controlled substances
What law created the five schedules of controller substances?
What is the controlled substance act
What are the patient rights?
Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, and right time
What is the most common government used to legally mail prescriptions from the pharmacy to a patient?
The U.S postal service
What law protects patient health information and the privacy
HIPPA
What is state board of pharmacy responsible for regulation this profession?
Pharmacy practice
Schedule II drugs have a high potential for abuse but is still what by the DEA?
Accepted for medical use
What is the instruction that tells the patient how to properly take their medication?
The sig
When controlled substances are being mailed by a pharmacy, they must follow regulations from who?
The DEA
What does HIPPA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What act helped assign a national drug code to medications for identification and tracking?
The drug listing act
What schedule drug has the lowest potential for abuse?
Schedule V
What helps identify and track medications in the United States?
The National Drug Code (NDC) number
This type of packaging helps prevent damage or tampering during shipping?
Tamper-evident packaging
What process that MUST occur when a RPH reviews medications for interactions and allergies?
DUR (Drug Utilization Review)
What act made it possible for generic drugs to enter the U.S. market?
Hatch-watchman act
What agency enforces the controlled substance laws inside the United States?
The DEA
The date in the prescription label that tells the patient when is no longer able to take the medication?
The expiration date
When pharmacies verify what before mailing prescriptions across state lines?
State law compliance or following state laws
When it comes in medication errors who should it be reported to what FDA program?
MedWatch
What act made RPH'S responsible for counseling patients
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (ORBA 90)
What does DEA stand for?
Drug Enforcement Administration
What is the first set of numbers in the NDC number?
The manufacturer
When it comes to USPS regulations what provider must be the one to ship a controlled substance form a manufacturer to a pharmacy or doctor?
The RPH
Do medication errors have to be reported?
No they do not have to nor are they obligated to
What organization creates rules and regulations for pharmacies?
The state board of pharmacy