Licensure and Registration
Minimum age required to become a licensed pharmacist in NYS
What is 21?
The maximum number of refills allowed for a Schedule III–V controlled substance
What is up to 5 refills within 6 months of the issue date?
The NY law governs controlled substances
What is the New York State Controlled Substances Act?
How often that controlled substance inventories must be conducted
What is every 2 years?
Minimum age a pharmacist can immunize without a prescription in NYS
What is 18 years old (except influenza vaccine — age 2 and older
The minimum number of internship hours required for NYS pharmacist licensure
What is 1500?
Time that non-controlled prescriptions are valid from the date written
What is 1 year (12 months) ?
Within how many days must a pharmacy submit controlled substance dispensing data to the PMP
What is within 24 hours of dispensing?
Who can perform the final check on a filled prescription
What is a licensed pharmacist?
Immunizations pharmacists can administer under NYS law
What are Influenza, pneumococcal, herpes zoster, meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, COVID-19
A pharmacist must renew their registration with the NYS Board of Pharmacy how often?
What is every 3 years?
Must be written on the face of a prescription to authorize generic substitution
What is DAW?
This is the total refills that are allowed on a Schedule II prescription
What is None?
Schedule II prescriptions cannot be refilled
The minimum age for a person to work as a pharmacy technician in New York State
What is 18 years old?
How soon must a pharmacist report a vaccination to the state immunization registry after administration
What type of degree is required to sit for the NYS pharmacist licensure exam?
What is a PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy)?
This is the maximum days’ supply for an initial opioid prescription for acute pain in NYS
What is 7 days?
Time controlled substance prescription records be kept in New York State?
What is 5 years?
The minimum operating hours required for a registered pharmacy in New York State
What is 35 hours?
For how long must pharmacists retain vaccination records under NYS regulations
The two exams required to obtain pharmacist licensure in New York State.
What are the NAPLEX and MPJE?
True or False — A pharmacist may change the date on a controlled substance prescription if verbally authorized by the prescriber
What is False?
(the date of issuance on a controlled prescription cannot be changed)
Schedule of controlled substances that includes drugs with no accepted medical use and high abuse potential
What is Schedule I?
When a pharmacy changes ownership, what must happen to the registration
A new pharmacy registration must be obtained
What documentation must be provided to every patient before vaccine administration
What is Vaccine Information Statement?