DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration Dea/Questions/Mcq 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which DEA schedule applies to drugs that have a high potential for abuse but also a currently accepted medical use, with dispensing subject to severe restrictions?
- Schedule I
- Schedule II (Correct answer)
- Schedule III
- Schedule IV
Correct answer: Schedule II
Schedule II covers substances with high abuse potential and accepted medical use but with severe restrictions (e.g., oxycodone, fentanyl). Schedule I, by contrast, has no accepted medical use.
Question 2: Which DEA form must a registrant use to order Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substances from a supplier?
- DEA Form 41
- DEA Form 106
- DEA Form 222 (Correct answer)
- DEA Form 363
Correct answer: DEA Form 222
DEA Form 222 (or its electronic equivalent, CSOS) is the official order form required for transferring Schedule I and II controlled substances between registrants.
Question 3: Under DEA regulations, what is the minimum number of years a pharmacy must retain records related to dispensed Schedule II controlled substances?
- 1 year
- 2 years (Correct answer)
- 5 years
- 10 years
Correct answer: 2 years
21 CFR 1304.04 requires all DEA registrants to maintain records of Schedule II–V controlled substances for a minimum of two years and make them available for inspection.
Question 4: Which of the following substances is an example of a Schedule V controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act?
- Heroin
- Cocaine
- Methamphetamine
- Cough preparations containing less than 200 mg of codeine per 100 mL (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Cough preparations containing less than 200 mg of codeine per 100 mL
Schedule V substances have the lowest abuse potential among controlled substances; dilute codeine cough syrups (below the CSA threshold) are a classic example, in contrast to Schedules I–III drugs.
Question 5: Which federal official holds the statutory authority to add, remove, or reschedule a substance under the Controlled Substances Act?
- The Secretary of Health and Human Services
- The U.S. Attorney General (Correct answer)
- The Commissioner of the FDA
- The Administrator of the DEA
Correct answer: The U.S. Attorney General
The CSA vests scheduling authority in the U.S. Attorney General, who delegates it to the DEA Administrator. The Secretary of HHS provides a binding scientific and medical recommendation, but the final legal action belongs to the Attorney General.
Question 6: What is the primary purpose of the DEA's Diversion Control Division?
- Conducting undercover operations against international cartels
- Preventing the diversion of legally manufactured controlled substances to illicit channels (Correct answer)
- Managing the federal witness protection program
- Licensing pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce controlled substances
Correct answer: Preventing the diversion of legally manufactured controlled substances to illicit channels
The Diversion Control Division investigates and prevents the misuse of legitimately produced controlled substances—such as prescription drug theft, fraudulent prescriptions, and registrant misconduct—rather than street-level trafficking.
DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration Dea/Questions/Mcq 1
Which DEA schedule applies to drugs that have a high potential for abuse but also a currently accepted medical use, with dispensing subject to severe restrictions?