definition and examples

Answer 16

1. an agent or employee of a person who is registered to engage in a particular activity is not required to obtain an individual registration (pharmacist, nurse, institutional pharmacy)
2. common or contract carriers and warehousemen, who possess a controlled substance in the usual course of business, are exempt (FedEx, USPS, Marken)
3. the ultimate user who possesses a controlled substance lawfully is exempt (patient or caregiver)

Question 17

institutional DEA number used for who

Answer 17

interns
residents
staff pharmacist
dentists
veterinarians
mid-level practitioners

Question 18

acceptable vs unacceptable storage of controlled substances

Answer 18

“Controlled substances shall be stored in a securely locked, substantially constructed cabinet (safe). However, pharmacies and institutional practitioners can disperse such substances throughout the stock of non-controlled substances in such a manner as to obstruct the theft or diversion of the controlled substances.”

Question 19

how must C-I drugs be stored?

Answer 19

“in a securely locked, substantially constructed cabinet”
-a practitioner storing controlled substances in their office or clinic must store them in a locked cabinet