Pharm Law Flashcards
How can a pharmacist register with the BOP to be a preceptor?
Through the UMN COP or complete 4000 hours as a licesnsed pharmacist with at least 2000 of that in MN
How many hours per week must preceptors practice as a pharmacist?
20
How many interns can a preceptor supervise at one time?
2 (unless one of those interns is performing tasks associated with dispensing or compounding)
How many techs can 1 pharmacist supervise?
3 (4 if one of those techs is certified)
How quickly must pharmacists report changes of employment or address to the board?
Immediately
What is the maximum number of continuous hours a pharmacists can be required to work?
12
What is the break requirement for pharmacists?
30 minute break for every 6 hours of continuous work
Technician registration renewal timeline?
Renewal due December 1 (expires December 31) of each year
CE requirements for techs?
20 hours reported by July 31 of every odd-numbered year
CE requirements for pharmacists?
30 hours reported by September 30 of each even-numbered year
How quickly must technicians report changes of employment or address to the board?
Within 10 days of the change
Who can receive Rxs over voicemail?
Pharmacists and interns
Techs if its an approval of a refill and no changes are made to the Rx
What tasks can techs not do?
Override DUR alerts
Perform transfers
Perform any acticity requiring a pharmacist’s professional judgement
Pharmacist registration renewal timeline?
Renewal due February 1 (expires March 1) of each year
What is required to keep an inactive license?
Renewal fee (CE not required)
Who can prescribe C-II and C-III drugs?
Doctor of podiatry, dentist, PA, and APRN, vets (animals only)
Who can prescribe C-IV and C-V drugs?
Doctor of podiatry, dentist, PA, and APRN, vets (animals only), optometrist
What drugs cannot be prescribed by an optometrist?
Oral steroids
Antivirals for more than 10 days
Oral anhydrase inhibitors for more than 7 days
Can MN pharmacies fill prescriptions for CS from out-of-state providers?
Yes, as long as the prescriber is authorized to prescribe that drug in their own state
Requirements for dispensing an emergency supply?
Patient is out of refill (or Rx expired) and pharmacist can’t contact prescriber
Must be a non-CS drug
Quantity dispensed may not exceed 30-day supply (or less if less was dispensed previously)
**If it is a CS used to treat seizure disorder, no more than 72-hour supply allowed
Maximum refills on CIII-CV
5
When do CIII-CV prescriptions expire?
6 months after issue date
When can a CII prescription be faxed?
For LTCF patients and hospice/terminally ill patients
For compounded products for direct administration in a patient’s home
Multiple CII prescriptions at the same time?
Multiple prescriptions can be issued for up to 90-day supply (same issue date but “do not fill until” date)
Expire 30 days after do not fill until date
What cannot be changed on a CS prescription by the pharmacist?
Patient name, drug name, prescriber’s signature