Illinois Pharmacy Practice

Question 1

T/F: A pharmacy where drugs, medicines, or poisons are dispensed, sold or offered for sale at retail, or displayed for sale at retail

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What is the minimum age a person must be in order to be vaccinated in a pharmacy

Answer 2

14

Question 3

What are the only vaccines that a 10 and 13 year old can receive

Answer 3

Influenza and TDap

Question 4

T/F: When electronic data processing equipment is employed by a
pharmacy, input of drug information shall be performed by a pharmacist, or by a pharmacy
technician or a certified pharmacy technician under the supervision of a pharmacist

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is required for any prescription for a community pharmacy

Answer 5

name of the patient;
date when prescription was issued;
name and strength of drug or description of the medical device prescribed; and quantity,
directions for use,
Prescriber’s name, address and signature, and
DEA number where required, for controlled substances

Question 6

What are two professions in healthcare that can become mid-level practitioners with prescriptive authority

Answer 6

Physician Assistant and an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Question 7

In order for a mid level practioner to prescribe a controlled substance what are the requirements

Answer 7

1) Must have a Mid level practitioner controlled substance license
2) Can only be prescribed through an oral, transdermal, or topical route
3) Must be within the scope of practice of the doctor in the collaborating agreement
4) DEA number present on the prescription

Question 8

What can an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Full Practice Authority prescribe

Answer 8

Legend drugs and C2 through C5

Question 9

T/F: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Full Practice Authority also has a collaborative agreement with a doctor

Answer 9

False: An APRN who meets certain educational and clinical experience requirements are given full practice
authority, and can practice without a collaborative practice agreemen

Question 10

What is the caveat in prescribing that APRN with full prescribing authority must take in to consideration when dispensing certain drugs

Answer 10

Prescriptions that are benzodiazepines and C2s cannot be prescribed without consultation with a prescriber (IT MUST BE RECORDED IN PMP)

Question 11

T/F: If an APRN with full prescribing authority has agreed with a physician to prescribe a benzo or opiate they must meet at least once a month to discuss the patient’s condition

Answer 11

True

Question 12

If an optometrist wants to prescribe a schedule C3 to C5 what must be followed

Answer 12

Only analgesic agents that last UP TO 72 hours

Question 13

What is the only C2 an optometrist can prescribe, how long

Answer 13

Dihydrocodeinone (Hydrocodone) with one or more active, non-narcotic ingredients, for UP TO 72 hours

Question 14

T/F: A clinical psychologist with prescriptive authority cannot prescribe narcotics

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Who is the Pharmacist in Charge

Answer 15

Licensed Pharmacist who is responsible for all aspects of the operation related to the practice of pharmacy

Question 16

T/F: Adding flavoring is compounding

Answer 16

False: means the preparation and mixing of components, excluding flavorings

Question 17

When is the only time a pharmacist can compound without a prescription

Answer 17

In anticipation of receiving a prescription BASED ON ROUTING, REGULARLY OBSERVED DISPENSING PATTERNS

Question 18

Under what circumstances can a pharmacist compound a commercially available
drug

Answer 18

If commercially available product is not reasonably available from normal distribution channels in a
timely manner to meet the patient’s needs OR the prescriber requests it (can be both, most often due to a drug shortage)

Question 19

If MTM services are done how long until they must be documented

Answer 19

48 hours

Question 20

T/F: Medication therapy management services may also include patient care functions authorized by a
physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches for his or her identified patient or groups of
patients under specified conditions or limitations in a standing order

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T/F: Illinois law now requires applicants and licensees to provide a valid address and email
address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and email address of record,
respectively, at the time of application for licensure or renewal of a license

Answer 21

True

Question 22

If there is a change in address of record how long does someone have to inform the DFPR

Answer 22

30 days

Question 23

T/F: Technicians can receive new verbal prescription orders

Answer 23

True

Question 24

T/F: Technicians can contact prescribers concerning prescription drug order clarification

Answer 24

True

Question 25

T/F: If a pharmacy is open to the public a licensed pharmacy must be on duty

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What are three references a pharmacy must have

Answer 26

The United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary
The United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information
Facts and Comparisons

Question 27

What is considered change of ownership for a pharmacy

Answer 27

10% or more of the ownership of the business to which the pharmacy license is issue is sold or otherwise transferred to another person who did not have previous interest in the business

More than half the board of directors or executive officers of business issued a pharmacy license change