Florida Administrative code part IB Flashcards
what are the responsibilities of the prescription department manager?
-Continuous Quality Improvement Programs & Documentation
-policies and procedures
-recordkeeping
-automation
-closing
-inspections
-compliance with the law
what must be done before a community or internet pharmacy can be issued ?
a licensed pharmacist must be designated as a prescription department manager
what do applications for permits for a special parenteral and enteral, special closed system, or nuclear pharmacy require?
supervising licensed pharmacist be designated as the prescription department manager
what do applications for a special sterile compounding permit require
supervising licensed pharmacist or consultant pharmacist be designated as the prescription department manager or the consultant pharmacist of records
what happens id the PDM changes
no later tha 10days or 30 days for internet pharmacy , the BOP must be notified via a form of the change and the identity of the new PDM
can a registered pharmacist serve as a PDM at more than one pharmacy location ?
no unless approved by the board
how may a tech assist a pharmacist
in executing or carrying out the practice of the profession of pharmacy, but shall never themselves engage in the practice of the profession of pharmacy
without the exercise of the pharmacy technician’s own judgment and discretion, and which do not require the pharmacy technician to exercise the independent professional judgment that is the foundation of the practice of the profession of pharmacy.
What must a tech not do?
- Receive new verbal prescriptions or any change in drug, strength, or directions of an existing prescription
-Interpret a prescription or medication order for therapeutic acceptability and appropriateness
-Engage in prospective drug review
-Provide patient counseling
-Monitor prescription usage
-Override clinical alerts without first notifying the pharmacist
-Conduct a final check of dosage and directions
-Transfer prescriptions
-Engage in patient counseling
-Prepare a copy of a prescription or read a prescription to any person to provide reference concerning treatment of the person or animal for whom the prescription was written
-In nuclear pharmacies, techs may receive diagnostic orders, but not therapy or blood product procedure orders
-Engage in any other act that requires the exercise of a pharmacist’s professional judgment.
what are delegable task for techs
-data entry
-labeling of prescription
retrieval of pt and rx files and profiles and records
-clarify select components w prescriber
-authorization for rx renewal
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what can a tech both clarify and confirm on a prescription?
quantity
Pharmacists or registered interns acting under direct supervision of a pharmacist must:
Supervise and be responsible for the controlled substance inventory
Receive verbal prescriptions from a practitioner Interpret and identify prescription contents
Engage in consultation with a practitioner regarding interpretation of the prescription and date in patient profile
Engage in professional communication with practitioners, nurses or other health professionals
Advise or consult with a patient, both as to the prescription and the patient profile record
termination of enrollment in an intern program, or withdrawal of registration or attendance in an accredited school or college of pharmacy
Within thirty (30) days report such change in enrollment, registration or attendance to the Board office.
Tech registration
- must be at least 17
-Board approved training program (min 160 hr) - renewall: 20 hrs of CE required biennially
what is the ratio for any pharmacy engaged in sterile compounding
3:1
what is the ratio for pharmacy not engaged in sterile compounding
6:1
what is the ratio for a non dispensing pharmacy
8;1
pharmacist/ tech immunizing ratio
5:1