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  1. A pharmacy wants to destroy outdated controlled substances. Which DEA form is used to document the on-site destruction?

    Answer: DEA Form 41

    DEA Form 41 (Registrant Record of Controlled Substances Destroyed) is used to document the destruction of controlled substances.

  2. The PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) primarily helps prevent which of the following?

    Answer: Doctor shopping and controlled substance diversion

    PDMPs are state-run electronic databases designed to detect and prevent doctor shopping and diversion of controlled substances.

  3. A pharmacy technician notices that a coworker is consistently removing small amounts of oxycodone from filled prescriptions before they reach the patient. This is an example of:

    Answer: Controlled substance diversion

    Removing controlled substances from legitimate prescriptions for personal use or sale is diversion, a federal crime that must be reported.

  4. Under the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, a prescriber must have conducted at least how many in-person evaluations before prescribing a controlled substance via telemedicine?

    Answer: At least one

    The Ryan Haight Act generally requires at least one prior in-person medical evaluation before a controlled substance can be prescribed via the internet, with limited exceptions.

  5. Which of the following controlled substances is classified as Schedule I?

    Answer: Heroin (diacetylmorphine)

    Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is a Schedule I substance with no currently accepted medical use in the United States.

  6. An automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) discrepancy involving a Schedule II drug must be resolved within:

    Answer: 24 hours per most state and facility policies

    Most state regulations and institutional policies require CII discrepancies in ADCs to be investigated and resolved within 24 hours to prevent diversion.

  7. A pharmacy technician receives a DEA 222 order form. The form has an error in the number of packages listed. What is the correct action?

    Answer: Void the form and use a new one

    DEA Form 222 cannot be corrected, altered, or erased; an erroneous form must be voided and a new one completed.