Tennessee MPJE questions with correct answers

A prescription for Buprenorphine prescribed for addiction requires which of the following on the prescription? a. DEA number b. NPI number c. X DEA number d. Buprenorphine certification number - Answer Answer: (c) X DEA number is required, [Tennessee Board of Pharmacy News Letter September 2012]. Recently, it was reported to the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy that many pharmacists have mistakenly associated and recorded an incorrect Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number in their prescription dispensing systems for some buprenorphine prescriptions. Be advised that controlled substance prescriptions, written for maintenance or detoxification treatment, should have the practitioner's DEA identification number recorded and dispensed with the first letter delineated as "X." This DEA violation may result in a severe penalty. 21 Code of Federal Regulations 1306.05 (a) and (b): A prescription for a Schedule III, IV, or V narcotic drug approved by FDA [Food and Drug Administration] specifically for 'detoxification treatment' or 'maintenance treatment' must include the identification number issued by the Administrator . . . " To clarify, the Administrator is the DEA, and they have chosen the letter "X" to represent the identification number.