FREE Master of Pharmacy: Pharmacy Law and Ethics Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is a noncontrolled dangerous substance which by appearance would lead a reasonable person to believe that it is a controlled dangerous substance?

Accepted Answer

Imitation controlled dangerous substance

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Controlled substance analogue

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Non-controlled dangerous substance

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Counterfeit controlled dangerous substance

Question 2

Which pregnancy classification signifies that animal trials uncovered fetal risk at elevated doses, yet comprehensive human studies with stringent control indicated no risk?

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Category B

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Category A

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Category C

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Category D

Question 3

What is the required form that needs to be completed and submitted to the wholesaler before obtaining Schedule III drugs?

Accepted Answer

DEA 222

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DEA 106

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DEA 104

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DEA 41

Question 4

What are the obligations imposed by the iPledge program?

Accepted Answer

Female patients have a pregnancy test prior to receiving a prescription for the medication.

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No more than a 90-day supply be supplied to the patient at one time.

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Patient must use one form of birth control.

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Only females register with the program.

Question 5

What legal concept defines the maximum period within which a crime can be prosecuted?

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Statute of limitations

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Breach limitations

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Contributory negligence

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Administrative review

Question 6

What information is required to be present on the packaging of a commercial medication container?

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All of the above

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Date medication was packaged

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Ingredient information

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Street address of the maker

Question 7

Which of the following choices constitutes misbranding?

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Putting 90 tablets in a bottle labeled 100 tablets

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Attaching the patient package insert directly to the label of the drug bottle

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Providing correct instructions on an over-the-counter bottle

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Placing the city and state of the packager on the label

Question 8

Under what circumstances can a partial filling of a schedule II narcotic medication be done today, with the remaining portion being dispensed to the patient at a later date?

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The patient can only afford some today but will return within 72 hours.

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The patient is terminally ill and enrolled in hospice.

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The patient is 'well known' to the pharmacist.

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The patient is a physician or a physician's agent.

Question 9

Which one among the options is excluded from the category of practitioners as defined by the Controlled Substance Act?

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Hospital

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Dentist

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Pharmacist

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A drug researcher using controlled substances in research trials

Question 10

In 1962, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act saw the introduction of the Kefauver-Harris Amendment, which declared that:

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Extensive animal, pharmacological, and toxicological testing must occur prior to testing in humans.

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Certain drugs could have an extended patent life.

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Fees will be added to drug applications.

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Dietary supplements would be excluded from being regulated by the FDA.