Easy Questions
DEA stands for
a. Drug Enforcement Agency.
b. Drug Enforcement Administration.
c. Diversion Education Association.
d. Department of Economic Affairs.
b. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Using the DEA number verification formula, calculate the final digit of this DEA number: AB123456.
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 3
d. 3
Controlled substances are categorized into five schedules based on their potential for abuse. Which of the following statements about the controlled substance schedules is false?
a. Schedule I drugs have the highest potential for abuse and are not legal to prescribe in the United States.
b. Schedule V drugs have the highest potential for abuse and are not legal to prescribe in the United States.
c. Heroin is a controlled substance that is illegal to prescribe in the United States.
d. The schedules range from Schedule V (least addictive) to Schedule I (most addictive).
b. Schedule V drugs have the highest potential for abuse and are not legal to prescribe in the United States.
A prescription for morphine includes the DEA number MM6565658 from nurse practitioner Taylor Mack. Is this DEA number valid?
a. No, the last digit of a DEA number should always be an odd number.
b. Yes, because he is a midlevel practitioner, his last name starts with the letter M, and the verification digit is correct.
c. No, because although he is a midlevel practitioner whose last name starts with the letter M, the verification digit is incorrect.
d. Yes, because the prescriber’s last name starts with the letter M and morphine starts with the letter M.
b. Yes, because he is a midlevel practitioner, his last name starts with the letter M, and the verification digit is correct.
The purpose of a DEA number on a prescription is
a. to describe the controlled substance that is being prescribed.
b. to track the authorized prescribing, preparation, and dispensing of controlled substances.
c. to collect taxes on controlled substances.
d. to help improve the quality of healthcare.
b.
to track the authorized prescribing, preparation, and dispensing of controlled substances.
A prescription from Dr. Denise Bjorn arrives in the pharmacy with the following DEA number: AB5532218. How can do you know the DEA number is invalid?
a. The first letter should be D.
b. There should be an additional 8 at the end of the number.
c. The last number should be 0.
d. The last number should be 6.
d.
The last number should be 6.
The first step of the DEA number verification process is adding the ______, _____, and _____ digits of the DEA number.
a. first, third, fifth
b. first, second, third
c. first, second, last
d. first, third, last
a. first, third, fifth
Which of the following is not a midlevel practitioner, and so should not have a DEA number that starts with M?
a. dentist
c. optometrist
b. physician assistant
d. nurse practitioner
a. dentist
A patient presents a prescription for a medication. The prescriber’s DEA number is MS1234563. From this DEA number, you can tell that the prescriber is a
a. midlevel prescriber, such as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant whose last name begins with S.
b. prescriber whose last name begins with M and who is registered to practice in South Dakota.
c. prescriber whose first and last initials are M and S.
d. physician whose last name begins with M.
a.
midlevel prescriber, such as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant whose last name begins with S.
The last digit of the DEA number is
a. always an even number.
b. the rightmost digit of the sum of all the other digits in the DEA number.
c. known as the validation number.
d. a number between 1 and 4 that is used to describe what types of controlled substances a prescriber is allowed to prescribe.
c.
known as the validation number.
Which of the following statements about controlled substances is false?
a. Schedule II drugs have no refills.
b. Schedule III, IV, and V drugs may be refilled because they have less potential for abuse than Schedule II drugs.
c. Schedule I drugs are illegal to prescribe in the United States.
d. Schedule V drugs have the highest potential for addiction.
d.
Schedule V drugs have the highest potential for addiction.
Which of the following would be a valid DEA number for a physician’s assistant named Ruby Dane?
a. AD6238972
b. DM6238972
c. FD6238972
d. MD6238972
d. MD6238972
A DEA number contains _____ followed by _____.
a. 2 letters; 7 numbers
c. 1 letter; 7 numbers
b. 1 letter; 8 numbers
d. 2 letters; 8 numbers
a.
2 letters; 7 numbers
A prescription written by a physician’s assistant named Joy Brown shows the DEA number MB6554861. Is this DEA number valid?
a. It is valid because a physician’s assistant is a midlevel prescriber.
b. It is not valid because the final digit should be 4.
c. It is not valid because the final digit should be 9.
d. It is valid because the prescriber’s last name starts with a B.
c.
It is not valid because the final digit should be 9.
The second letter of physician Farley Abernathy’s DEA number should be
a. the letter F.
b. the letter A.
c. the letter M.
d. the letter B.
b. the letter A
DEA numbers are assigned to
a. prescribers only.
b. pharmacies only.
c. prescribers, pharmacies, hospitals, drug wholesalers, and manufacturers.
d. prescribers, pharmacies, hospitals, but not drug wholesalers or manufacturers.
c. prescribers, pharmacies, hospitals, drug wholesalers, and manufacturers.
A DEA number that begins with the letter A, B, F or G indicates a _____; a DEA number that begins with the letter M indicates a(n)_____.
a. prescriber such as a physician or dentist; midlevel prescriber such as a physician assistant
b. physician, nurse, or pharmacist; midwife
c. midlevel prescriber; physician
d. prescriber; manufacturer
a.
prescriber such as a physician or dentist; midlevel prescriber such as a physician assistant
What is the first thing you should do if you spot an invalid DEA number?
a. Alert the pharmacist.
b. Call the police right away.
c. Confront the patient about the forged prescription.
d. Call the Drug Enforcement Administration.
a.
Alert the pharmacist.
The first letter of PA Kim Moody’s DEA number should be
a. the letter M.
b. the letter K.
c. the letter A.
d. the letter B.
a. the letter M.
The digits in a DEA number are used to
a. describe the drug being prescribed.
b. check the validity of the DEA number.
c. describe the prescriber of the drug.
d. verify the prescriber’s medical license is active.
b. check the validity of the DEA number.