practice of pharmacy Flashcards
Responsibilities of the pharmacist in charge (PIC)
- notify the board when a technician is hired or terminated
- monitor record keeping systems for compliance
- supervise all professional and nonprofessional employees
required for both prescription label and script
- quantity
- name of patient
- drug name
required on prescription label
- name and address of dispensing pharmacy
- drug expiration date
required on script
- name and address of the prescriber
tasks pharmacists and interns can do
- drug regimen review
- take verbal prescription orders
- verbal patient counseling on drug use
tasks ONLY pharmacists can do
- verification of completed prescription order
- supervisor of support personnel
- verbal communication regarding change in drug therapy
when must the patient drug profile be reviewed in the prescription process?
before a prescription is dispensed
a review of the patient PMP is required before dispensing any opioid prescription
false: pharmacist professional judgement
when do the regulations require that a pharmacist or intern must personally offer medication counseling?
any new prescription
what is required by regulation to be included in all patient prescription counseling?
patient counseling points are at the discretion of the pharmacist
What is the fine associated with failure to obtain the required 30 contact hours of continuing education per renewal period for a registered pharmacist?
not less than $1000
Does the use of computer records eliminate the requirement to retain hard copies of prescriptions from practitioners or the record of verbal orders taken by pharmacists or interns?
no
requirement for CE for renewal of pharmacist licensure
- 2 contact hours must be law as provided by the Board
- 2 contact hours must address patient safety
- 10 contact hours must be live
retention time of On-site retention of hard copy prescription for non-controlled drugs
120 days
retention time of On-site retention of hard copy prescription for controlled drugs
2 years
