Pharmacy Practice Flashcards
The advertised price of a prescription drug shall be in effect for:
The period of time stated in the advertisement
A pharmacist can make changes on a prescription to the (select all):
Drug strength, directions
Pharmacy students may only be granted intern permits after completing how many years of professional study?
One year
Who is permitted to counsel patients:
Pharmacists, pharmacy intern (not technicians)
Orders for PRN controlled substances in an institutional setting are not valid beyond:
72 hours
Orders for PRN controlled substances in an institutional setting are valid for how many administrations?
Only one administration (can be given anytime within the 72 hours)
An institutional dispenser may dispense how much of controlled substance to a medical attendant accompanying a patient in a transfer if it is expected to exceed 3 hours?
A single dose of a controlled substance
By which method(s) can unwanted controlled substances be disposed? Select all that apply
Surrender to the NY Department of Health, Return to the supplier
If the Department does not grant approval for the person to destroy controlled substances, the person shall surrender the controlled substances to the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement in the following manner:
(i). the person shall request a surrender date from the bureau on which to surrender the controlled substances to the bureau.
Such a request shall be made on forms provided by the bureau and must include the following information:
(a) . an inventory of all controlled substances to be surrendered;
(b) . the identity of at least two persons who conducted the inventory of the controlled substances to be surrendered. Such persons shall be New York State licensed practitioners, pharmacists or nurses;
(c) . the reason for the surrender of each controlled substance; and
(d) . the proposed date of surrender and an alternative date.
(ii) . a person may surrender controlled substances only after receiving a surrender date in writing from the bureau. The controlled substances must be shipped to the bureau no later than 5 days from the date the bureau has set as the surrender date.
Note: The bureau may set a date different than the date requested by the applicant.
Any record required to be kept under this section shall be kept for a period of 5 years.
The NY State Board of Pharmacy must be notified when the % of stockholders at a pharmacy corporation changes by:
10%
The Board of Pharmacy must be notified within how many days of a change in the supervisor of a registered pharmacy establishment?
within 7 days
Which of the following is not required to be electronically prescribed in the state of New York?
Behind-the-counter medications
Prescriptions may be written using the following (select all that apply):
Typewriter, computer, ink, non-erasable ballpoint pen, indelible pencil (not erasable)
Institutional dispensers with limited licenses (3a) must keep a record of controlled substance administration that includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Patient room number
(must include patient name, prescriber name, date and hour of administration, drug name, quantity of drug administered, balance on hand after administration, signature of the person administering the substance)
Which of the following is not a Schedule A poison?
Aconite
Poisons: poisonous vegetable alkaloids, arsenic, atropine, potassium cyanide, strychnine, corrosive sublimate, chloral hydrate
Which of the following is true regarding the prescribing of a controlled substance?
An authorized practitioner may issue a prescription in the absence of an initial prescriber if medical records indicate continual prescribing and they have direct consultation with the original prescriber assuring need.
Written prescriptions can be signed using a:
Handwritten signature (cannot be stamped or electronic)
What is the minimum amount of continuing education hours required for pharmacists for each 3-year registration period?
45 hours
You must register with the State Education Department every 3 years to practice your profession or use your professional title in New York State. Once you are licensed, about 4 months before your initial 3-year registration expires, you will be sent a registration renewal application assigning you to a 1-time transitional registration period. This period will…
end with the month prior to your date of birth between 2 and 3 years from the date of your first registration. This allows the adjustment of your triennial registration cycle to coincide with the month of your date of birth and helps to ensure a speedy renewal of your registration. The registration fee for this transitional period will be prorated so that you pay only for the number of months included in the period. Thereafter, you will be registered for a 3-year period beginning on the first day of your month of birth.
Prescription counseling must be performed when:
- there is a new Rx for a new patient
- there is a new medication for an existing patient
- when there is a change in dose, strength, route, or directions for an existing Rx
- must at least offer to counsel every time Rx is refilled
Methadone short term detoxification treatment may not exceed a period of:
30 days
Which of the following is true regarding pharmacy interns in the state of NY? Select all that apply.
- May administer influenza vaccinations to persons 18 and older
- intern applicants who are enrolled in pharmacy education programs must have completed their first year of professional study in order to be eligible, PharmD program graduates in NY do not need intern hours outside of the program.
• Interns can perform all the same tasks as pharmacists except interns cannot sell self-defense sprays, sign the Official New York State Rx Form or initial or sign a prescription without a pharmacist doing the same.
Pharmacists must keep records of all controlled substance transactions for a period of at least:
5 years from the date of the transaction
Who may review and electronically sign a prescription prior to transmission from a doctor’s office? Select all that apply
Only prescribers. Once signed, an agent or employee of the practitioner may transmit the Rx on behalf of the practitioner. The act of transmission must be independent of the review and signature process
A pharmacy must contain the following utensils: (select all that apply)
See blue book pg. 27
Mortar and pestle, balance device sensitive to 6 mg, graduate devices to measure from 0.1-500 mL. If needed, a pharmacy should also contain metric (apothecary) weights.
In addition, the pharmacy which dispenses radioactive drugs shall be equipped with at least the following:
a) laminar flow hood
b) dose calibrator
c) exhaust hood and filter system
d) chromatography apparatus
e) apparatus or materials for the determination of pH
f) single-channel and/or multichannel scintillation detection system
g) microscope
A pharmacy must keep which references?
• Copies of laws, rules, and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy in New York, and other reference resources as necessary
All electronic prescriptions must have a(n):
III. NPI number. All electronic prescriptions must have the same required information as written prescriptions, but must also have an NPI number.
Cabinets or safes to store Schedule II controlled substances must be bolted or cemented to the floor or wall if it weighs less than:
750 pounds
Who will be held responsible for misconduct in a pharmacy?
The supervising pharmacist and the owner
Exact copies of advertisements must be kept by the licensee releasing such advertisements for at least how long after their last appearance?
1 year (should be kept in the appropriate medium in which they were released)
For how long after the most recent entry must patient medication profiles be kept in a retrievable form at a pharmacy?
5 years after the most recent entry
Which poison schedule includes “…any drug, chemical or preparation which is liable to be destructive to adult human life in quantities of 60 grains or less.”? Blue book (pg. 3)
Schedule B poisons
Chains that have more than how many pharmacy locations must provide written prescription related-information in foreign languages for non-English speaking patients? See blue book pg. 24
8 locations
Pharmacies must keep controlled substance inventory records for at a period of at least:
5 years (in NY), 2 years (federal law)
Which of the following can be sold at auction granted there is/are proper registration/certificates? (can only sell to registered pharmacies)
I, II, and III: Non-controlled substances, controlled substances, drug in bulk can all be sold as long as there is proper registration and certificates. The place of auctioning must be registered by the Board of Pharmacy and be supervised by a licensed pharmacist. There must also be certificate issued by the Board of Pharmacy showing drugs in open containers have been inspected and deemed appropriate for auction.
What is the allowed ratio of full-time pharmacy interns to preceptors? See blue book pg. 25
1:1 (2:1 if part-time)
A sign and/or notice of the Drug Retail Price List for the top 150 most frequently prescribed medications should be:
posted in each pharmacy
A hospital physician may supervise up to how many physician assistants?
6
Standing orders or specific controlled substances orders, for individual patients, to be given at specified times while in an institution, are valid for:
7 days
Standing orders or specific controlled substances orders, for stabilized patients with convulsive disorders or chronic spasticity or minimal brain dysfunction, to be administered at specified times while in an institution, are valid for:
30 days. Law also applies to patients in residential health care facilities, or in prisons, which possess class III controlled substances licenses.
Methadone long-term detoxification may not exceed a period of:
180 days. Anywhere between 30-180 days.
Patient information required to be on a prescription issued on an official New York State prescription form includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Patient telephone number.
Required info includes patient name, patient gender, patient age or DOB, and patient address, city, and zip code.
Record of poison sales must be kept on file for inspection for at least how many years from the last entry?
5 years
All of the following are able to prescribe therapeutic drugs in New York within their scope of practice EXCEPT:
Doctor of Chiropractic
Drugs may not be sold at auction if they are expired or within how long before the expiration date?
30 days
Patients have the following options for sharing their prescriptions through shared databases among pharmacies:
I, II, and III:
I) The patient can select which pharmacies can share information to have prescriptions dispensed. II) The patient can allow prescription information to be shared through a database to be dispensed at any pharmacy. III) The patient can request prescriptions not be shared in a database and a firewall will need to be placed to protect the information.
A person must be how many years of age to be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist?
21 years and older
When mail-order pharmacies send a prescription where an alternative drug was dispensed after consultation with the prescriber, the pharmacy must: See green book pg. 77
Make two documented call attempts to the patient within 48 hours of mailing/delivery
Prescriber information required to be on a prescription issued on an official NY state prescription form includes all the following EXCEPT:
Office hours.
Must include: prescriber name, prescriber profession, office address and zip code, office telephone number, and NY license number. The DEA number is also required for controlled substance prescriptions.
What type of pharmacy may accept returns of medications for redispensing? See blue book pg. 40
Health care facility pharmacy (if they meet certain requirements- see pg. 40)
Medication carts, with the proper safeguards, may be used to stock (Select all that apply):
Schedule III controlled substances, Schedule IV controlled substance, Schedule V controlled substances, non-controlled substances
**Schedule II controlled substances may not be stored in medication carts.
All of the following are needed for a medication cart to be used to stock controlled substances EXCEPT:
Fingerprint ID.
Locked drawer, independent locking device, double-keyed locks, and having the medication cart stored in a secure location must be present in order to store schedule III-V medications. Access to the carts should be limited to specific authorized persons.
A pharmacist may have personal supervision of how many pharmacies at the same time?
One
Which of the following requirements applies to pharmacist name badges? Select all that apply.
Must be legible, must be worn while working
Drugs may be returned from a nursing home and repackaged into blister packs for redispensing as long as (select ALL that apply): See blue book pg. 40
- It has not been more than 90 days since the repackaging
- the expiration and repackaging dates are clearly marked on the package
- the lot number is marked on the package
When unwanted controlled substances are going to be destroyed, the person(s) wanting to destroy the substances must send a request for permission to the Department at least how long in advance of the intended destruction date?
2 weeks.
Note: the controlled substances must be destroyed in the presence of a witness who shall be a NY State licensed practitioner, pharmacist or nurse.
Such requests must be in writing and include the:
• inventory of controlled substances to be destroyed
• the specific method of destruction to be employed
• the date, time, and location of intended destruction.
• the identities of at least 2 persons to conduct and witness the destruction
• the reason for destruction
Keep the record for at least 5 years.
Which of the following must be electronically prescribed in the state of NY?
Prescription medical devices, controlled substances, non-controlled substances, hypodermic needles and syringes
Copies of a controlled substance prescription can be given to:
Only the prescriber
The sale of drugs at an auction must be filled with the Board of Pharmacy at least 7 days before the date of auction.
The date, and time, and location of auction must be included in the filing with the Board.
How many sets of forms are included in a DEA Official Order Forms book?
7 sets of forms
Patient profiles at the pharmacy must contain all of the following, similar to OBRA’ 90 requirements EXCEPT:
Preferred drug brands
Must include: • Patient name, address, phone number • DOB or age • Gender • Chronic diseases • Comprehensive list of medications and relevant devices • Known allergies and drug interactions • Any other relevant information for counseling
Patient records must be kept: in a retrievable form for:
for 5 years following the date of the most recent entry.
What does EPIC stand for in the state of New York?
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage. The program assists those 65 years and older with supplementing drug costs from out-of-pocket Medicare Part D.