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What items need to be on an Rx label? (11) ✔✔1. Pharmacy name/address/telephone
- Patient's name
- Rx number
- Name of prescribing practitioner
- Directions
- Name of manufacturer/distributor
- Auxiliary labels prn
- Date of original issue/renewal
- Generic/trade name and strength
- Central pharmacy information (if applicable)
- Physical description
What items need to be on an outpatient IV admixture, in addition to the items mentioned in the Rx label? (5+) ✔✔1. Date of compounding
- Beyond-use date
- Storage requirements
- Infusion or administration rate
- Other cautionary info
(Physical description is not required)
How long are C-II scripts good for? ✔✔12 months
How long are C-III scripts good for? ✔✔6 months, 5 refills
How long are C-IV scripts good for? ✔✔6 months, 5 refills
How longs are C-V scripts good for? ✔✔12 months, no federal limit on refills
What items need to be on prepackage? ✔✔1. Date
- Identification of drug (name, dose, manufacturer, lot #, expiration date)
- Container specification
- Copy of label
- Unique identifier of the packager
((Must comply with prepackaging label rules when given to a patient))
When do pharmacy technician licenses expire each year? ✔✔December 31st
Must file for renewal before December 1st
How soon must a technician notify the board of a change of address, name, or place of employment? ✔✔10 days
How old does a registered technician have to be? What level of education? ✔✔18 years old
High school diploma or equivalent
How many hours must a technician be trained for over a 1-year period? ✔✔240 hours
How long must the PIC keep documentation of tech training? ✔✔2 years
Ratio of RPh's to techs? ✔✔1:
In what cases can the ratio of RPh's to techs be 1:3? ✔✔1. IV admixture prep
- Setting up/preparing patient Rx's in unit dose
- Prepackaging
- Compounding
Do pharmacy interns count in the technician ratio? ✔✔Not if working towards the 1600 hours necessary for licensure
How long does a pharmacy application have until it is no longer valid? ✔✔12 months
When do PHARMACY licenses expire? ✔✔June 30th of each year
Must file for renewal by June 1st
After transfer of ownership, how long can the new owner operate the pharmacy until they receive a new license? ✔✔14 days (whichever is earlier)
Minimum square feet required to be considered a pharmacy? ✔✔250 ft
How is the offer to counsel made? ✔✔a. Counseling is not just offered, it MUST be completed for ALL NEW RX's
b. Counseling may be given on refills, per the RPh's judgement
c. Interns may counsel without direct supervision
What 10 items must an RPh cover when counseling a patient? ✔✔1. Name/description of drug
- Dosage form, route, dose, duration
- Intended use and expected action
- Special directions/precautions
- Common side effects, interactions, contraindications
- Techniques for self-monitoring
- Proper storage
- Prescription refill information
- Action to be taken if dose is missed
- Any pharmacist comments/concerns
How soon must a pharmacy notify the board of closing? ✔✔14 days
Public notification of a pharmacy closing must be done in 1 of 4 ways. ✔✔1. Publication of the notice in a local newspaper for 1 week prior to the date of closing
- Direct mailing to patients who have had at least 1 Rx filled during the past 6 months with the mailing no later than 1 business day prior to closing
- Distribution to patients picking up Rx's at least 30 days prior to closing date
- Long-term care residents, provide written notice to patients, caregivers, or the long-term care facilities at least 30 days prior to closing date
3 types of reference books ✔✔1. Pharmacotherapy references
- Dosage and toxicology
- General reference
Pharmacotherapy reference examples ✔✔(Goodman/Gilman's, Applied Therapeutics, Pharmacotherapy: A Physiologic Approach, Conn's Current Therapy
Dosage and toxicity reference examples ✔✔American Hospital Formulary Service, Facts and Comparisons, Drug Information Handbook
US 797 copy available
Current reference on sterile products or IV incompatabilities
When does a PHARMACIST license expire? ✔✔March 1st each year
Must file for renewal by February 1st
$
How long is an application to become a pharmacist valid? ✔✔18 months
How many intern hours are required? ✔✔1600 hours
How many hours must be dispensing? ✔✔800 hours
When is counseling ok to do in a written format? ✔✔Mail order or delivery service
Must include any thing mentioned in normal counseling, availability of RPh to answer questions, instructions on what to do if delivery parcel is compromised
Special availability requirements for mail order pharmacies? ✔✔Toll-free number
6 days/week
40 hours/week
When do licenses expire for manufacturers and wholesalers? ✔✔June 1st
Must file for renewal by May 1st
How soon must the board be notified of any change in a wholesalers information? ✔✔30 days
How long must record keeping be kept for wholesalers? ✔✔2 years
How many hours of CE must a pharmacist have in a 2-year period? ✔✔30 hours
When is CE reported? ✔✔By September 30th of each even-numbered year
How many technician CE hours is required in a 2-year period? ✔✔20 hours
How often does the CE Advisory Task force meet? How often do they elect a chair/vice chair? ✔✔At least quarterly
Annually
Are patient profiles required for all patients? ✔✔Yes
What items are required on a patient profile? (3+) ✔✔1. Name, address, telephone #, DOB/age, gender
- Individual hx where significant (allergies, meds, devices, dx states)
- RPh comments (care needs, services rendered, impression of drug therapy)
What should be completed as a drug use review for each patient upon receiving an Rx for them? (7) ✔✔1. Over-/under- utilization
- Therapeutic duplication
- Drug-disease CI's
- DI's
- Incorrect dosage, duration
- Drug-allergy interactions
- Clinical abuse/misuse
How long must a patient profile be kept after the last entry? ✔✔2 years
How long must a TRANSFERRING pharmacy keep a record of transferred Rx's? ✔✔2 years
What info may be changed on a C-II script? ✔✔1. Patient address
- Dosage form
- Drug strength
- Drug quantity
- Directions for use
- Issue date
- Add the DEA #
What can't an RPh change on an Rx? ✔✔1. Patient name
- Med prescribed
- Prescriber's signature
How long, according to Minnesota, should an Rx be kept on file? ✔✔2 years
How often should a controlled substance inventory be performed? ✔✔Every 2 years
Under Minnesota State Pharmacy Law, any adverse healthcare-related event shall be forwarded to whom? ✔✔Commissioner of Health, within 30 days
Can a pharmacist substitute a written offer of counseling if he/she deemed it necessary? ✔✔Yes, as long as the counseling is offered
Is an NDC required to be on OTC products? ✔✔No
What is required on the label of an OTC product? (19) ✔✔1. Drug Facts - title
- Active ingredient(s)-including amount in each dosage unit
- Purpose - pharmacologic class
- Use(s) - indications
- Warnings
- Do not use - absolute contraindications, when the product should not be used under any circumstances
- Ask a doctor before use if you have - warnings for persons with certain preexisting conditions and for persons experiencing certain symptoms
- Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are - drug/drug and drug/food interactions
- When using this product - side effects that could occur and substances or activities to avoid
- Stop use and ask a doctor if - signs of toxicity and other serious reactions that would require consumers to stop using the product immediately
- Pregnancy/breast-feeding warning
- Keep out of reach of children/Accidental overdose warnings
- Direction - dosage and when, how, or how often to take
- Other information
- Inactive ingredients
- Questions? (Optional)
- Lot number
- Expiration date
- Name and addresses of manufacturer or distributor
What are distressed drugs? ✔✔Drugs or medicines that have been subjected to accident, fire, flood, adverse temperatures, or other physical influences which could affect the potency, quality, purity, or efficacy of such drug or medicine, or could otherwise cause the drug or medicine to be adulterated or misbranded
What form is required to purchase or transfer CI's and CII's? ✔✔DEA 222
How long is a DEA 222 form valid? ✔✔60 days
What copy is kept by the pharmacy ordering the meds (the purchaser)? ✔✔Copy 3 (Copy 1 and Copy 2 go to the supplier)
What amount of codeine would be necessary to create a CIII medication? ✔✔1.8 grams in 100 mLs
How soon should an RPh or intern notify the board of a change in address or place of employment? ✔✔IMMEDIATELY
What schedule is Fioricet? ✔✔Non-scheduled
325 mg of acetaminophen (APAP), 50 mg of butalbital, and 40 mg of caffeine
What schedule is Fiorinal? ✔✔C-III
325 mg of aspirin (ASA), 50 mg of butalbital, and 40 mg of caffeine
What is the ratio of APAP:butalbital that is required to be exempt from CS scheduling? ✔✔ 70 mg : 15 mg
What is the ratio of ASA:Butalbital that is required to be exempt from CS scheduling? ✔✔ 188 mg : 15 mg
How long should Cancer Drug Repository donor and recipient forms be maintained for? ✔✔ 5 years
The Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee consists of whom? (9) ✔✔(1). the Department of Health
(2). the Department of Human Services
(3). each health-related licensing board that licenses prescribers
