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Prescription Dispensing Requirements Flashcards

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  1. Under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA), which of the following is exempt from child-resistant container requirements?

    Answer: Both A and B

    Both sublingual nitroglycerin and oral contraceptives in unit-dose packaging are exempt from PPPA child-resistant container requirements.

  2. A patient who is hard of hearing requests large-print labels on all prescriptions. Under HIPAA and pharmacy law, how should the pharmacist respond?

    Answer: The pharmacist should accommodate the request as part of effective communication requirements under the ADA

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires pharmacies to provide effective communication, which includes accommodations such as large-print labels for patients with visual or hearing impairments.

  3. A pharmacy technician presents a completed prescription bag to a pharmacist for final verification. The pharmacist notices the NDC on the vial does not match the prescription. This is an example of which type of error prevention step?

    Answer: Final pharmacist verification (drug utilization review)

    The pharmacist's final check before dispensing, including verifying NDC against the prescription, is the final pharmacist verification step that catches preparation errors.

  4. A prescriber writes a prescription for 'Zolpidem CR 12.5 mg – dispense #30, 3 refills.' Zolpidem is a Schedule IV controlled substance. Under federal law, what is the maximum number of refills permitted?

    Answer: 5 refills within 6 months of the original prescription date

    Federal law limits Schedule III–V prescriptions to a maximum of 5 refills within 6 months of the date issued, so the prescriber's 3 refills are within the allowable maximum.

  5. Which of the following best describes a pharmacist's 'corresponding responsibility' for controlled substance prescriptions?

    Answer: The pharmacist shares legal responsibility with the prescriber for ensuring a controlled substance prescription is issued for a legitimate medical purpose

    Under 21 CFR 1306.04, both the prescriber and the pharmacist share corresponding responsibility for ensuring a controlled substance prescription serves a legitimate medical purpose.

  6. A pharmacy receives a bulk prescription for methadone 40 mg tablets for a patient with severe chronic pain. Which statement is correct?

    Answer: Methadone for pain can be prescribed by any DEA-registered practitioner on a standard Schedule II prescription

    Methadone prescribed for pain (not maintenance therapy) may be written by any DEA-registered practitioner on a standard Schedule II prescription; OTP registration is only required for maintenance treatment of addiction.

  7. A patient drops off a prescription for a controlled substance that appears to have been altered. The quantity was changed from 30 to 90 in a different ink color. The pharmacist should:

    Answer: Refuse to fill the prescription, retain it if possible, and contact the prescriber and/or law enforcement

    A visibly altered controlled substance prescription must not be filled; the pharmacist should refuse dispensing, retain the prescription if it is safe to do so, and report to the prescriber and/or law enforcement.