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1
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When does a pharmacist need to obtain a Wholesale Dealer’s Licence?

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When the wholesale dealing forms more than an inconsiderate part of the business (more than 5% turnover)

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Sales of which categoreies of poisons must be entered into the Poisons Book?

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Scedule 1 only

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What is contained in S4 Group 1 of the Poison Rules?

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Classes of articles totally exempt from all poison controls

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Give TWO conditions that must be satisfied to allow listed sellers to sell poisons

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  1. Products must be in pre-packed containers

2. The sale must be made on listed premises

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When can a signed order be accepted for a poison?

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When the purchase is for trade use and the purchaser cannot attend to sign the Poison Book

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Where may a Part 2 Poison be purchased?

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From a pharmacy or a Listed Seller

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List FOUR conditions which must be fulfiled in order to register as a pharmacist.

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  • Qualifications
  • age of over 21
  • payment of fees
  • satisfactory pre-reg training.
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If a manufacturer holds a Manufacturing Licence, is he required to obtain Product Licences for his product?

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Yes if they are to be marketed in the UK.

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Give THREE details that need to be recorded in the poisons register

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  • Date of sale
  • Name & quantity of poisons
  • Name & address of purchaser, business, trade or occupation of purchaser
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What details are required in the Poison Book entry other than the name and quantity of the poison?

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  • Name, address and signature of purchaser
  • Date of supply
  • Details of householder (if any)
  • use of poison and occupation of the purchaser
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Dose a pharmacist have to make an entry in the register of receipts of poisons?

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No, just supplies

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List TWO requirements that must be fulfiles for the lawful sale of 51 poisons

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  1. Knowledge of the purchaser

2. Record in the poison register

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The sale of a Part 2 poison from a pharmacy must be surpervised by the pharmacist. TRUE or FALSE?

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FALSE

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A pharmacist makes a cough mixture for sale from another branch pharmacy. Is a PL required?

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Yes

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Who may the statutory Committee discipline?

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  • Persons wishing to register or be restored to the register bodies corporate
  • representatives of pharmacists
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For how long after the date of last entry must the poisons register be kept?

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2 years

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A pharmacist repackes some paracetamol tablets for sale from another branch pharmacy. Is a PL required?

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No

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Is it necessary for a locum to display a Responsible Pharmacist notice even if they are working at that pharmacy for only one day?

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Yes

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A Responsible Pharmacist must complete a record at a pharmacy. For how long must that record be kept?

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5 years

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What register is the GPhC required to keep unter the Pharmacy Act?

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Register of pharmacist, technicians and pharmacy premises.

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Who is responsible for issuing Product Licences?

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The MHRA acting on behalf of the appropriate ministers.

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S1, S2 & S3 CDs are needed for dispensing classes at LJMU. What information needs to be on the requisition?

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  • Signature of Head of school
  • Recipients name & adress
  • Total quantity & purpose required
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Is it ever legal for a POM to be advertised to the public?

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Yes, if the drug is a vaccine advertised as part of a Health Campaign

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If it a legal requirement to include an expiry date on a product dispensed extemporaneously?

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No, but it is good professional practice to do so

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What details regarding the medicine are required on a POM prescription?

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There are no legal requirement for details of the medicine to be supplied.

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A private prescription for Logynon tablets states “Repeat”. How often may it be dispensed?

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Up to six times within six monts of the date on the prescription. ( logynon is a contraceptive)

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By LAW must all containers of dispensed medicines be labelled with the quantity of medicine contained therein?

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No, it is not required by law but it is good professional practice.

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All retail packs of GSL medicines must be labelled with the letters GSL. True or False?

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FALSE

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List the dates that must be recorded in the POM register entry of an emergency supply at the request of a doctor.

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  • Date of supply
  • Date of script received
  • Date on script
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If an emergency supply to be made at the request of a doctor, must the medication have been previously prescribed for the patient?

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No

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List the details which must be recorded for an emergency supply at the request of a patient.

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  • Date of supply
  • Details of medicine
  • Name & address of patient
  • Nature of emergency
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All dispensing labels must BY LAW, be mechanically printed, TRUE or FALSE?

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False

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Is it necessary for a patient to be present in the pharmacy when an emergency supply at the request of a doctor is made?

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No

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34
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Is it legal to advertise a drug to the public to treat raised blood pressure?

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No

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What are the conditions under which an ophthalmic optician may sell certain permitted medicine?

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In the course of his business AND in emergency

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When is it required BY LAW, to enter a prescription in the POM register?

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When the presctiption is a private one for a POM

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What classes of medicines are ophthalmic opticians permitted to sell under certain conditions?

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All GSL and P medicines and those POMs which are included in a specific list

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What is the time limit on the supply of a prescription to cover an emergency supply at the request of a patient?

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There is no requirement for a prescription

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List the details required in the POM register of a POM supplied on a private prescription

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  • Date of supply
  • patients name & address
  • prescribers name & adress
  • name, quantity, dose, form & strength of POM
  • Date on script
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Name THREE health professionals who can supply medicines under a Patients Group Direction

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Any 3 from health visitors, Midwives, Nurses, Opticians,, Chiropodists, Orthopists, Physiotherapist, Radiographers, Paramedics

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A customer asks for a mixture made to her own recipe. What information needs to be on the label BY LAW?

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  • Name of customer
  • Name of pharmacy
  • Date of dispensing
  • Keep out of reach of childeren
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What are the three conditions which must apply to a legal sale of a P medicine?

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  1. Business run by a person who may legally conduct a pharmacy business
  2. Registered premises
  3. Pharmacist supervision
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What is the time limit on the supply of a prescription to cover an emergency supply at te request of a doctor?

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72 hours

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Can a pack of eye lotion for sale in the UK ever be classed as GSL medicine?

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Yes, EYE LOTIONS are not precluded from being GSL

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When is it legal to make an emergency supply at the request of a patient of phenobarbital tablets?

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WHen they are for the treatment of epilepsy

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46
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How many days can phenobarbital tablets for epilepsy be dispense to patients during emergency supply?

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5 days

47
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A private prescription states “Repeat four times”. What is the time limit for all the dispensing?

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The first dispensing must take place within six months of the date on the prescription, the rest no time limit

48
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What is the time limit which a POM prescription must be dispensed?

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Six monts

49
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An NHS prescription for Marvelon tablets states “Repeat”. How many times may it be dispensed?

A

Once. Repeat dispensing is not allowed on standard NHS prescription. There are repeat scheme exist which allows repeat.

50
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Where is the annual list of P medicines publishe?

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Nowhere. There is no statutory list of P medicines

51
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Can a mouth wash which contains only GSL ingredients be classed as a GSL medicine?

A

Yes. Mouthwashes are not precluded from being GSL.

52
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Do enemas always have to be classed as P or POM medicines?

A

Yes, enemas cannot be classed as GSL

53
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When is chiropodist permitted to administer a local anaesthetic?

A

When he/she has the relevant annotation in the Health Professions Council register and is qualified to use from a specific list

54
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Conditions of emergency supply at request of patient…

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  • Patient must be interviewed.
  • Must be satisfied there is sufficient need for the POM and that Rx cannot be immediately supplied.
  • NOT schedule 1,2 or 3 CD’s!!
55
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Conditions of emergency supply at request of HCP..

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  • Must be appropriate prescriber.
  • Must be an emergency (Rx cant be immediately supplied)
  • Prescriber agrees to provide Rx within 3 days.
  • Not for schedule 1,2 or 3 CD’s (except Phenobarbital)
  • Record must be made in POM book.
56
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Is it possible to supply Nitrazepam tablets in an emergency at the request of a patient?

A

Yes, emergency supplies of CD(Benz)S4 are permitted

57
Q

A local newsagent decides to repack large bottles of paracetamol tablets into packs of 16 tablets. Is this legal?

A

No, GSLs may only be sold in original pack/manufacturer pack. Pharmacies are allowed to repack medicines

58
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When is it legal to make an emergency supply at the request of a doctor for Ritalin (methylphenidate) tablets?

A

Never, for CD(S2)

59
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How many times may a private prescription for Microgynon tablets be dispensed?

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Once unless there is a direction to repeat

60
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Can a GSL medicine be sold from a vending machine located in a petrol station?

A

Yes, provided that the premises can be closed to exclude the public

61
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Can Diazepam tablets be supplied in an emergency at the request of a doctor?

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Yes, CD(Benz) S4

62
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An emergency supply is made to a patient who intends to provide a prescription the next day. Is it necessary to make an entry in the POM register?

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Yes, all emergency supplies for POM must be entered

63
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When is it necessary BY LAW for a patients’ age to be included on a prescription?

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  • When the patient is human
  • Under 12
  • Medicine is POM
64
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Name and injection that is not POM

A

Impossble. All injections are POM

65
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A patient requests a supply of Digoxin tablets. How many dats supply can be given?

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Up to 30days supply (for POM emergency supply)

66
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Is it ever legal to advertise medicines for insomnia to the public?

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Yes if the insomnia is occasional and not chronic

67
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Can a pysiotherapist supply medicines under a Patient Group Direction?

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Yes

68
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Can a GSL medicine be sold from a pharmacy when the pharmacist is temporarily absent?

A

Responsible Pharmacist regulations permit this

69
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On a prescription for a POM what information must be written in the prescriber’s handwriting?

A

His/Her signature

70
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If a doctor is no present may a midwife administer whatever injections are required by her patient?

A

No, there is a limited list of injections which a midwife may administer

71
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May a chiropodist sell all P medicines for use on the feet?

A

No, Chiropodists may only sell certain P medicines

72
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What happens to a pharmacist if a doctor does not send a prescription to cover an emergency supply made at his request?

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Nothing, but the doctor has breached the Medicines Act

73
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When a P liquid medicines for external use is dispensed, there is no requirement to include the words “For External Use”, True or False?

A

False, this requirement exists for liquid external use medicines

74
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When is it legal to make an emergency supply of Temgesic tablets?

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Never. Temgesic (buprenorphine) is CD(NoReg)S3

75
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Name three drugs which cannot be prescribed for addiction unless the doctor holds a special licence?

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  • Diamorphine
  • Dipipanone
  • Cocaine
76
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The quantity of S2, 3 or 4 drugs prescribed at any one time should not exceed 30 days supply. True or False?

A

False, good practice suggests a maximum of 30 days supply

77
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To which CD schedule does Lysergide belong?

A

S1

78
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Which CD scedules require a dentist to declare, on the prescription that the drug is for dental treatment only?

A

CD S2 and CD S3(no register)

79
Q

List THREE people who require additional signature on their CD requisition

A
  • Midwives
  • Matrons (head nurse)
  • Masters of foreign ships in UK ports
80
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For which Controlled Drug scedules is it necessary to retain invoices by law?

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S3 (CD no reg) and S5 (CD Inv)

81
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Invoices for S2 CDs must be kept for a period of TWO years. Yes or No

A

No, Only S3 and S5

82
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What information is required on a dental requisition for pethidine injections?

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  • Name
  • Address
  • Profession and signature of dentist
  • Total quantity
  • Purpose
83
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An instalment prescription for a S2 CD for the treatment of addiction can have a maximum of how many days’ supply?

A

14 days

84
Q

What letters represent controlled drug scedule 4?

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CD(Benz) & CD (Anab)

85
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What information must be entered in the CD register for S2 drugs received in a pharmacy?

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  • Date of supply received
  • Name & address of supplier
  • Quantity received
86
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For which CD scedules it is necessary for the prescribers address to be in the UK?

A

CD S2 and CD S3 (NoReg)

87
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How should a correction be made in a CD register?

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By way of a signed footnote

88
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Give 5 pieces of information that must be entered in the CD register for supply of S2 drugs

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  • Date
  • Name & addres of recipient
  • Authority to receive
  • Person collecting CD
  • Proof of identity
  • Quantity
89
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Must prescriptions for TEMAZEPAM comply with full prescription requirements for S3 CDs?

A

No, exception

90
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To which CD scedule does buprenorphine belong?

A

S3 (CD NoReg)

91
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Can an emergency supply of Butalbital be made at the request of a patient?

A

No, only phenobarbitone for epilepsy

92
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Can a pharmacist destroy unwanted S3 drugs in the absence of an authorised witness?

A

Yes

93
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Which scedules of controlled drugs need to be entered in the CD register?

A

CD S2 only

94
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When may a pharmacist destroy S2 drugs without an official witness?

A

When the CD S2 drugs have been returned by a patient

95
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Is it a legal requirement to include the quantity on the dispensing label of CD S2?

A

No, not a legal requirement but good practice

96
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When must CD register entries be made?

A

On the day of the transaction or the following day

97
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Are licences required for the export of S4Part II (CD Anab POM)?

A

Yes, unless the substance is in the form of a medicine or is for administration by a person to his/herself?

98
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Can a receptionist collect requisitioned CD S2 drugs on behalf of a doctor?

A

Only if he/she has written authority to do so

99
Q

For which CD schedules are repeat precription allowed?

A

Private prescription for:

  • S4 Part I
  • S4 Part II
  • S5
100
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Name a S2 drug that does not have to be stored in the CD cupboard?

A

Quinalbarbital

101
Q

How is the controlled drug schedule 2 represented in letters?

A

CD S2

102
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Is it necessary to record sales of S5 (CD Inv) products?

A

No

103
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When may a doctor, who does not hold a special licence, prescribe diamorphine for an addict?

A

When it is for the treatment of injury or organic disease

104
Q

For which of the following must entries be made in the CD register?

  • Morphine
  • Pethidine
  • Temazepam
  • Nitrazepam
  • Phenobarbital
A

Morphine and pethidine

105
Q

When is it necessary to keep records of supply of S5 drugs?

A

Only when they are POMs

106
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If a doctor needs an emergency supply of pethidine injections, what could a pharmacist do to help?

A

Make a suuply in advance of a requisition which must be presented within 24 hours

107
Q

To which CD schedule does dipipanone belong?

A

CD S2

108
Q

When may phenobarbital be supplied to a patient without a prescription?

A

In a emergency for the treatment of epilepsy

109
Q

Whihc CD S2 injections may a midwife possess and administer?

A
  • Diamorphine
  • Morphine
  • Pethidine
110
Q

A prescription for a S4 Part II CD is valid for how long? 6 months or 28 days?

A

28 days

111
Q

Name TWO S3 drugs that must be stored in the CD cabinet

A
  • Temazepam

* Beprenorpine

112
Q

Which of the following must be stored under safe custody in a pharmacy?

  • Pethidine
  • Buprenorphine
  • Pentazocine
A
  • Buprenorphine and pethidine
113
Q

List the S3 drugs which must be stored in the CD cabinet?

A
  • Diethylproprion
  • Buprenorphine
  • Temazepam
  • Flunitrazepam (Rohyphnol)

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