Pharmacy Module 3

Question 1

Medication that can lead to limited psychological and physical dependence

Answer 1

Schedule IV

Question 2

Federal Agency responsible for controlling the prescribing and distribution of controlled substances

Answer 2

DEA

Question 3

The pharmacy is presented with a prescription for 40 tablets of Sch. II medication but only has 20 tablets. In what time period must the pharmacy dispense remained of prescription?

Answer 3

72 hours

Question 4

Max number of refills permitted by federal law for a Sch. III medication

Answer 4

5 refills

Question 5

Why is acetaminophen-codeine (Tylenol with codeine) not available OTC?

Answer 5

The medication contains codeine, moderate or low physical dependence, or high psychological dependence

Question 6

Why does zolpidem (Ambien) only have 5 refills?

Answer 6

Max of 5 refills allowed because zolpidem is a Sch IV controlled substance

Question 7

Why is guaifenesin-codeine (Robitussin AC) classified as a Schedule V medication?

Answer 7

Contains limited quantities of a controlled substance

Question 8

Patient requests the pharmacy to fill only 25 tablets from a prescription of 40 tablets of lorazepam (Ativan) with zero refills. What statement should pharm techs make to Patient?

Answer 8

You must pick it up within 6 months from when the prescription was written

Question 9

Medication that has a high potential for physical or psychological dependence, but has accepted medical use

Answer 9

Schedule II

Question 10

Diazepam (Valium)

Answer 10

Schedule IV

Question 11

Pharmacies must complete a manual inventory of controlled substances every _____

Answer 11

2 years

Question 12

A patient arrives at a pharmacy to obtain a Sch. V medication without a prescription. Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech complete when dispensing the medication?

Answer 12

Ensure that the patient and pharmacist sign the Sch. V records log

Question 13

Auxiliary label required to be affixed to a container holding a prescribed controlled substance

Answer 13

“Caution: Federal Law prohibits the transfer of this medication to any other person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed.”

Question 14

Prescriber calls for an emergency prescription of 12 tablets of hydrocodone-acetaminophen (Vicodin). What time frame must the prescriber provide the pharmacy with the written prescription?

Answer 14

7 days

Question 15

A pharmacist is transferring a prescription of acetaminophen-codeine (Tylenol with codeine) electronically to another pharmacy. What information must be provided to the receiving pharmacy in addition to the original electronic prescription data?

Answer 15

Original dispensing date

Question 16

Patient wants to purchase pseudoephedrine (Sudafed). Max amount of medication pharmacy tech can dispense in a day?

Answer 16

3.6 grams

Question 17

Max number of refills allowed on Sch II medication?

Answer 17

zero

Question 18

When transferring prescription to another pharmacy, what word must the tech write on the original prescription?

Answer 18

VOID

Question 19

Forms should a tech retrieve when a pharmacist needs to order more oxycodone-acetaminophen (Percocet), meperidine (Demerol), and amphetamine-dextroamphetamine (Adderall)?

Answer 19

DEA Form 222

Question 20

What medication is a Scheduled LIsted Chemical Product?

Answer 20

Ephedrine (Bronkaid)

Question 21

A DEA number of physicians assistant should begin with

Answer 21

M

Question 22

An agency that has the authority to inspect a pharmacy’s records

Answer 22

State Board of Pharamacy

Question 23

The last four digits of a DEA number represent what?

Answer 23

Internal code

Question 24

Form completed prior to the destruction of controlled substances

Answer 24

DEA form 41

Question 25

Prescriber with the two DEA numbers starting with X and B. Conclusions pharm tech should make

Answer 25

The prescriber works in an opioid treatment clinic

Question 26

"A" beginning a DEA number indicates

Answer 26

The prescriber was assigned the DEA number prior to 1985

Question 27

Dr. Caroline Smith's DEA number wrote a prescription for hydrocodone-acetaminophen (Vicodin)

Answer 27

FS4967432

Question 28

DEA form required to fill before using a reverse distributor

Answer 28

DEA form 222

Question 29

Place of prescriber information is required on the prescription?

Answer 29

DEA number

Question 30

A pharmacist notices that a pharmacy tech is placing original and transferred prescriptions that were filled less than a year ago in a security bin for disposal. The pharmacist stops the tech. Why?

Answer 30

Prescriptions should be stored for at least 2 years from the date of the last refill