Mailing regulations
What does USPS stand for?
United States Postal Service
Every prescription label must include the patient's ________.
Patient name.
What is a PPI? (patient packet insert)
A paper handout that provide patients with clear and understandable instructions on how to use the medication, its potential risks and side effects.
What does HIPPA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What schedule has the highest abuse rate but is still legally obtainable?
What kind of mail must controlled substances be sent through?
Registered Mail.
What is subscription and inscription?
Inscription, The name of the medicine and its strength. Subscription, Dispensing instructions for the pharmacist.
List at least three contents that would be provided in the PPI
Drug name and description.
Directions.
Potential side effects.
warnings and contraindications.
How to properly store the medication.
Instructions of when to seek medical attention.
Why cant SSRI, SNRI, MAOI's be perscribed together?
It causes serotonin syndrome.
Accutane iPledge Program of 2006
Restricted the distribution of isotretonin and forbid pregnant women from using the drug due to severe birth defects.
This federal agency regulates the mailing of controlled substances.
DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration.)
The Drug Listing Act of 1972
What is the difference between a PPI and a manufactuerer monograph?
A patient package insert are guides/instructions for patients while monographs provides scientific information for healthcare professionals.
What is MedWatch?
The U.S. FDA safety information and adverse event reporting program.
OR/And
A program for health workers to report serious problems, adverse side effects, or defects with medical products.
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
Enforced controlled substance regulations.
To avoid revealing the contents to postal workers or would be thieves, this must NOT appear anywhere on the outer wrapper of a mailed package of controlled substances.
The name of the controlled substance and what could hint it being a controlled substance.
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Take 2 tablets by mouth every six hours as needed for moderate to severe pain for seven days after meals.
Why is it important for pharmacy technicians to learn about PPI and monographs?
They provide essential information about medications, uses, directions, warnings, side effects, precautions, and proper storage and must ensure that PPIs are provided to patients when required.
What is The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA)?
A government agency that ensures safe working conditions and strict safety regulations.
The Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990
Enforced anabolic steroids to be classified as a schedule 3 drug.
Who are the two authorizied entities that are allowed to main controlled substances?
Pharmacies and licensed practitioners
List everything that must be included in a perscription label.
Prescriber information
Licensing information
patient information
RX symbol
Drug name and strength
Quantity to dispense
Signa
Use / indication.
# refills
Daw codes
Prescriber signature
Date written
What GENERIC drug screams "DONT GET PREGNANT DONT GET PREGNANT DONT GET PREGNANT DONT GET PREGNANT DONT GET PREGNANT DONT GET PREGNANT DONT GET PREGNANT!!" on their PPI?
Isotretonin
The Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962
Required drugs to be proven safe and effective before being sold.
The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005
Made OTC drugs such as ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine behind the counter and under strict regulations to stop the illegal making of meth.