Lecture 1 - Prescription Writing

Question 1

What part of the government regulates the production and use of drugs?

Answer 1

FDA

Question 2

What are the two most basic categories of drugs?

Answer 2

OTC + Prescription

Question 3

When is a DEA number required?

Answer 3

Scheduled drugs

Question 4

What doesn’t the FDA regulate when it comes to drugs?

Answer 4

Botanicals + Supplements

Question 5

What is the subdivision of the FDA that regulates drugs for animals specifically?

Answer 5

Center for Veterinary medicine (CVM)

Question 6

What are the four big things in regards to drugs that CVM regulate?

Answer 6

Drug safety + effectiveness
Animal feed safety + manufacturing
Food additives

Question 7

What three things can a new drug have in order to be approved?

Answer 7

Approved new animal drug application
Abbreviated NADA
Conditional approval

Question 8

What are the regulations for use of investigational drugs?

Answer 8

Can be shipped interstate for use only by experts to investigate it’s safety + effectiveness

Question 9

What is a big difference about the regulation of animal supplements compared to human supplements?

Answer 9

CVM/FDA will regulate food supplements as “food” or “animal drugs” while human supplements have no regulation by the FDA

Question 10

What is the DEA a part of?

Answer 10

Department of justice

Question 11

What is the act involving Scheduled drugs that the DEA enforces?

Answer 11

Controlled Substance Act

Question 12

What are the levels of scheduled drugs?

Answer 12

5 levels

Question 13

What MUST you have in order to prescribe a scheduled drug?

Answer 13

DEA number

Question 14

What is the definition of a prescription drug?

Answer 14

Required by state/federal law to be dispensed by licensed medical practitioner

Question 15

What must be stated on the label of an RX drug? (a statement)

Answer 15

RX only

Federal law prohibits dispensing w/o a RX

Question 16

Is a prescription a legal document?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

What information must be contained on a Prescription?

Answer 17

Hospital information 
Name/credentials 
Client name/Pet name 
Date
Drug name/strength 
Quantity + Refill + Directions 
What med is for 
Signature

Question 18

What other information should be placed on the label for the medication?

Answer 18

Prescription number

Description of the pill/capsule/etc.

Question 19

What is the protocol if the client asks for a written RX?

Answer 19

Must be given to them

Question 20

What units should only be used on medications?

Answer 20

Metric - make sure not to use tsp/cups/etc. the pharmacists may get these mixed up

Question 21

What latin abbreviation should not be used on RX? What should be used instead?

Answer 21

SID, instead use QD or Q24

Question 22

What is the abbreviation for as needed?

Answer 22

PRN

Question 23

What are the characteristics of a schedule I drug?

Answer 23

No approved medical use with a high risk for abuse. When used there is a lack of accepted safety.

Question 24

What are the rules for RX’ing a schedule II drug?

Answer 24

Can only give 30 days with no refills. Must be manually signed and cannot be called in to a pharmacy. DEA needed.

Question 25

What are the rules for RX’ing a schedule III + IV drug?

Answer 25

Can give a total of five refills but the RX is only good for six months. Cannot pre-print this RX. DEA number must be given.

Question 26

What are the rules for RX’ing a schedule V drug?

Answer 26

Need DEA number. RX cannot be pre-printed.

Question 27

What is CSA? What is responsible for?

Answer 27

Controlled substance act.

Regulate manufacture + distribution + Dispensing