Exam 3 Flashcards
What is the composition of Indiana’s Board of Pharmacy?
7 members total
- 5 pharmacists (1 must be a hospital pharmacist)
- 1 pharmacy technician
- 1 consumer member
must meet at least 8 times per year
What may the the board of pharmacy do instate of emergencies?
the board may suspend the provisions of a statute or rule under the article that would prevent, hinder, or delay the appropiate delivery of pharmaceutical care
What is a temporary variance?
a request of exemption from any rule adopted by the board, except rules concerning examination, experience hours, or requirements for licensure
valid for 6 months and may be renewed up to 5 times
Define: Censure
expression of official disapproval (usually verbal); does not affect status of licensee or ability to practice
Define: Reprimand
offical record (written) that the licensee has been disciplined; does not affect status of licensee or ability to practice
Define: Probation
licensee may continue to practice, but are subject to certain terms and conditions
Define: Suspension
cannot practice, typically for an indefinite period and followed by a probation period
Define: Summary Suspension
90-day suspension based on finding that licensee represents “clear and immediate danger to public health and safety”
Define: Revocation
cannot practice, license CANNOT be reinstated, but may reapply in 7 years
Define: Fine
up to $1000 per violation
What are the types of license?
- active= fees & CE current
- inactive= keep license by paying renewal fee but exempt from CE- CANNOT practice
- expired= license that is not renewed
- surrendered= license is given up
What may an officer or employee of board of pharmacy may do as enforcement officers?
- carry firearms in performance of offical duties
- execute and serve search warrants, arrest warrants, administrative inspection warrants, subpoenas, summonses
- make arrests without warrent for any offense related to controlled substances (commited in their presence or probably cause of felony occured)
- make seizure of property
- perform other law enforcement duties, designated by the board of pharmacy
What are the Wholesale Distribution exemptions?
Do NOT need a state license
- sale/transfer between 2 entities under common ownership and control
- purchase by hospital or other health care group for the entities own use
- sale among hospital/health care entities under common control
- sale/transfer drug by a charitable organization to nonprofit affiliate or non profit entity (501c3)
- sale for emergency medical reasons
- sale of drugs to retail pharmacies for practioner in office use
- sale of minimal quantities of drugs to retail pharmacies
- sale/dispensing of drug due to a prescription
- distribution of drug samples by manufactures/distributors
- sale of blood and blood components for transfusion
- sale of by retail pharmacies that is the ending of business and liquidating inventory to another retail pharmacy
- drug returns by hospital, health care entity, or charitable institution under 21 CFR 203.23
- distribution of prescription drugs by manufacturer to a partner of manufacturer
- drug returns
What are the Unlawful Acts described by Indiana Legend Drug Act?
- obtain or attempt to maintain a drug by: fraud, deciet, misrepresentation, or subterfuge, forgery or alteration of a prescription or order, concealment of meterial facts, use of false names or address
- communicate information to a physician to unlawfully obtain a drug
- make a false statement
- falsely claim to be a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacist, physician, dentist, veterinarian, etc.
- make or forge prescription
- add false/forged label to a package containing legend drugs
- dispense legend drug illegally
What did the Uniform Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Adulteration and Misbranding establish?
adulteration and misbranding of drugs and devices in Indiana law
What are the requirements for obtaining a pharmacist license in Indiana?
- at least 18 years old
- no convictions for a crime that related to pharmacy practice
- graduated with school of pharmacy accredited by the “American Council for Pharmacy Education” or the “Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs” (Canadian graduates must obtain Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commitee Certificate (FPGECC)) OR graduate outside the US or Canada and provide board with verification of acedemic records and graduation and obtain FPGECC
- pass examinations required by board
What are the requirements for obtaining a pharmacy intern liscense in Indiana?
- actively enrolled in an accredited institution OR
- obtained FPGECC OR
- qualified applicant awaiting the examinations for licensure
What are the requirements for technician license in Indiana?
- at least 18
- graduated from high school or recieved a high school equivalency certificate or GED
- has not been convicted of: crime that directly relates to pharmacy practice or felony involving controlled substance
- graduated from technician education and training program approved by the board or successfully passed certification examination offered by Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
What is a class I pharmacy permit?
retail permit
What is a class II pharmacy permit?
institutional permit: hospitals, clinics, healthcare facilities, nursing homes, dispensaries
What is a class III pharmacy permit?
closed door, central fill, mail order- NOT open to the general public
How often must pharmacy permits be renewed?
every 2 years
What are the requirements for pharmacy permits?
- persons at the pharmacy location will engage in the bona fide practice of pharmacy
- pharmacy will maintain sufficient stock of emergency and frequently prescribed drugs and devices to serve and protect public health
- registered pharmacists will be present on the licensed premises at all times
- pharmacy will be seperate and apart from area containing merchandise not offered for sale under pharmacy permit
- pharmacy will be stationary
- pharmacy will be sufficiently secure
- equipped with sink with cold and hot water, proper sewage and fridge
must be inspected before opening
How long does the qualifying pharmacist have to meet equipment requirements?
30 days
