Pharmacy Module 3 Flashcards
Medication that can lead to limited psychological and physical dependence
Schedule IV
Federal Agency responsible for controlling the prescribing and distribution of controlled substances
DEA
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?
72 hours
Max number of refills permitted by federal law for a Sch. III medication
5 refills
Why is acetaminophen-codeine (Tylenol with codeine) not available OTC?
The medication contains codeine, moderate or low physical dependence, or high psychological dependence
Why does zolpidem (Ambien) only have 5 refills?
Max of 5 refills allowed because zolpidem is a Sch IV controlled substance
Why is guaifenesin-codeine (Robitussin AC) classified as a Schedule V medication?
Contains limited quantities of a controlled substance
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?
You must pick it up within 6 months from when the prescription was written
Medication that has a high potential for physical or psychological dependence, but has accepted medical use
Schedule II
Diazepam (Valium)
Schedule IV
Pharmacies must complete a manual inventory of controlled substances every _____
2 years
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?
Ensure that the patient and pharmacist sign the Sch. V records log
Auxiliary label required to be affixed to a container holding a prescribed controlled substance
“Caution: Federal Law prohibits the transfer of this medication to any other person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed.”
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?
7 days
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?
Original dispensing date
Patient wants to purchase pseudoephedrine (Sudafed). Max amount of medication pharmacy tech can dispense in a day?
3.6 grams
Max number of refills allowed on Sch II medication?
zero
When transferring prescription to another pharmacy, what word must the tech write on the original prescription?
VOID
Forms should a tech retrieve when a pharmacist needs to order more oxycodone-acetaminophen (Percocet), meperidine (Demerol), and amphetamine-dextroamphetamine (Adderall)?
DEA Form 222
What medication is a Scheduled LIsted Chemical Product?
Ephedrine (Bronkaid)
A DEA number of physicians assistant should begin with
M
An agency that has the authority to inspect a pharmacy’s records
State Board of Pharamacy
The last four digits of a DEA number represent what?
Internal code
Form completed prior to the destruction of controlled substances
DEA form 41
Prescriber with the two DEA numbers starting with X and B. Conclusions pharm tech should make
The prescriber works in an opioid treatment clinic
“A” beginning a DEA number indicates
The prescriber was assigned the DEA number prior to 1985
Dr. Caroline Smith’s DEA number wrote a prescription for hydrocodone-acetaminophen (Vicodin)
FS4967432
DEA form required to fill before using a reverse distributor
DEA form 222
Place of prescriber information is required on the prescription?
DEA number
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?
Prescriptions should be stored for at least 2 years from the date of the last refill
