Over-the-Counter (OTC) Schedule V Controlled Substance Sales

Question 1

What medication is available directly to the consumer without a prescription?

Answer 1

Over-the-counter medications

Question 2

Which Schedule controlled substance does the federal law permit of selling over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?

Answer 2

Schedule V controlled substances

Question 3

What do these following amounts of “8 ounces (240 mL) of liquid opium controlled substance”, “4 ounces (120 mL) of liquid controlled substance”, “48 solid dosage opium controlled substance units”, and “24 solid dosage controlled substance units” represent when patients (or customers) can purchase up to one of the choices in a 48-hour period for an over-the-counter (OTC) “Schedule V” controlled substance?

Answer 3

Quantity limitation

Question 4

What does this information of “requiring every purchaser to furnish identification”, “ensuring each purchaser is at least 18 years old”, “recording the details (purchaser’s name and address, controlled substance name and quantity dispensed, purchased date, and dispensing pharmacists name or initial) in a record book”, and “pharmacies maintaining at least 2 year of records from the last entry date of controlled substances” represents?

Answer 4

Record-keeping requirements

Question 5

Who executes the financial transaction(s), when a pharmacist must dispense the controlled substance?

Answer 5

Pharmacy technician