AND CORRECT ANSWERS WELL
VERIFIED 300 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ASWERS GRADED
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Name tags - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. 18 point font
2. worn at all times *at work*
3. State: Name and License Status
PIC - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. strict liability for violation of laws
2. may supervise up to *2* pharmacies
3. the 2 pharmacies MUST be w/in *50 driving miles*
4. any change of PIC must let the board know *in writing* within *30 days*
5. PIC can*NOT* be both a PIC and Designated Representative-in-charge (DRIC) for a
wholesaler or vet food-animal drug retailer
Biennial self-assessment form - CORRECT ANSWERS - *completed by PIC when*
1. every odd # year before July 1st (QOY)
2. within *30 days* of pharmacy receiving a new permit
3. within *30 days* if the pharmacy has a new PIC
Self-assessment kept on site for *3 years*
Pharmacist Breaks - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. *30 min*
2. can only dispense *refills* that have *already been checked* by the pharmacist
Can NOT dispense initial fills/New Rx's while pharmacist is NOT there
,SB493 (p. 16) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Now can:
1. Administer drugs and biologics
2. Furnish *self-administered* hormonal contraceptives
3. Furnish travel medications
4. Furnish Rx nicotine replacement products
5. Independently initiate and administer immunizations (*> 3 yrs old*)
6. Order and interpret tests
1. Administer drugs and biologics - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. must be ordered by a
prescriber
2. all routes of drug admin. (i.e. topical and injectable)
2. Furnish *self-administered* hormonal contraceptives - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. oral
formulations
2. transdermal patch
3. Vaginal ring
4. Injection (depo provera)
3. Furnish travel medications - CORRECT ANSWERS - recommended by CDC and that
*do NOT require a diagnosis*
4. Furnish Rx nicotine replacement products - CORRECT ANSWERS - *nicotine
replacement products*
--inhaler (Nicotrol)
--Nasal spray (Nicotrol NS)
5. Independently initiate and administer immunizations (*>/= 3 yrs old*) - CORRECT
ANSWERS - 1. immunizations recommended by the CDC
2. *3 yrs and older*
3. Physician protocol required if *< 3 yrs old*
,6. Order and interpret tests - CORRECT ANSWERS - For purposes of monitoring and
managing efficacy and toxicity of drug therapies, in coordination w/ pt's PCP or diagnosing
prescriber
Pharmacist Licensure - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. 18+ yrs
2. ACPE accredited school of pharmacy
or (grad of FPGEC - foreign school of pharmacy and certified by NABP's foreign pharmacy
graduate examination committee)
3. 150 hours of semester college credit (90 from pharmacy school)
4. 1,500 hours of pharmacy experience (900 in a pharmacy)
5. Pass NAPLEX and CPJE
Continuing education/licensure - CORRECT ANSWERS - CE: *30h every 2 years*
License expires on the LAST day of the pharmacist's birth month
1st 2 pharmacy years are EXEMPT from having to do CE
CE certificate kept for *4 years*
Advanced Practice Pharmacist (p. 17 bottom) - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. Perform
physical assessments
2. Order and interpret drug therapy related tests
3. Refer pts to other healthcare providers
4. participate in the evaluation and management of patients w/ other HCP's
5. Initiate, adjust, and d/c drug therapy pursuant to a protocol
(if APP is adjusting or initiating controlled substance therapy they need to be registered w/
the *DEA*)
APP requirements - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. Earn a certificate in a relavent area of
practice
, 2. complete a residency
3. Provide clinical services to pts for 1 year under a CPA or protocol w/ a physician, APP
pharmacist or pharmacist practicing under a collaborative practice agreement
A pharmacist can supervise _________ interns at a time
(p. 19) - CORRECT ANSWERS - *2*
Intern pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. all functions of a pharmacist
2. caNOT have a key to the pharmacy
3. All Rx's filled by an intern MUST be checked by a pharmacist
Pharmacy technician - CORRECT ANSWERS - Can perform *"Non-discretionary"* tasks
--can not include the ability to make decisions according to the technician's judgement
1. *removing drugs from stock*
2. *counting*
3. *pouring or mixing pharmaceuticals*
4. *placing product into containers*
5. *Applying labels*
Tech-Check-Tech Program - CORRECT ANSWERS - Pharmacists need to check Tech fills
unless:
1. Tech-Check-Tech program
2. Acute care hospital with ongoing clinical pharmacy program
3. pharmacists must be located in pt care areas
4. medication orders must have been previously approved by a pharmacist
Tech canNOT approve orders, ONLY can confirm the accuracy of the filling
*Pharmacist must still check all:*
1. compounded or repackaged drugs