Law Quiz 1 Flashcards
Automated medication supply systems are placed throughout the hospital. A nurse who wants to withdraw clopidogrel from the system must first get approval from a pharmacist. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
B. False
You are working at a pharmacy in Texas and get a script for methylphenidate. Today’s date is 11/2/22. The earliest fill date of the script says 11/4/22. What is the latest date you can fill this prescription?
A. 12/05/2022
B. 12/04/2022
C. 11/25/2022
D. 11/23/2022
E. 11/24/2022
B. 12/04/2022
Hawk C. Thurdy comes to the pharmacy to drop off a new oxycodone prescription. Pharmacist Dee E. Yeay looks at the prescription to see if this is something the pharmacy could fill. What DEA number would be a red flag?
A. FT1425378
B. AP1827457
C. MP6493821
D. BB6283812
E. All of the numbers are legitimate
D. BB6283812
In which of the following situations are you NOT required to check the PMP?
A. Filling a script for mixed amphetamine salts
B. Filling a hydrocodone script for a patient diagnosed with cancer
C. Filling a hydrocodone script
D. Filling a Robitussin AC script
E. You must always check the PMP for controlled substance scripts
A. Filling a script for mixed amphetamine salts
B. Filling a hydrocodone script for a patient diagnosed with cancer
D. Filling a Robitussin AC script
Tony Stank is a 250 IQ technician trainee at the hospital. He has yet to take his technician exam. The technicians are always surprised at how much he knows about pharmacy. Under the Tech-Check-Tech rules, certified technicians can check Tony’s work filling a medication cart. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
B. False
When should a perpetual inventory be taken? Select all that apply.
A. For all medications in a Class C pharmacy
B. For all Schedule II drugs in a Class C pharmacy
C. For all controlled substances in a Class C-ASC pharmacy
B. For all Schedule II drugs in a Class C pharmacy
C. For all controlled substances in a Class C-ASC pharmacy
Loki is a pharmacist whose life goal is to have as much power and responsibility as he can obtain. Currently, Loki serves as PIC for a 35-bed hospital and a 90-bed hospital. He now also wants to be PIC at a 30-bed hospital. Texas law allows him to accept this new position because the 30-bed hospital qualifies as a facility under 100 beds. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
B. False
Which of the following is true regarding Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical Centers? (Select all that apply)
A. Controlled substances must be stored in a way that prevents unauthorized access
B. A part-time consulting pharmacist must perform patient chart audits twice a week
C. Only perpetual inventory of CIIs is required
D. Postoperative drug supply is limited to 72-hour supply
E. Random audit every 30 days to compare distribution records and drug administration records
A. Controlled substances must be stored in a way that prevents unauthorized access
D. Postoperative drug supply is limited to 72-hour supply
E. Random audit every 30 days to compare distribution records and drug administration records
Which of the following drugs may be prescribed by a DATA-waived practitioner (Drug Addiction Treatment Act) for treatment of narcotic addiction? Select all that apply.
A. Buprenorphine
B. Naloxone
C. Buprenorphine/Naloxone combination
D. Methadone
A. Buprenorphine
C. Buprenorphine/Naloxone combination
At a 150-bed hospital, there is an outpatient pharmacy under the same ownership. Which of the following is true?
A. The outpatient pharmacy must be licensed as a Class A pharmacy
B. The outpatient pharmacy can be licensed Class C, but has to follow class A rules
C. There is no technician ratio in this outpatient pharmacy
D. A physician can bypass the on-duty pharmacist and dispense a 30-day supply of metoprolol in the hospital setting
E. None of the answers are correct
B. The outpatient pharmacy can be licensed Class C, but has to follow class A rules
You are a pharmacist. A new technician asks you how to dispose of controlled substances. Which of the following statements is something you would not tell them based off of the law?
A. The pharmacy can register to be a DEA collector and dispose of the drugs
B. The pharmacy can reverse distribute the drugs to a registered DEA collector
C. The pharmacy can request on-site destruction of the drug with DEA form 41
D. All of the answers are true
E. None of the answers are true
D. All of the answers are true
When using a single-copy DEA Form 222 to order Schedule II controlled substances, who is responsible for making a copy of the form?
A. The supplier
B. The purchaser
C. DEA
D. The PIC of the pharmacy
B. The purchaser
In an institutional pharmacy, the acceptable pharmacist to technician ratio is (assume all registered technicians, and not trainees):
A. 1:4
B. 1:5
C. None of these are correct
D. 1:3
C. None of these are correct
In what situations are facsimile prescriptions valid? (Select all that apply)
A. Narcotic for a home infusion patient
B. Controlled substances for LTC patients
C. Controlled substances for hospice patients
D. Amphetamines for patients who need to catch a flight
E. Emergency dispensing of hydrocodone for a patient in severe pain
A. Narcotic for a home infusion patient
B. Controlled substances for LTC patients
C. Controlled substances for hospice patients
E. Emergency dispensing of hydrocodone for a patient in severe pain
Sterile preparations may be compounded in a freestanding ambulatory surgical center with a Class C license.
A. True
B. False
B. False
