NSAA - Narcotics Safety and
Awareness Act Questions with
complete solutions. GRADED A+
ontario is seeing an increase in: - CORRECT ANSWER--narcotics-related
deaths
-drug abuse and addiction
-pharmacy theft of prescription narcotics
-risk to the health and safety of Ontarians and pharmacy staff
___________________________ has taken the ontario narcotics strategy initiative to
improve the overall health and safety of all Ontarians - CORRECT ANSWER-
The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
who is the ministry of health and long term care partnering with for the ontario narcotics
strategy (NSAA)? - CORRECT ANSWER--partner with the health care sector to
educate on medically appropriate prescribing and appropriate dispensing
-identifying and reducing the abuse and diversion of narcotics
-supporting treatment or and reducing narcotics addictions and deaths
The Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act (NSAA) is a ___________________legislation
affecting the _____________________ and __________________ of
__________________________ in Ontario - CORRECT ANSWER-provincial
legislation
prescribing and dispensing of monitored drugs
What is a monitored drug (3 points) ? - CORRECT ANSWER--any controlled
substance listed in a schedule in the CDSA
-other drugs not listed in CDSA that the ministry of health wished to track
-any other drug as listed by the ministry of health
a central database to allow for drug utilization reviews of monitored drugs -
CORRECT ANSWER-Narcotics Monitoring System (NMS)
is there documentation requirements for BOTH dispensers and pharmacies for NMS? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Yes
What info is required on prescription of a *monitored drug*? - CORRECT
ANSWER-1. Patient ID #
