Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence Flashcards
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Under the Controlled Substances Act, which schedule contains drugs with high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use in the US?
Answer: Schedule I
Schedule I substances have a high potential for abuse, no accepted medical use, and lack accepted safety for use under medical supervision.
Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing the Controlled Substances Act?
Answer: DEA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is the primary federal agency responsible for enforcing the Controlled Substances Act.
A pharmacist receives a prescription for a Schedule II drug signed by a practitioner but undated. What is the appropriate action?
Answer: Contact the prescriber to obtain the date before dispensing
A Schedule II prescription must be complete and signed; a missing date requires contacting the prescriber for clarification before dispensing.
Which of the following is true regarding electronic prescriptions for controlled substances (EPCS) in the US?
Answer: EPCS requires DEA-compliant software and two-factor authentication
DEA regulations require that EPCS systems use DEA-compliant software and two-factor authentication to verify prescriber identity.
The Durham-Humphrey Amendment of 1951 established which key distinction?
Answer: Over-the-counter versus prescription-only drugs
The Durham-Humphrey Amendment defined the categories of legend (prescription-only) drugs and over-the-counter drugs.
Under HIPAA, which entity is NOT considered a covered entity?
Answer: Pharmaceutical manufacturer
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are not covered entities under HIPAA unless they also function as healthcare providers or clearinghouses.
A drug recalled due to a serious health hazard that may cause adverse health consequences or death is classified as which class of recall?
Answer: Class I
Class I recalls involve situations where there is reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.