Prescriptions Flashcards
Required prescriber info on a prescription:
Name
Address
Phone number
Profession
Signature
Required patient info on a prescription
Name
Address
Age/DOB
Required drug info on a prescription
Name
Strength
Dosage form
Directions
Quantity
Additional info required for CS prescriptions
- Pt gender (C2 & BZPs)
- Quantity in both number and written format
- MDD
- Refills in numerical and written format (C3-5)
What can a RPh add to a prescription WITHOUT prescriber consent?
Pt gender
Pt address
Pt age
What can a RPh add WITH a prescribers consent?
DEA number
Directions
Code
MDD
Strength
What can a RPh NEVER add
Patient name
Medication
Signature
Date
Quantity
What may a RPh edit without prescriber permission?
Pt gender
Pt address
Pt age
What can a RPh edit WITH prescriber permission?
DEA number
Directions
Code
Quantity (may edit not add)
Medication
MDD
Strength
Dosage form
What can a RPh NEVER edit?
Patient name
Provider signature
Date
In NYS, how many times can a script written for PRN refills be refilled?
1 time
How many drugs can be ordered on the same prescription?
Prescriptions in NYS can only contain 1 drug per prescription
Exceptions:
- drug + hypodermic syringes
- general hospitals, nursing homes, residential care facilities (NON-CONTROLS ONLY)
You receive an out of state Rx with multiple drugs written on it, can it be filled?
Yes, but only if it is for non-controlled substances
Exceptions to mandatory E-prescribing
- veterinarians
- temporary tech failure
- temporary electronic failure
- prescriber thinks E-Rx will delay treatment, and that delay would impact the patients health
- Prescription to be dispensed by an out of state pharmacy
How long does a waiver from E-prescribing last?
12 months
When is someone eligible for a waiver from E-prescribing?
- Pt treated in nursing home or res facility
- Rx containing 2 or more products for a compound
- any drug to be directly to the patient via injection/infusion
- any Rx that contains long or complicated directions
- EPT, CDTM
- Non-patient specific Rx for an opioid antagonist
- any substance prescribed under research protocol
- any prescriber who issues < 25 prescriptions per year
Required fields on electronic Rx
E-signature of prescriber
What additional info is required when taking a verbal Rx
name of employee providing the oral Rx
Who can phone in prescriptions?
Non-controls: any office staff
CS: usually not allowed, but in emergencies the prescriber must be the one to call it in
Max day supply for emergency oral Rx for a C2?
5 day supply
Max day supply for an oral Rx for C3-5?
5 day supply or 100 dosage units in accordance with sig
- whichever is less
How long do providers have to send a follow up prescription to the verbal order
72 hrs
- if not received RPh must document “Follow up prescription not received”, name of RPh, and date of recording
What information must be provided on a transfer?
responsibility lies on transferring & receiving RPhs
Required info on a Rx label?
- Patient name*
- directions for use in full sentences*
- drug name*
- drug strength*
- Pharmacy name, address, phone #
- patient address
- name of prescriber
- date of fill/refill
- prescription number
