RXPREP chapter 8: controlled substances part 3 Flashcards
Who can prescribe CS?
physician
dentist
podiatrist
veterinarian
midlevel practitioner
or other practitioner who is authorized to prescribe, registered with the DEA or exempt from DEA registration, an under the hospital’s registraiton
What are common mid-level practitioners?
certified nurse midwives
certified registered nurse anesthetists
NP
Optometrists
PA
Rph
The DEA number starts with two…
two letters
The first letter of the DEA identifies…
the type of practitioner or institution
the second letter of the DEA identifies the…
prescribers last name
the two letters of a dea number are followed by
7 numbers (the last number is the check digit)
if a practitioner is authorized to prescribe narcotics for opioid addition treatment, the practitioner will receive what number
DATA 2000 waiver unique identification number (UIN)
same as the DEA number but the first letter is X (replaces the FIRST letter)
For a DEA number, A/B/F/G represents…
Hospital, clinic, practitioner, teaching institution, pharmacy
for a DEA number, M represents
mid level practitioner
P/R represents in a DEA number
manufacturer, distributor, researcher, analytical lab, importer, exporter, reverse distributor, narcotic treatment program
Step 1 of determining a DEA number is valid
add the 1st, 3rd, and 5th digits together
Step 2 of determining a DEA number is valid
add the 2nd, 4th, 6th digits tgoether
Step 3 of determining a DEA number is valid
multiply the result of step 2 by 2
Step 4 of determining a DEA number is valid
add the results of step one and step three together. the last digit of this sum should match the last digit of the prescriber’s DEA number. (this is the check digit)
the PDMP is regulated by
specified state-wide administrative, regulatory or law enforcement agency. NOT THE DEA
most commonly collected in real time, daily or every 72 hours or weekly
CS prescriptions must include
patient full name and address
prescriber full name and address
drug name, strength, dosage form, quantity, and directions for use
# of refills authorized
signed and dated by the prescriber the date it is issued to patient
if an MLP is prescribing under a physician directed protocol who signs?
the MLP
orders written for direct administration to patients in facilities such as clinics and hospitals are not considered prescription, they are referent o as
medication orders or chart orders
pharmacists can receive prescriptions for what schedule drugs verbally?
III-V
the pharmacist must immediately reduce the prescription to writing
don’t need prescriber’s signature
oral prescriptions for schedule II drugs are not valid except in what type of situations
emergent
faxed prescriptions are acceptable for schedule what drugs
III-V
as long as they contain all required elements and the prescriber has SGINED
generally, faxed prescriptions for schedule II drugs CANNOT serve as the original prescription
t/f
true
the schedule II drug cannot be dispensed to the patient until the pharmacy receive the written prescription
a faxed prescription can serve as the original copy for a schedule II drug in what three scenarios?
- a drug compounded for administration to pa tint by parenteral, IV, IM, subQ, or intraspinal route
- a prescription for a resident of a LTCF
- a prescription for a patient enrolled in a hospice program
in 2010, the DEA released final rules that permit electronic prescription for controlled substances for schedule…
II-V drugs