Practice 1 Flashcards
The advertised price of a prescription drug shall be in effect for
The period of time stated in the adverisement
A pharmacist can make changes on a prescription to the
Drug strength
Directions
When may a limited intern permit first be issued to a student who is enrolled in a registered program in pharmacy?
After completing the first professional year of study.
Who is permitted to counsel patients?
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Interns
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?
One
An institutional dispenser may dispense how much of a controlled substance to a medical attendant accompanying a patient in a transfer if it is expected to exceed 3 hours?
A single dose
The Board of Pharmacy must be notified within how many days of a change in supervisor of a registered pharmacy establishment?
7 days
By what methods can unwanted controlled substances be disposed?
Returned to supplier
Surrendered to NYDOH or DEA
Destroyed in the presence of a witness
The New York State Board of Pharmacy must be notified when the percentage of stockholders at a pharmacy corporation changes by
10%
Which of the following is not required to be electronically prescribed in the state of NY?
Behind the counter medications
Prescriptions may be written using the following
Computer
Typewriter
Ink
Non-erasable ballpoint pen
Indelible pencil
Institutional dispensers with limited licenses must keep a record of controlled substance administration that includes all of the following
Patient name
Name of prescriber
Signature of person administering
Drug name + quantity administered
Balance on hand after administration
Date and hour of administration
Which of the following is not a Schedule A Poison:
Arsenic
Potassium Cyanide
Atropine
Strychnine
Aconite
Aconite
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the prescribing of a controlled substance:
- Controlled substances may be prescribed using preprinted prescriptions with the drug name, strength, dosage, and quantity already listed
- 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
- A controlled substance prescription may be issued to a new patient by the practitioner before examination of the patient, as long as there is an examination scheduled and follow-up plan in place
- only
Written prescriptions can be signed using a
Handwritten signature
What is the minimum amount of continuing education hours required for a pharmacist for each 3-year registration period?
45 hours
Prescription counseling must be performed when:
- There is a new prescription for a new patient
- There is a new medication for an existing patient
- The patient wants the printed prescription-related information
- and 2.
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?
- May administer influenza vaccinations to persons 18 and older
- May sell self-defense sprays at a retail-location, as technicians cannot do so
- Intern hours can be credited if a student is enrolled with more than 3 college credits
- 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
1, 4, 5.
Pharmacies must keep records of all controlled substance transactions for a period of at least
5 years
Who may review and electronically sign a prescription prior to transmission from a doctor’s office?
Prescribers/practitioners
A pharmacy must contain the following utensils:
- Suppository molds
- Mortar and pestle
- Balance device
- Graduate devices
- Sieves
2, 3, 4.
All electronic prescriptions must have a:
- Provider DEA number
- Written signature
- NPI number
- only
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
For how long after the most recent entry must patient medication profiles be kept in a retrievable form at a pharmacy?
5 years
Which poison schedule includes “… any drug, chemical or preparation which is liable to be destructive to adult human life in quantities of sixty grains or less.”?
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?
8
Pharmacies must keep controlled substance inventory records for a period of at least
5 years
Which of the following can be sold at auction granted there is proper registration/certificates
- Non-controlled substances
- Controlled substances
- Drugs in bulk
1, 2, 3.
What is the allowed ratio of full-time pharmacy interns to preceptors?
1:1
A sign and/or notice of the Drug Retail Price List for the top ____ most frequently prescribed medications should be posted in each pharmacy.
150
A hospital physician may supervise up to how many physician assistants?
6
Standing orders or specific controlled substances orders, for individual patients, to be administered at specific 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
Methadone long term detoxification may not exceed a period of
180 days
Patient information required to be on a prescription issued on an official NYS prescription form includes all of the following
Patient name
Patient gender
Patient age or date of birth
Patient address, city, 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 NY within their scope of practice
Doctor of Medicine, Osteopathy, Dental Surgery, Dental Medicine, Podiatric Medicine, Veterinary Medicine
Certified optometrists, midwives
Registered physician assistants
Nurse Practitioners
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:
- The patient can select which pharmacies can share information to have prescriptions dispensed
- The patient can allow prescription information to be shared through a database to be dispensed at any pharmacy
- The patient can request prescriptions not be shared in a database and a firewall will need to be placed to protect the information
1, 2, 3.
A person must be how many years of age to be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist?
21 years +
When mail order pharmacies send a prescription where an alternative drug was dispensed after consultation with the prescriber, the pharmacy must
Make 2 documented call attempts to the patient within 48 hours of mailing/delivery
Prescriber information required to be on a prescription issued on an official NYS prescription form includes all of the following
Prescriber name
Prescriber profession
Office address and zip code
Office telephone number
NYS License number
(DEA number for controlled substances)
What type of pharmacy may accept returns of medications for redispensing?
Health care facility pharmacy
Medication carts, with the proper safeguards, may be used to stock
Schedule III, IV, V controlled substances and non-controlled substances
All of the following are needed for a medication cart to be used to stock controlled substances
Locked drawer
Double-keyed locks
Independent locking device
Medication cart stored in secure location
A pharmacist may have personal supervision of how many pharmacies at the same time?
1
Medicaid prescriptions for controlled substances are valid for fill for how many days after the issue date?
30 days
A midwife can do all of the following:
- Prescribed medications, including controlled substances
- Call in oral prescriptions
- Own their own prescription forms
1, 2, 3.
Samples of which of the following are prohibited?:
Schedule II
Schedule II-III
Schedule II-IV
Samples of controlled substances are not prohibited
All controlled substances
All controlled substances
Select the appropriate prescription filing method at a retail pharmacy:
- Schedule II prescriptions, Schedule III-V prescriptions, and non-controlled prescriptions filed separately
- Schedule II-V prescriptions filed together, separately from non-controlled prescriptions, and distinguished in some way
- All prescriptions whether controlled or non-controlled are filed together, but controlled prescriptions are readily retrievable
- Schedule II prescriptions filed separately, and Schedules III-V prescriptions and non-controlled prescriptions filed together with scheduled prescriptions readily retrievable
- Schedule II-III filed together, Schedule IV-V prescriptions filed together, and non-controlled prescriptions are filed together
1.
What schedule is pentobarbital rectal suppository?
Schedule III
Prescriptions for which of the following are required to have a max daily dose indicated?
Lisinopril
Ativan
Lyrica
Glucophage
Humalog
Ativan
Lyrica
(Controlled substances)
A pharmacy intern permit is valid for how many years before needing to be renewed?
5 years
Oral prescriptions for hypodermic needles/syringes must contain all of the following:
Name of user
Address of user
Age of user
Prescriber name
Prescriber address
Prescribed telephone number
Number of authorized refills
Date of prescription received
Signature/initial of pharmacist accepting oral prescription
Drug name, strength, quantity, directions
The New York State Board of Pharmacy must be notified within how many days of a change in officers of a pharmacy corporation?
30 days
All medications dispensed at a hospital must be in single unit dose form EXCEPT
Nitroglycerin sublingual tablets
Topical ointments
How many times may a pharmacy intern license be renewed?
1 time
A pharmacy intern license that is renewed is valid for a period of
2 years
Which of the following is true about the prescribing of Subutex and/or Suboxone?
- Prescriptions must include the prescriber DEA registration number
- Prescriptions must include the prescriber X-DEA registration number
- Prescriptions for analgesia alone must include the prescriber X-DEA number
- and 2.
Mr. Campbell just came into the pharmacy to pick up his prescription for a controlled substance. The pharmacy must electronically notify the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE) within how long after the controlled substance is picked up?
24 hours
For how long must transaction records be kept of medications covered by EPIC?
3 years
A prescription for a Schedule III-V medication written for a quantity exceeding 30 day supply at the time of dispensing may be refilled how many times
1 time
Protocols from vendor pharmaceutical services under contract arrangements between pharmacies and hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions must be approved by the Board of Pharmacy within ______ of the start of the contact?
30 days
Pharmacies must take inventory of controlled substances at least once every
2 years
Records of a controlled substance inventory must include all of the following
Date of inventory
Time of inventory
Drug name, dosage form, number of units, total quantity
How many medications can be prescribed on the same prescription form?
1
What agencies must be notified when there is a theft or loss of any controlled substances?
Local police
Local regional office of the DEA
NYSDOH
