Law Quizzes II (Exam 2 Cut Off)

Question 1

All pharmacies are required to have a Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) listed with the Board of Pharmacy. Which of the following are responsibilities of the PIC? Mark all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. Supervise all professional & non-professional employees
b. Monitor fiscal operations of the pharmacy for profit & loss purposes
c. Monitor record-keeping systems for compliance
d. Notify the Board when a technician is hired or terminated

Answer 1

A, C, and D

Question 2

For each item listed, determine which is required for the written prescription, for the finished prescription label, or for both.

• Drug name (generic or trade)
• Name & address of the prescriber
• Name & address of dispensing pharmacy
• Quantity
• Drug expiration date
• Name of patient

Answer 2

• Both
• Prescription
• Label
• Both
• Label
• Both

Question 3

For each of the tasks below, specify who may perform the task: both pharmacist and intern, or pharmacist only.

• Verification of completed prescription order
• Supervisor of support personnel
• Drug regimen review
• Verbal patient counseling on drug use
• Verbal communication regarding change in drug therapy
• Take verbal prescription orders

Answer 3

• Pharmacist
• Pharmacist
• Both
• Both
• Pharmacist
• Both

Question 4

When must the patient drug profile be reviewed in the prescription process?

Select one:

a. prescribed drug does not match indication
b. before a prescription is filled
c. before a prescription is dispensed
d. whenever abuse or misuse of drugs are suspected

Answer 4

C

Question 5

A review of patient PMP report is required before dispensing ANY opioid prescription.

Select one:
True
False

Answer 5

False

Question 6

When do the regulations require that a pharmacist or intern must personally offer medication counseling?

Select one:

a. Any prescription - new or refill
b. Any new patient
c. Any new prescription
d. Any opioid prescription

Answer 6

C

Question 7

Which of the following are required by regulation to be included in all patient prescription counseling?

You may select more than one answer.

Select one or more:

a. Common side effects
b. Prescription refill information
c. Name & strength of the drug
d. Patient counseling points are at discretion of the pharmacist
e. Intended use and action of the drug

Answer 7

D

Question 8

What is the fine associated with failure to obtain the required 30 contact hours of continuing education per renewal period for a registered pharmacist?

Answer 8

At least $1000

Question 9

Does the use of computer records eliminate the requirement to retain hard copies of prescriptions from practitioners or the record of verbal orders taken by pharmacists or interns?

Select one:
True
False

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Which of the following are requirements for continuing education for renew of pharmacist licensure?

Mark all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. 4 contact hours must address safe opioid use
b. 10 contact hours must be live
c. 2 contact hours must be law as provided by the Board
d. 2 contact hours must address patient safety

Answer 10

B, C, and D

Question 11

Match the retention time to the type of prescription record.

• Specific prescription information stored electronically (computer archives)
• On-site retention of hard copy prescription for controlled drugs
• Storage of hard copy prescription for all drugs
• Retrieval of any prescription record within storage limits
• On-site retention of hard copy prescription for non-controlled drugs

Answer 11

• 10 years
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 3 days
• 120 days

Question 12

How often does a NM pharmacist license have to be renewed?

Select one or more:

a. Every three years
b. At least every five years
c. Every year
d. Every two years

Answer 12

D

Question 13

Which one of the following is required to maintain each prescriptive authority for all protocols with the exception of tuberculosis testing?

Select one:

a. 2 hours CE (CME or ACPE) per renewal period
b. 2 hours ACPE-accredited CE per renewal period
c. 1 hour ACPE-accredited CE per renewal period
d. 1 hour CE (CME or ACPE) per renewal period

Answer 13

B

Question 14

Who may administer properly prescribed vaccines to patients? (select all that apply)

Select one or more:

a. Pharmacy technician
b. Pharmacy clerk
c. Pharmacist intern
d. Any NM licensed pharmacist
e. A NM pharmacist with prescriptive authority for vaccines

Answer 14

C, D, and E

Question 15

A NM pharmacist who provides immunizations and tobacco cessation prescriptive authority services would need how many total continuing education hours for license renewal every 2 years?

Select one:

a. 15 hours
b. 30 hours
c. 34 hours
d. 50 hours

Answer 15

C

Question 16

A NM pharmacist who is also licensed as a PhC but does not have an active prescriptive protocol is required to have how many CE hours upon renewal of their RPh and PhC licenses? Select on

Select one:

a. 50 hours to include 10 hours of live CE
b. 50 hours to include 30 hours of live CE
c. 30 hours to include 10 hour of live CE
d. 50 hours to include 20 hours of live CE

Answer 16

B

Question 17

Which of the following is/are true regarding NM pharmacist prescriptive authority? Select all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. For tobacco cessation, includes any FDA-approved tobacco cessation product
b. Documentation must be kept for 3 years
c. Includes prescriptive authority for influenza and streptococcal pharyngitis
d. Requires initial training and certification followed by continuing education
e. Requires documentation of patient informed consent

Answer 17

A, B, D, and E

Question 18

Which of the following are required for licensure as a pharmacist clinician (PhC)? Select all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. New Mexico licensure as a registered pharmacist
b. Completion of a Board-approved physical assessment course
c. A minimum of 5 years of practice as a licensed pharmacist
d. Completion of an ASHP-accredited residency training program
e. Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy Specialty (BCPS)

Answer 18

A and B

Question 19

A PhC prescriptive authority protocol must contain which of the following? Select all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. A signature page to include the PhC and supervising physician(s)
b. PhC DEA license number
c. Quality assurance program
d. Scope of practice
e. A list of patients that the PhC is allowed to treat

Answer 19

A, C, and D

Question 20

Which of the following is a general definition on “health disparities”?

Select one:

a. Differences in health due to socioeconomic differences
b. Differences in access to health care services by different groups of people
c. Differences in health due to race or ethnicity
d. Differences in health status among different groups of people

Answer 20

D

Question 21

One goal of the Affordable Care Act was to increase health care coverage to the uninsured.

Select one:
True
False

Answer 21

True

Question 22

According to the chart below which group has the lowest percentage of its population eligible for ACA coverage?

Select one:

a. Asian
b. White
c. Hispanic
d. Black

Answer 22

C

Question 23

According to the New Mexico Indicator Based Information System, which group experiences the highest incidence of death from pneumonia and influenza?

Select one:

a. Black
b. White
c. Asian/Pacific Islander
d. American Indian/Alaska Native
e. Hispanic

Answer 23

D

Question 24

Match the USP Chapter to its title and content.

• Pharmaceutical Compounding - Sterile Preparations
• Pharmaceutical Compounding - Nonsterile Preparations
• Radiopharmaceuticals - Preparation, Compounding, Dispensing, and Repackaging
• HAZARDOUS DRUGS - HANDLING IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS

Answer 24

• 797
• 795
• 825
• 800

Question 25

Which USP chapters are enforceable by law?

Select one:

a. Only those included in Board of Pharmacy regulations
b. All of them
c. Numbered less than 1000
d. Numbered ≥ 1000.

Answer 25

C

Question 26

According to the New Mexico regulations on compounding of sterile products, which of the following are included under Training? Mark all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. Frequency of training
b. Personnel to be trained
c. Topics of training
d. Documentation of training

Answer 26

A, B, C, and D

Question 27

On December 15th 2019, you start as an intern at Main Street Community Pharmacy. About an hour into your first shift the managing pharmacists asks you to prepare a prescription for pediatric omeprazole from capsules. to be in compliance what training would you need to undergo before compounding the prescription?

Select one:

a. Specified in USP <800>
b. Specified in USP <797>
c. No specific training is needed
d. Specified in USP <795>

Answer 27

D

Question 28

According to the FDA which of the following are included as compounding?

Mark all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. Reconstituting amoxicillin powder
b. Preparing a dye-free ‘copy’ of a commercially available cough syrup on written order
c. Mixing three ingredients for an IV solution
d. Preparing an estrogen topical identical to the commercially available product

Answer 28

A, B, and C

Question 29

Which of the following are requirements application for registration as an intern?

Mark all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. 18 years of age
b. No misdemeanors or felonies
c. No arrest record
d. Satisfactory completion of at least 30 semester credit hours in accredited pharmacy program

Answer 29

D

Question 30

Which of the following tasks may be performed by a pharmacy intern?

Mark all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. Provide patient information about a change in drug therapy
b. Receive and transcribe verbal orders
c. Perform final prescription check
d. Counsel patient on new prescription

Answer 30

B and D

Question 31

While working as an intern in a pharmacy, which of the following are required?

Mark all that apply.

Select one or more:

a. Standard Pharmacy Intern Name tag
b. Display of preceptor registration
c. Display of intern registration & renewal
d. White coat

Answer 31

A and C

Question 32

Which statement is correct concerning annual renewal as a pharmacy intern?

Select one:

a. Annual renewal of $25 due September 30
b. Annual renewal of $50 due January 1
c. Biannual renewal of $50 due on last day of birth month
d. Annual renewal of $25 due June 1

Answer 32

A

Question 33

Which of the following require notification to the Board of Pharmacy within 10 days?

Mark all that apply

Select one or more:

a. Change in marital status
b. Change in preceptor
c. Change in employment
d. Change in mailing address

Answer 33

B, C, and D

Question 34

You are working as an intern in a community pharmacy staffed with one pharmacist and one technician. The pharmacist receives a call from his daughter’s school stating the daughter is ill and must be picked up. He tells you to “keep things going” and leaves before you have a chance to say anything. Which of the following activities may continue in his absence?

Select one or more:

a. Prescription intake
b. Receipt of verbal (telephone) orders
c. Release of prescriptions to patients
d. Filling of prescriptions for final verification
e. None of the above

Answer 34

E

Question 35

As an intern, you are asked to answer phone and transcribe verbal prescriptions as needed. A female identifying herself as a nurse working for Dr. Jones calls and requests a prescription for Duragesic®, 50 mcg as needed for pain, quantity 30. Which of the following is appropriate?

Select one:

a. Put her on hold and ask pharmacist to handle
b. Request the provider DEA number
c. Request the patient diagnosis
d. Transcribe the order and repeat it back for accuracy

Answer 35

A

Question 36

As you report to your intern job on October 4th, you realize that your intern registration was not renewed. Hoping that no one will realize this, you proceed to transcribe verbal orders from the answering machine, handle prescription intake, dispense and counsel patients, and perform immunizations. Which of the following describe your actions? Mark all that apply.

Select one:

a. Actions are ethical
b. Actions jeopardize pharmacy compliance
c. Actions are legal
d. Actions are professional

Answer 36

B