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Jurisprudence Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ Schedule I Legend drugs requires rx schedule IA Drugs on CPP, must be on duplicate prescription Schedule II Professional Service Area- BTC - NPA Schedule III Professional Products Area- Drugs can be sold to anyone OTC area of licensed pharmacy Schedule IV Prescription by pharmacist, drugs that can be prescribed by a pharmacist Unscheduled Non pharmacy sale, drugs may be sold by non pharmacist to anyone The Health Professions Act-Through the Act, the Ministry of Health (MOA) delegates Authority to Provincial Regulatory Authority (A college) to ensure health professions: Meet requirements for registration, maintain competency throughout practice, are held accountable for their actions through a complaints resolution process, Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CAPP) Accredits pharmacy and pharm tech programs, candidate must have graduated from an accredited program to enter practice Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) Sets national exams which all Jurisdictions except Quebec require for entry to practice CPBC College of pharmacists of BC - provincial The role of pharmacy organizations? regulatory organization? applies legislation which governs the profession (CPBC, NAPRA) The role of pharmacy organizations? An advocacy organization? is one that supports interest of another - BC pharmacy association, Canadian pharmacists association, Canadian association of pharmacy techs (CAPT) The Provincial Government Ensures professionals are qualified to practice, sets requirements for pharmacies, adopts (if warranted) recommendations from NAPRA for drug scheduling through the HPA & PODSA The Federal Government Ensures the safety of drugs and drug products through the Food and Drug Act and the controlled drugs and substances act The Regulatory board The majority is made up of elected practitioners, they do not answer to their colleagues but rather uphold the mandate of protection to the public, Gov also appoints 4 public appointees to provide public perspective to ensure best interests are served All self regulated professions get their authority... From Gov and are responsible for maintaining the various legislation specific to their profession The privilege and status provided to practitioners... are their "restricted title" and "scope of practice" Self Regulation A privilege granted to a profession by gov through legislation The role of a regulatory college... to serve the best interests of the public not the profession Healthcare Professions are committed... to the direct benefit of their patients and only secondarily to making a profit Difference between occupation and profession profession- ppl have a distinct body of knowledge and are accountable pharmacy is not just a profession it is a healthcare profession The social contract is to protect pt. vulnerability Don't have knowledge and skill we do, may be in agonizing pain and discomfort, very young or very old, could be suffering from a physical or mental disability, may have a language barrier The concept of Self Regulation Gov knows that ppl are not able to judge if a practitioner has the skills to do the job, therefore they allow the profession to govern itself, granting the profession the ability to self regulate is privilege that can be taken away Regulated Healthcare Profession Regulation is a tool Gov uses to protect the public, requires profession to enter "social contract", to protect patient vulnerability Health Professions Act one piece of legislation that relates to or provides for many things at once, ex-all healthcare professions CAPT Canadian association of pharmacy technicians - advocacy organization PEBC pharmacy examining board of canada CCAPP Canadian council for accreditation of pharmacy programs CPTEA Canadian pharmacy tech educators association - created educational outcomes NAPRA National association of Pharmacy regulatory authorities - creates model standards for provinces CPhA Canadian pharmacists association CSHP Canadian society of hospital pharmacists HPA legislation that governs the registrants PODSA Pharmacy operations and Drug scheduling act - legislation that governs the pharmacy Ethical Issue raising an ethical question about right and wrong Ethical Dilemma Situation that raises an ethical question about right and wrong which involves a conflict of values Non-Maleficance The belief that healthcare professionals have a duty to prevent harm from occurring to their patients Beneficence The belief that healthcare professionals have a responsibility to positively benefit their patients Autonomy belief that patients have the right to make their own choices about their healthcare Fidelity Belief that healthcare professionals must be loyal and faithful people who patients can trust in particular and society in general to protect their interests Professional competence-Competence in ability The ability to perform the responsibilities required for safe, effective and ethical practice Professional competence - Competence in capacity The mental ability to preform the responsibilities required Duty to Report - The "professional promise" is a healthcare professionals legal and ethical responsibility to report: Professional incompetence, professional misconduct The Quality Assurance Program (QA) is called: PDSA- professional development and assessment program PDSA consists of 2 components: a periodic (every ten years) assessment component, an annual continuing education component Adapting an Rx Can change the dose, formulation or regimen of an Rx, can renew for continuity of care, can substitute within the same therapeutic class, Does not include narcs or controlled or targeted drug substances When adapting a Rx, Rx must be .... valid - 1 year from date or original Rx, 2 years for oral contraceptives 7 fundamentals of adapting an Rx (which pharmacists must follow): individual competence, appropriate info, Rx, appropriateness, informed consent, documentation, notification All Prescriptions must include: Patients name, prescribers name and signature, name-strength-quatity, instructions for use, number of refills/intervals between refills or part fills, date prescription written Verbal Prescriptions must include signature of pharmacist who takes order PSA pharmaceutical services Act Ethics Systematic and reflective approach to providing good reasons for our moral beliefs and opinions Law and Ethics are... 2 distinct areas of study What is ethical is not necessarily _____ and what is ____ is not necessarily _____ legal legal ethical Pharmacy code of ethics standards 1-10... protect and promote the health and well being of patients, protect the best interest in achieving their chosen health outcome, practice respect for patients, protect the patients right to confidentiality, participate in ethical valid research, committed to benefiting society, committed to personal and professional integrity, sensitive to and avoid conflict of interest, participate in ethical business practices, committed to professional development Professional relationship is a _________ _______ which exist for the sole purpose of meeting the patients ____ _______ therapeutic relationship best interests HPA gives ____ the right to enact bylaws CPBC Act a bill that is passed by house of commons legislative assembly, acts are the what they enable processes to occur Regulation Regulations belong to an Act and deal with topics related to the act, they provide the how to ex: Food and drug regulations to the Food and Drug Act Interchangeable drug as defined in HPA: contains the same amount of the same active ingredients, possesses comparable pharmacokinetic properties, has the same clinically significant formulation characteristics, is to be administered in the same way the drug is prescribed All Canadian generic products are __________ with their brand name comparator product (called Canadian Reference Product) interchangeable Food and Drug Act Governs the sale advertisement and labelling requirements of food, drugs, natural health products, cosmetics and medical devices sold in canada. Food and Drug Regulations Defines the standards for food and drugs in canada, Organized into parts and divisions Food and Drug Act - Part C Drugs Food and Drug Act - Part C - Schedule F Prescription drugs Food and Drug Act - Part D - Vitamins and Minerals Food and Drug Act - Part G Controlled Drugs and controlled drug prep, regulations for those with a higher than average potential for abuse and addiction Part G - Schedules - Part 1,2 and 3 1-amphetamines, methylphenidate 2-barbituates 3-anabolic steroids and zeranol Requirements for handling controlled drugs is dependant On the classification podiatrists can prescribe benzos definition of practitioner under the CDSA a person authorized to practice medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine CPP program objective to prevent forgeries and reduce inappropriate prescribing Prescriptions for long term and extended care facility patients do not require the use of CPP forms CPP forms void after the 5th day at midnight, can have more than one drug per form, part fills are not encouraged but are acceptable