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Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) aka Wiley Law ✔✔Prohibits adulteration and misbranding
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (1938) ✔✔-New drug could not be marketed unless safe
-Required manufacturer label to have directions for use and warnings about habit forming drugs
Durham-Humphrey Amendment (1951) ✔✔-Established prescription and OTC drug categories
-Allowed for oral prescriptions
-Allowed for refills
Manufacturer label on Rx drugs after Durham-Humphrey Amendment ✔✔-Not required to have directions for use
-"Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing w/o a prescription"
Kefauver-Harris Amendment (1962) ✔✔-New drug could not be marketed unless effective
-Informed consent
-FDA allowed to regulate prescription drug advertising
-Reporting of ADRs
-GMPs
Who regulates OTC drug advertising? ✔✔FTC
Hatch-Waxman Amendment ✔✔-Generics only have to submit abbreviated NDA (ANDA): bioequivalence, not safety and efficacy
-Gives incentives to brand manufacturers by giving 5 more years of patent protection (up to 22 years)
Reverse distributor ✔✔Distributor registered with the DEA to destroy drugs
Explain DEA number ✔✔First letter: A,B,F for providers; M for midlevel; R for distributor
Second letter: Last name or 9
T/F: Methadone prescriptions not written in multiple daily doses should be assumed for maintenance of
addiction and only dispensed by MMPs ✔✔True
T/F: A pharmacy may use a computer to store records of C3-5 ✔✔True
Computerized refill history must include ✔✔-Drug name
-Date of refill
-Quantity dispensed
-Total number of refills (pills) dispensed to date
-Pharmacist identifier
Computer generated prescription/refill information must be maintained for ✔✔2 years after the dispensing date
What must the pharmacist write on the printout of the day's CS refills? ✔✔Signature and date (by each pharmacist that dispensed)
Refill printout must be provided to each pharmacy that uses the computer system within of the refill being dispensed ✔✔72 hours
Printout of refill data must include ✔✔-Patient name and address
-Prescriber name
-Pharmacist ID
-Prescription number
-Date dispensed
-Quantity dispensed
A centralized pharmacy must be capable of giving refill printouts to a requesting pharmacy within ✔✔48 hours
T/F: C2 prescriptions must be written and manually signed ✔✔True
When do C2 prescriptions expire? ✔✔Never
T/F: Oral orders for C2 prescriptions are allowed in emergency situations ✔✔if it is for long term care facility, hospice, patient receiving home health services and the amount is only for 72 hours AND physician furnishes written rx for the amount given within 7 days.
Can a pharmacist fill a faxed C2 prescription? ✔✔Yes, they may fill it but they may not dispense it until a hard copy is presented.
Under what circumstances can a faxed C2 serve as an original? ✔✔-Home infusion for pain (direct parenteral administration of a narcotic)
-LTCF
-Medicare certified hospice (must note hospice on Rx)
What additional information is required for a faxed C2? ✔✔-Signature of sender (nurse)
-Pharmacist verifies sender
What are the rules for partial dispensing of C2s? (Not LTCF or terminal illness) ✔✔1. May only partial if the pharmacy doesn't have adequate supply
What are the rules for partial dispensing of C2s in a LTCF or terminal illness? ✔✔1. Must note "LTCF patient" or "terminally ill"
What are the requirements for partially dispensing a C3-5? ✔✔1. Must write quantity and initials on prescription
Important aspects of electronic prescribing ✔✔Authentication (are who they say they are), Nonrepudiation (cannot deny signing), Integrity (not changed following signature)
T/F: A C2 can be prescribed electronically ✔✔True
What is two factor credentialing used for? ✔✔Electronic signing of prescriptions and approval of control access
What are three things that may be used in two factor credentialing? ✔✔-Something you know
-Something you have
-Something you are
Can an electronic prescription be faxed or printed? ✔✔-May NOT be faxed
-May be printed if
(a) for copy only (b) if transmission failed (must indicate attempt)
How do internet pharmacies register with the DEA? ✔✔The actual physical location that orders, stores and dispenses must be registered (not the internet)
Ryan Haight Act ✔✔Prohibits dispensing of controlled substances via the internet without a valid prescription
At what quantity does an internet pharmacy have reporting responsibilities? ✔✔ 100 prescriptions/month or 5,000 units/month of controlled substances
Can a NP write for a controlled substance? ✔✔Yes with QACSC, LPSP certificates
Can a PA write for a controlled substance? ✔✔Yes with QACSC, LPSP certificates
When can someone ship a CS to someone in another country? ✔✔Only if they have an export license
What is the maximum amount of ephedrine/pseudoephedrine that may be sold in 30 days? ✔✔7. grams
DSHEA prohibits regulation by the FDA unless ✔✔Proving unsafe (note: NDA requires the manufacturer to prove safety; DSHEA requires the FDA to prove safety if a problem arises)
Suppose the wrong expiration date is printed on a bottle (misbranded) and the company decides to recall the product. What type of recall is this? ✔✔Category 3
The Poison Prevention Act is intended for what demographic? ✔✔Children 5 years old and younger
What bottles must have child resistant containers (CRCs)? ✔✔-Household products
-Almost all prescription drugs (definitely controlled substances)
-Some OTC drugs
-Rx to OTC switches
Who sets the standards for child resistant packaging? ✔✔Consumer Products Safety Commission
Explain the child resistant packaging test ✔✔-80% of a group of children should not be able to gain entry in 10 minutes
-90% of adults should be able to open it once in 5 minutes and open and close in one minute
List exemptions to the PPA ✔✔-Topical products/inhalers/those not intended for oral administration
-SL Nitroglycerin
-Oral contraceptives
-Powdered cholestyramine
-Potassium in unit dose forms (not regular bottles)
-Methylprednisolone in packages containing <84 mg
T/F: Reconstituted ABX must be in CPC ✔✔True
T/F: Drugs given for in-house use have to be in CPC ✔✔False
Which OTCs must have CRCs? ✔✔1. Aspirin and NSAIDs
If a product contains cyanide, is it adulterated or misbranded? ✔✔Both
Name 4 items that are excluded from tamper resistant packaging ✔✔1. Dentrifices
Acknowledgements of Privacy Practice (or attempt to obtain it) must be kept for ✔✔6 years from the date signed or the last date the patient was treated (whichever is later)
Are pharmacies required to shred Rx vials? ✔✔No
Under what circumstance can PHI be released to law enforcement? ✔✔Written request with patient name
active investigation
signature of someone from the police department
Who is responsible for scheduling drugs in Alabama? ✔✔State Board of Health (not Board of Pharmacy)
determines what an immediate precursor is ✔✔State Board of Health
T/F: Under the CSA of Alabama, a pharmacy is considered a practitioner ✔✔True
If a CS is reclassified federally, the state board has (time) to follow suit ✔✔30 days
How often must people renew their CS license? ✔✔Every 2 years
If denied CS registration, when must the applicant appear before the certifying board? ✔✔Within 30 days of the order to show cause was served
T/F: If someone already has a CS license, they can't be denied renewal without a hearing. So they would be granted one and then appear before the board or they would be given the order at least 30 days
before their license were to expire. ✔✔True
T/F: A first time applicant for a CS license must be given a license before a hearing ✔✔False
T/F: If a license is revoked in Alabama, it can never be earned again ✔✔True
T/F: The board may limit revocation or suspension of a license to a particular controlled substance
✔✔True
When may the board suspend a registration without an order to show cause? ✔✔If there is an imminent danger to public health
What form should be used if one pharmacy sells a C2 to another? ✔✔ 222
T/F: C2 prescriptions can be in the same stack as other CS prescriptions ✔✔FALSE- this is an ALABAMA law. Correct other slides PRN
When may an oral prescription for a C2 be valid? What rules are associated with this? ✔✔1. If emergency for LTCF, hospice or home health
If someone who owns a pharmacy dies, the next of kin has (time) to find a new owner ✔✔30 days
If there is a theft in Alabama, who must be notified? ✔✔1. DEA Field Office
Where do forms 106 go in Alabama? ✔✔1. Stays at pharmacy
What day is inventory taken in Alabama ✔✔1/15 (or other approved date)
Record of inventory must include ✔✔1. Date
If you are a backup pharmacy and a pharmacy faxes you a prescription for a C2 for a LTCF patient, can
you fill it? ✔✔No, because the pharmacy is not an agent
Can a pharmacist change the date to be filled? ✔✔No
What is the purpose of the Federal Register? ✔✔To give citizens access to rules the government is considering passing
What is the difference between the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations? ✔✔Federal Register is daily and Code is annually
The effective date for notice of a proposed rule is NO LESS THAN after publishing ✔✔60 days
Which schedule of drugs has the highest abuse potential? ✔✔ 1
Who schedules drugs federally? ✔✔Attorney General (not the DEA)
T/F: A state can classify a schedule 2 federal drug as schedule 3 ✔✔False. A state can go harsher, but not more lenient
provides a scientific and medical evaluation of a drug and recommends a schedule to the Attorney General. This is typically binding but may be overridden if there is an imminent hazard to public safety.
✔✔Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
When transferring a business, a CS inventory should be taken when? ✔✔The day of transfer
T/F: The attorney general can revoke DEA registration if an entitiy has been excluded from participation in Medicaid or Medicare ✔✔True
If you are selling your practice, you must notify the DEA at least the date of transfer ✔✔14 days BEFORE
What three entities are EXEMPT from DEA registration so that they may prescribe, dispense and
administer CS but not purchase them? ✔✔-Members of armed forces
-Public Health Service
-Bureau of Prisons
DEA form 224B ✔✔Register multiple pharmacies in a chain
The DEA requires schedule 2-5 drugs to be kept in ✔✔A LOCKED drawer or dispersed through noncontrol stock
Who can use a faxed Rx like an original? ✔✔Longterm care facilities, home infusion practices, hospice patients
What can be changed on an C2 Rx by a pharmacist? ✔✔-Patient address
-Dose form, strength, quantity- consult MD
-Directions for use- consult MD
-Issue date- consult MD
What activities require separate DEA registration? ✔✔Manufacturing
Distributing
Dispensing
Research on C
Research on C2-
Narcotic treatment programs
Chemical analysis
Importing
Exporting
What is the definition of dispense? ✔✔Give to ultimate user (not office use)
What is a pharmacy? ✔✔Any place that has medicine or whose title implies it has medicine
What is the difference between a prescription and an order? ✔✔An order is administered directly
How many years are required for a pharmacy degree? ✔✔ 5
When is a state drug inspector allowed to inspect drugs? ✔✔During business hours
Which violations does the state drug inspector have to report? ✔✔ALL
When does the state drug inspector allowed to inspect records (including patient files)? ✔✔When there is a specific complaint and inspection is approved by the board
If you are going to carry drugs around for your job, what is the requirement? ✔✔They must be in an unbroken package