YEP Flashcards
Who are the board members on the Kentucky board of pharmacy?
How long is the term of board members and how long does the governor have to replace a vacancy?
What are the requirements to be on the board?
The board shall consists of 6 members, 5 of which are pharmacists and 1 is a citizen at large. Selected by the governor.
4 years. 60 days.
Selected from a list of at least 5 pharmacists, each must have 5 years of experience, is a resident, and in good standing with the board.
Can 2 members of the board be from the same county?
Is the board its own separate entity and who chairs it?
How often does the board convene?
NO
Yes. A president for one year, there is also an executive director who works full time in an administrative function for the board.
At least 4 times a year and at the call of the president or a majority of the board members.
How long/how many terms can officers serve?
How many hours of CE does a pharmacist need each year?
How long is a contact hour?
1 year and no more than 2 consecutive terms.
Need 1 and 1/2 units per year. Each unit is 10 hours. So 15 hours.
50 minutes.
Who approves CEU hours?
What standards does your school have to meet?
How many internship hours are required?
ACPE or the board.
ACPE in Accreditation in manual for professional programs OR Accreditation Standards and Guidelines for the Professional Program in
Pharmacy Leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree OR The Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs in “Accreditation
Standards and Guidelines for Pharmacy Professional Degree Programs in Canada”
1500
How many internship hours can you receive max from working in a government setting?
How many contact hours does a pharmacist have to have for each year they let their license lapse?
How do you transfer your license to Kentucky?
400
15, up to a max of 75.
In good standing, passed tests, background check, etc. Fill out NABP license transfer form. Must pass MPJE.
How long does a pharmacist intern have to notify the board of a felony, violation of drug or alcohol laws?
What are max intern hours that can be worked?
What special things can techs do?
30 days.
20 during school, 48 during non scholastic periods.
Certify dose unit things, Receive diagnostic orders in a nuclear pharmacy, receive and initiate refill authorization in a nuclear pharmacy if identifying themselves, if anything else is said they must pass off to a pharmacist.
How to become a tech?
Do you need 15 contact hours for techs as well?
How long does the board have to commence an investigation having to do with controlled substances?
Complete PTCE, PTCB, ExCPT, OR Nuclear pharmacy technician training program at the University of Tennessee. Be 16 and a good person,
Yep
7 days
What reasons could you lose your license?
What exemptions exist for you to practice being a pharmacy tech without being a licensed one?
When does a techs license expire?
Unprofessional or unethical conduct, mental or physical incapacity, being convicted of or entering an alford plea, not telling the board when a member of the pharmacy isn’t capable of doing their job, forging anything, failure to notify the board of a change of address in 14 days, being an idiot.
Filed for licensure and no more than 30 days has passed,person is in employ of family, participating in a work study program. This exemption shall not apply if (licensure has been denied, person is younger than 16, or registration previously revoked. person is in employ of family, participating in a work study program
March 31st
Does every out of state pharmacy require a licensed kentucky pharmacist in charge?
How long must patient records be maintained at a minimum?
What must be included on patient record?
YES
180 days
Patient name, address, telephone, age or DOB, gender, prescriptions received over last 12 months, individual medical history of significant
Are mail order pharmacies required to give the same counseling as others pharmacies?
How long must you keep documentation of refusal of counseling?
What are the exceptions to counseling?
YES
1 year.
(1) To inpatients of a hospital or institution, if other licensed health-care professionals
are authorized to administer the drugs; or
(2) If there is documentation that the patient or caregiver refused consultation.
When does a pharmacists license expire?
What drugs can home health agencies and hospices have?
How long is a hard copy of a prescription kept?
February 28th
(a) Sterile water for injection or irrigation;
(b) Sterile saline solution for injection or irrigation;
(c) Heparin flush solution;
(d) Diphenhydramine injectable;
(e) Epinephrine injectable;
(f) Glucagon;
(g) Influenza vaccine; and
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(h) Pneumonia vaccine.
3 years as a hard copy, 2 years as an electronic. Or electronically if received electronically 5 years.
Can a pharmacist dispense an emergency NON CS 72 hour refill?
Who does the PIC report theft or loss to?
What is the minimum equipment required for a pharmacy?
Yes
DEA, Kentucky state police, board.
(a) A prescription balance with a sensitivity not less than that of a Class 3 balance;
(b) Weights - metric or apothecary - complete set;
(c) Graduates capable of accurately measuring from 1 ml to 250 ml;
(d) Mortars and pestles - glass, porcelain, or wedgewood;
(e) Spatulas - steel and nonmetallic;
(f) Filtration funnel with filter papers;
(g) A heating unit;
(h) Suitable refrigeration unit for proper storage of drugs; and
(i) Ointment slab or ointment papers.
Any pharmacy that dispense more than 25% of it’s volume solicited via the internet must register where?
What are the limits on emergency drugs in LTCF’s or hospices for controlled substances? Non controlled?
What are the limits on pharmacy stock in LTCF’s for non emergency drugs? What about in personal care facilities?
VIPPS
6 drugs and no more than 6 doses for CS. 30 drugs and no more than 6 doses for Non-CS.
15 doses of 150 non controlled substances, 5 doses of 30 non controlled drugs.
Who can replenish pharmacy stock in LTCF’s?
Does a pharmacist have to be on site to dispense?
What are the rules for an APRN to write for controlled drugs?
A secure box delivered by the pharmacy, Pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or certified tech under direct supervision.
YES
An APRN can only prescribe a 72-hour supply of a Schedule II drug except hydrocodone combination products; unless the APRN is nationally certified in psych-mental health, then she can write for a 30-day supply of a psycho-stimulant. Hydrocodone products are limited to a 30 day prescription with no refill. Schedule 3 are limited to 30 days. 4 and 5 shall not exceed 6 months.
How many people and who are on the PRNC?
What is required on a compounded drug label?
How long do manufacturers have to keep records?
11 members. President of the board of pharmacy, chair of the PRNC, executive director of the board, rest are pharmacists with 1 being a citizen at large.
(1) The name of the practitioner;
(2) The designated name and strength of the compounded drug;
(3) The quantity dispensed;
(4) A lot or batch number of the compounded drug;
(5) The beyond use date for the compounded drug;
(6) The date the compounded is dispensed;
(7) The pharmacy’s name, address, and telephone number;
(8) Any special storage requirements;
(9) A notation stating “For Office or Institutional Administration Only-Do Not
Dispense to Patient;
(10) Any auxiliary label required for the compounded drug.
2 years.
