DEA Numbers
Day supply/Quantity to dispense/Roman Numerals
Controlled and Non-Controlled Substances
Random
Antibiotics
100

A DEA number consists of two letters and how many numbers? 

7

100

True or False? 


This is the correct way to write 8- IIX?

False 

The correct way to write 8 is VIII

100

How many control schedules are there? 

100

What prescription term refers to the directions for use?

Signa 

100

Name two bacterial infections? 

Strep Throat

Otitis Media 

Sinus Infection

Respiratory Infection 

UTI 

Acne 

200

If Dr. Kelly Smith wrote a prescription what would the second letter in the DEA number be? 

S

200

Dispense 120


Sig: I-II tab bid-tid uad prn for migraine pain 


What is the day supply? 

20 day supply 

200

What is the maximum number of refills for a non-controlled drug?
 

11

200

Which part of the NDC code refers to the manufacturer?

The first 5 numbers 

200

Name one Drug that is a Cephalosporin

keflex/cephalexin

Omnicef/cefdinir

Rocephin/Ceftriaxone 

etc....

300

What does DEA stand for? 

Drug enforcement administration 

300

How many capsules should be dispensed to a patient who receives the following prescription: iii caps ud q12h x 7d

42

300

For a non-controlled substance prescription drug, how long is the prescription valid for from the date of issue?

12 months 

300

Which FDA recall is the least serious, meaning that the drug is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences?

Class 3

300

If a patient is allergic to Penicillin's what other antibiotic drug class could they possibly be allergic to? 

Cephalosporins 

400

what are the math steps to check validity of the dea number? 

1. add the 1,3 and 5th digits

2. add the 2,4 and 6th digits and multiple by 2

3. add answer from step 1 and 2 together 

400

5 mL po q3-4h prn cough x 20d 


What quantity would be dispensed? 

800 mL 

400

How long does a patient have to fill a C-II drug?

30 days from the day it is written 

400

The medical prefix, brady-, is used to denote what? 

Slow 

400

What is Stevens Johnsons Syndrome 

A severe reaction from taking a sulfa drug 

500

What are the possible first letters of a DEA number? 

A, B, F, M, G

500

Dispense 5 mL 

Sig: 2 gtt au qid 

Hint: 20gtt/1mL

What is the day supply? 

6.25 or 6 day supply 

500

What is the control schedule for Klonopin/Clonazepam? 

C-IV

500

It a patient is diagnosed with a “splenomegaly”, what can we say about the patient’s condition, even if we do not know what the condition is?


A. It’s a cancerous condition

B. It’s a condition in which an organ is enlarged

C. It’s a condition that involves the blood

Dd. It’s a condition that involves the bladder

B. 

500

Which antibiotics once expired can degrade to toxic substances causing kidney damage or Fanconi syndrome? 

Tetracyclines