PRODUCT NAMING & LEGAL CLASSIFICATIONS Flashcards
What do the first set of numbers of the NDC format represent?
Drug’s manufacturer
What do the middle set of numbers of the NDC format represent?
Specific drug entity
What do the third set of numbers of the NDC format represent?
Package size
Which of the following is the name under which the drug’s NDA was approved?
a) Trade Name
b) Brand Name
c) Chemical Name
d) Generic Name
d) Generic Name
What are the two forms in which a drug can represented other than it’s generic/trade/brand name?
Abbreviation and Mneumonic
Describe the differences between abbreviation and mneumonic.
Abbreviation: Short combination of letters.
Mneumonic: 4 letters with drug name, strength, and number sequence.
True or False
It is possible for two registrants to have the same DEA #.
False.
It is a self-verifying number.
DEA numbers issued after 1985 will start with what letter?
B
DEA numbers issued after 2007 will start with what letter?
F
DEA numbers issued before 1985 will start with what letter?
A
What does the second letter of a DEA # represent?
Practitioner’s first letter of last name.
DEA numbers for mid-level practitioners start with what letter?
M
In a DEA #, what does the letter “X” represent?
Practitioners who may prescribe CS’s for the treatment of drug dependence.
How many numbers follow the first two letters of a DEA #, and what is their purpose?
Seven, to self-verify the DEA #.
How do you verify a DEA #?
Add the 1st, 3rd, and 5th #’s.
Add the 2nd, 4th, and 6th #’s, then double the sum.
Add the two sums together.
Last # of this sum = the last # of the DEA number.
Verify DEA number AG2705208. Show your work.
2 + 0 + 2 = 4
7 + 5 + 0 = 12 * 2 = 24
4 + 24 = 28
8 = last digit of DEA number
Which of the following is true regarding a DEA #?
a) Pharmacists/Technicians have their own DEA #’s
b) Pharmacists/Technicians operate under the pharmacy’s DEA #
c) Pharmacists/Technicians have authority to prescribe controlled substances under the pharmacy’s DEA #
d) Pharmacists/Technicians can store controlled substances outside of the pharmacy
b) Pharmacists/Technicians operate under the pharmacy’s DEA #
All other answers are false.
True or False
When a doctor prescribes to a hospitalized patient, it is under his/her own DEA #.
False.
The hospital has it’s own DEA #, covering all activities within institution.
Define Schedule I drugs.
Zero medical use and a extremely high potential for abuse.
Define Schedule II drugs.
High abuse potential with severe psychic or physical dependence possibilities.
Narcotics, stimulants, and depressing agents.
Define Schedule III drugs.
Compounds containing limited amounts of narcotics / non-narcotics.
Abuse potential < Schedule I or II
Define Schedule IV drugs.
Abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.
Abuse potential < Schedule III.
Define Schedule V drugs.
Contains limited qty of narcotics or stimulants.
Antitussives, antidiarrheals, and analgesics.
Abuse potential < Schedule IV.
What are the requirements for which a Schedule V drug may be dispensed without a prescription?
- Must be dispensed by a licensed pharmacist.
2a. Must be ≤ 240ml or 48 doses of a drug containing opium.
2b. Must be ≤ 120ml or 24 doses of any other schedule V ingredient provided to any one person within 48 hours. - Purchaser must be at least 18 yrs. old.
These OTC drugs are used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine illegally:
Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine and Phenylpropanolamine.
True or False
Each prescription container of a controlled substance will bear a “C” along with the designation of the schedule to which it belongs.
False.
The manufacturers bottle will bear these symbols, but the prescription container is not required to have this.
Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule III?
a) Glutethimide
b) Sufentanil
c) Pentazocine
a) Glutethimide
Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule I?
a) Opium
b) Cocaine
c) LSD
c) LSD
Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule II?
a) Tramadol
b) Oxycodone
c) Mescaline
b) Oxycodone
Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule IV?
a) Phenobarbital
b) Amobarbital
c) Pentobarbital
a) Phenobarbital
Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule I?
a) Peyote
b) Secobartibal
c) Paragoric
a) Peyote
Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule III??
a) Ethchlorvynol
b) Psilocybin
c) Dronabinol
c) Dronabinol
Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule IV?
a) Nabilone
b) Phentermine
c) Nalorphine
b) Phentermine
Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule I?
a) Aceytlmethadol
b) Oxymorphone
c) Tilidine
a) Aceytlmethadol & c) Tilidine
Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule II?
a) Methaqualone
b) Methadone
c) Methylphenidate
b) Methadone & c) Methylphenidate
Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule II?
a) Phendimetrazine
b) Phenmetrazine
c) Phentermine
b) Phenmetrazine
Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule III?
a) Phendimetrazine
b) Benzphetamine
c) Phenmetrazine
a) Phendimetrazine & b) Benzphetamine
Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule I?
a) Fenethylline
b) Barbital
c) Dihydromorphone
a) Fenethylline & c) Dihydromorphone
Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule IV?
a) Chlorphentermine
b) Diethylpropion
c) Chloral Hydrate
b) Diethylpropion & c) Chloral Hydrate
Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule II?
a) N-ethylamphetamine
b) Hydrocodone
c) Amphetamine
b) Hydrocodone & c) Amphetamine
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Tilidine, Fenethylline, Methaqualone.
Schedule I
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Pentazocine, Diethylpropoin, Chloral Hydrate.
Schedule IV
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Heroin, Psilocybin, Marijuana.
Schedule I
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Opium, Oxycodone, Codein.
Schedule II
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Fentanyl, Sufentanil, Merperidine.
Schedule II
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Dronabinol, Nalorphine, Benzphetamine.
Schedule III
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Ethchlorvynol, Tramadol, Benzodiazepine.
Schedule IV
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Phenmetrazine, Methylphenidate, Amobarbital.
Schedule II
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Phendimetrazine, Chlorphentermine, Paregoric.
Schedule III
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Oxymorphone, Methamphetamine, Hydrocodone.
Schedule II
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Barbital, Meprobamate, Ethinamate.
Schedule IV
Name the Schedule of the drugs listed:
Portion of Amobarbital, Secobarbital, or Pentobarbital within a compound, mixture, or preparation.
Schedule III
