Utah Laws Flashcards
What is a Class A Pharmacy in UT
A pharmacy located in Utah that is authorized as a retail pharmacy to compound or dispense a drug or dispense a device to the public under a prescription order
What is a Class B Pharmacy in UT
A pharmacy located in Utah:
- that is authorized to provide pharmaceutical care for patients in an institutional setting; and
- whose primary purpose is to provide a physical environment for patients to obtain health care services; and
- includes closed-door, hospital, clinic, nuclear, and branch pharmacies
- pharmaceutical administration and sterile product preparation facilities
What is a Class C Pharmacy in UT
A pharmacy that engages in the manufacture, production, wholesale, or distribution of drugs or devices in Utah
What is a Class D Pharmacy in UT
A nonresident pharmacy
Out-of-state mail order pharmacies
Requires PIC in state where facility is located
Requires PIC at each location
What is a Class E Pharmacy in UT
All other pharmacies
If there is a PIC change, DOPL should be notified within how many days
30
What are the requirements to be a preceptor
Be licensed in good standing
Be in practice for at least 1 year
Preceptor:Intern ratio is 1:2 when working Preceptor:Intern ratio is 1:5 for health fairs
Preceptor has written approval from the school
What is the ratio of pharmacists to tech trainees
1:1
To close a pharmacy, the PIC or DMPIC must
- Send written notification to the DEA (if applicable)
- Post a closing notice sign in a conspicuous place
- Remove all drugs from the pharmacy
- Transfer all prescriptions to a nearby pharmacy
- Remove “pharmacy” signs
- Notify DOPL within 10 days
Inventory records must be maintained for __ years in UT
5
Inventory requirements: Exact count of CII and [CIII-V if pack size > ____]
1000
Estimate okay if [CIII-CV and pack size <1000]
How often must inventories be done
annually (within 12 months AND within 4 days of the annual date)
When are inventories required besides annually
Opening, transferring, or closing a pharmacy
How often must the temperature be recorded for fridge and freezer
Daily
A pharmacy must notify DOPL within 10 days of:
- Permanent pharmacy closure
- Change in name or ownership
- Change of location
- Disciplinary actions of other boards (out of state)
- Disaster, accident, or emergency affecting stock
The minimum information for a prescription is:
- Prescriber’s name, address and Phone #
- Patient’s name and address (or if animal, owners name and animal species)
- The date of issuance
- Name of the medication or device
- Dispensing instructions, if necessary
- The directions for the use and any special labeling
- Prescriber’s signature or electronic signature
If the prescription is for a controlled substance, it must also have
patient’s age (DOB) and the prescriber’s DEA#
Pharmacists and interns can receive oral orders except
CII
Electronic prescriptions must have all of the same information as regular prescriptions in addition to:
- time and date sent
- Must be transmitted by prescribing practitioner/agent
- Must include prescribers electronic signature
- Must be sent to the pharmacy of patients choice
When transferring a prescription, the receiving pharmacy documents:
Date of issue Date of dispensing Original prescription number Prescription information (drug name, strength, form, route, dose, frequency, etc) Original number of refills Number of refills remaining Name and address of the sending pharmacy Name of sending pharmacist/intern Name of receiving pharmacist/intern
Dispensed medications must have labels that include:
Name, address, and phone# of the pharmacy
Serial# (prescription#)
Fill date or refill date
Name of the patient(if animal, owners name and animal species)
Prescribers name
Directions for use and any cautionary statements
Name of the medication
Amount dispensed
Strength of dosage form
Beyond use date
DOPL shall recommend that labels include
indication, but patient or prescriber can opt out