Mailing regulations
What type of medications can you mail through UPS?
Any type of Prescription Medications are allowed.
Prescription labels should contain what on them?
Patient name and address, date prescribed, allergies, phone number, D.O.B, Rx, sig, refills, doctor's information and expiration date
What is a missed dose instruction?
What is an overdose?
When taking too much of a medication can be harmful result in an overdose.
What are schedule I drugs?
Highest potential for abuse
What type of drugs can you not send through Ups ?
Paraphernalia (Corner street drugs)
what is the sig in a prescription?
The sig in the prescription explains to the patient how to take the medication.
What are side effects?
Side effects is a list of problems the medicine may cause when taking it
What is a patient package insert?
A patient package insert is a document given to the patient with their medication providing safety information, warnings and directions on how to take it.
Controlled substances should be locked in what ?
In a locked cabinet or secured area.
Who is authorized to mail Prescribed and controlled substances?
Medical practitioners and pharmacies to patients.
what does " T1t po qd " stand for ?
Take one tablet by mouth every day
What are storage instructions?
This tells the patient where to store the medication.
What should be properly disposed?
Expired medication should be properly disposed.
What is schedule v?
Lowest potential of abuse
When can schedule II-V controlled substances be mailed ?
They can only be sent when and only the sender and recipient are both registered with the DEA.
what is the difference between PP and PRN?
PP means as needed for pain and PRN means as needed or when necessary.
What are directions?
Directions tell you how often to take medication.
What is checking for drug interactions?
When taking a new medication you should always check for drug interactions.
Is known as illegal use
How should the outside of a package carrying controlled substances look like when mailing?
The package should be plain and should not show any labels indicating what's inside of the package.
Special instruction on a label are what?
" Store in refrigerator" or " Take with food" may be some of the labels
What are warnings?
This section will inform you to not share medicine with anyone else.
what are the "five right" ?
Right patient
Right Drug
Right Dose
Right Route
Right Time
What is a controlled substance log?
This log keeps track of the receipts, dispensing, and inventory.