Legal Pharmacy Otc Issues Flashcards

1
Q

How much pseudoephidrine can you sell in one transaction

A

720mg

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2
Q

How much ephedrine can you sell in one transaction

A

180mg

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3
Q

Can you give pseudoephidrine and ephedrine together

A

On prescription only

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4
Q

Who do you report suspicions on meth manufacture to

A

Local GPHC inspector, local controlled drugs liason police officer or accountable officer

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5
Q

What would be a suspicious thing to buy with pseudoephidrine or ephidrine

A

Acetone/ lithium batteries

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6
Q

Levornogestrel can be given within

A

72 hours

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7
Q

Ullipristal acetate can be given

A

Within 5 days

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8
Q

What is the maximum number of non effervescent aspirin tablets for otc sale

A

100

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9
Q

What is the maximum number of non effervescent otc paracetamol tabs

A

100

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10
Q

Maximum number of codeine or dihydrocodeine otc

A

32

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11
Q

How long can codeine or dihydrocodeine be used for

A

3 days max

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12
Q

How long is a normal prescription valid for

A

6 months

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13
Q

Which prescription require age of the patient

A

If patient is under 12

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14
Q

Which drugs cannot be prescribed from jersey/ Guernsey or the Isle of man

A

Schedule 2 and 3

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15
Q

If a prescription is repeatable but no number is stated how many repeats are available

A

One, unless ohc then 5 repeats given

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16
Q

Which drugs cannot be repeatable

A

Cd schedules 2 and 3

17
Q

How long is a repeatable CD sch 5 valid

A

First disoense must be within 6 months of date, all repeats came be collected any time

18
Q

How long is CD sch 4 repeatable prescription valid for

A

28 days of date for first dispense, repeats can be collected any time

19
Q

If patient wants to keep their repeatable prescription what needs to be written on it

A

Name and adress of the pharmacy and date of dispense

20
Q

How long can you give owing for valproate

A

7 days since prescription was written

21
Q

How long can you give owing for sch 2/3/4 drugs

A

28 days

22
Q

How long do you keep private prescriptions for poms

A

2 years since date of supply

23
Q

Which details do you write in private pom register

A

Supply date
Prescription date
Name, quantity, formulation, strength if medicine
Name and adress if precriber
Name and adress of patient

24
Q

Which private prescriptions don’t need recording

A

Oral contraceptives

25
Q

Released prisoners need to pay?

A

Hmp in the adress = not paying

26
Q

Is a faxed prescription legally valid

A

No

27
Q

Which drugs are illegal to supply without a prescription

A

Sch 1 2 and 3

28
Q

Which drugs cannot be prescribed by eea or Swiss doctors for UK dispensing

A

Sch 1 2 3 without marketing authorisation