federal law

Question 1

what must be recorded in destruction of a targetted substance? what is the exception?

Answer 1

name, strength per unit, and amount. Also the date, and must be destroyed in a way compliant with law, must be witnessed by a practitioner or pharmacist and both must print and sign names. Exception- open ampules remains may be destroyed without a witness

Question 2

when must you report loss of theft for targetted substances

Answer 2

within 10 days for discovery

Question 3

if you buy/receive a targetted substance from another pharmacy, what must be recorded?

Answer 3

name+brand (if applicable), strength per unit, # of units, name and address of licensed dealer/rxist/hospital it came from, date

Question 4

can benzos be refilled

Answer 4

yes, as long as specified how many times

Question 5

are chlordiazepoxide and zolpidem benzo/targeted?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

what is a verbal rx narcotic

Answer 6

contains 2 additional medicinal ingredients in therapeutic doses and is not intended for parenteral use and doesn’t have; diacetylmorphine, hydrocodone, methadone, oxycodone, pentazocine

Question 7

narcotics must be (in this form)

Answer 7

written or faxed only

Question 8

compounds or formulations containing these five products will always be narcotics

Answer 8

heroin (diacetylmorphine), pentazocine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone

Question 9

refills and transfers on narcotics

Answer 9

none. may be dispensed as part fills though

Question 10

what are t2and t3 considered as? what about t4?

Answer 10

t4 is narc. other two are verbal rx narcotic

Question 11

which categories of drugs require a sales record

Answer 11

control level one, narcs, and benzos/targeted (but this last one only if sale to another pharmacy)

Question 12

all drugs can be written, faxed or verbal except

Answer 12

narcotics

Question 13

exempted codeine products are

Answer 13

schedule 2 (no more than than 8mg per tab or 20mg/30mL). If written as an rx, must be treated like a verbal rx narc

Question 14

when are refills absolutely not permitted

Answer 14

narcotic (may do part fills), verbal rx narcotic (may do part fills), controlled level one if it was given as a verbal originally (may do part fills), contolled level one if written or faxed and dr did not specify amount per fill and either the dates of refills or interval between fills,

Question 15

refill without restrictions

Answer 15

regular rx (schedule f) or benzos/targetted (as long as less than 1 yr from date rx was written)