Regulatory Agencies & Organizations
Regulates drug approvals, manufacturing, labeling, and recalls.
What is the Food and Drug Administration?
Used to order Schedule II controlled substances.
What is DEA Form 222?
This amendment created the legal distinction between prescription (legend) drugs and over-the-counter (OTC) medications.
What is the Durham-Humphrey Act (1951)?
Pharmacy technicians can answer a customers question regarding which drug they should take for the stomach flu.
False
What does the abbreviation QID mean?
What is four times a day?
Develops standards for drug quality, strengt, and purity. These standards can/will be enforced by the FDA for all drugs.
What is the United States Pharmacopeia?
Used to Report theft or loss of controlled substances.
What is DEA Form 106?
This law strengthened drug regulation by requiring that drugs be proven safe and effective after being sold. The thalidomide birth defect crisis was the cause of this law.
What is the Kefauver-Harris Amendment (1962)?
The scope of practice involves answering phones, attending to customers, filling prescriptions, and collaborating with coworkers.
True
Moderate potential for abuse, can be prescribed. Only can be transferred once.
What is Schedule III?
Regulation of pharmacy practice, licensing, and discipline, laws may vary.
What is the State Board of Pharmacy?
Reporting any theft or loss of a listed chemical
What is DEA Form 107?
Promotes and encourages development/treatment for conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people across the U.S.
What is the Orphan Drug Act (1983)?
False
How many refills can a Schedule II have?
0
Rules enforced to combat controlled substances. This may include prescribing, dispensing, and manufacturing.
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration?
Dispense controlled substances
What is DEA Form 224?
Regulation of hazardous waste disposal, including pharmaceutical.
What is the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (1976/1986)?
A man walks in, visibly under the influence of narcotics. He comes earlier than expected for his Oxycodone medication refill. Does the pharmacy tech have the right to refuse service?
False, it is the responsibility of the pharmacist, who is a licensed and trained professional, able to make the decision.
1 tsp = ?
5 mL
Ensures that hospitals, pharmacies, and healthcare facilities meet safe standards.
What is The Joint Commission?
What is DEA Form 363.
The creation of Medicare Part D, providing Rx drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries.
What is the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act?
A pharmacy technician fill, sign, and submit a DEA Form 222
False, only the registered person, or someone with the power of an attorney can sign and submit.
Substitution allowed: Generic drug is out of stock.
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