WA State Law EXAM 2025 LATEST
VERSION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES |A+GRADE
How many members serve on the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission? How many are public
members? (BOP) - Correct Answer✔️✔️-15 members approved by governor w/ consent of
senate:
- 10 pharmacists licensed for at least 5y
- 4 non-pharmacists
- 1 pharmacy technician (licensed)
4y terms and can do a 2nd term
Who can prescribe legend drugs? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Physicians (MD, DO), podiatrists (PodD,
DPM; cannot treat systemic conditions), dentists (DMD, DDS), veterinarians (DVM), PAs, ARNP,
CRNA, optometrists (opthalmics, epinephrine, and some oral CSAs), naturopaths (all legend drugs
except botulinum toxin), nurse mid-wives, and pharmacists (if under collaborative practice
agreements)
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,Does WA honor prescriptions from Canadian practitioners? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Yes, but they
cannot write for controlled substances unless they have an American license and are registered with
the DEA
What drugs can PAs write for? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Limited to list of controlled and non-
controlled drugs approved by MD and must write on supervising MD's Rx blank (they need their
own DEA # if writing for a controlled substance)
Who does not have prescriptive authority in WA? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Physical therapists and
occupational therapists have no prescriptive authority, but may purchase, store, and administer
topical meds as well as meds prescribed by a licensed prescriber as long as within scope of practice
(NOT CSAs)
Registered nurses (RN) have no prescriptive authority unless also ARNPs, but can administer meds
Chiropractors are not allowed to prescribe
Respiratory therapists may administer prescribed respiratory drugs.
Who can prescribe CSA drugs? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-MDs, podiatrists, dentists, veterinarians
Mid-level practitioners - PAs (any CSA approved by MD), osteopathic PAs (cannot prescribe CIIs,
all other CSA must be countersigned)
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,Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Mid-Wives (ARNP: allowed to prescribe CII-CV as long as in scope of
practice, but only dispense 72 hour supply)
Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA: can prescribe CII-CV as long as used for anesthesia)
Naturopaths (ND: can prescribe only CIII-CV codeine and testosterone products)
Optometrist (OD: CIII-CV, but not > 7d supply and not > 30 dosage units/Rx for CIII & CIV;
benzodiazepines are limited to single doses per Rx and are for anxiety due to procedure)
Pharmacists (PharmD: can prescribe CSA if in collaborative practice agreement and have own DEA
#)
How long are prescriptions for legend drugs valid from the date issued? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1
year
What are the requirements of a valid prescription? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1. Written for a specific
patient using the patient's true name
2. Written by an authorized prescriber within the scope of practice
3. Issued in the due course of medical practice (prescriber-patient relationship)
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, 4. For a legit medical condition
5. Must be legible
6. On a tamper resistant Rx pad (except for e-scripts or when a pt never handles Rx)
7. Written no > 1y prior to date of filling or refilling; additionaly, no Rx in WA may be refilled
beyond 1y from the date it was written
What info must each Rx contain? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1. Date written
2. Patient's name and address
3. Prescriber's name (& address?)
4. Directions for use (as directed is NOT allowed)
5. Instruction for generic substitution
6. Rx#
7. Date of filling
8. Pharmacist's initials
9. When product interchange has occurred the NDC # is required on the Rx (and in the record)
10. CSA Rx requires a valid DEA #
11. Name of drug, strength, quantity
How do you verify the veracity of a DEA number? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Add the 1st, 3rd, and
5th digits and multiply by the sum of the 2nd, 4th, and 6th digits and the digit in the ones column
should match the last number in the DEA
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VERSION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES |A+GRADE
How many members serve on the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission? How many are public
members? (BOP) - Correct Answer✔️✔️-15 members approved by governor w/ consent of
senate:
- 10 pharmacists licensed for at least 5y
- 4 non-pharmacists
- 1 pharmacy technician (licensed)
4y terms and can do a 2nd term
Who can prescribe legend drugs? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Physicians (MD, DO), podiatrists (PodD,
DPM; cannot treat systemic conditions), dentists (DMD, DDS), veterinarians (DVM), PAs, ARNP,
CRNA, optometrists (opthalmics, epinephrine, and some oral CSAs), naturopaths (all legend drugs
except botulinum toxin), nurse mid-wives, and pharmacists (if under collaborative practice
agreements)
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,Does WA honor prescriptions from Canadian practitioners? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Yes, but they
cannot write for controlled substances unless they have an American license and are registered with
the DEA
What drugs can PAs write for? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Limited to list of controlled and non-
controlled drugs approved by MD and must write on supervising MD's Rx blank (they need their
own DEA # if writing for a controlled substance)
Who does not have prescriptive authority in WA? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Physical therapists and
occupational therapists have no prescriptive authority, but may purchase, store, and administer
topical meds as well as meds prescribed by a licensed prescriber as long as within scope of practice
(NOT CSAs)
Registered nurses (RN) have no prescriptive authority unless also ARNPs, but can administer meds
Chiropractors are not allowed to prescribe
Respiratory therapists may administer prescribed respiratory drugs.
Who can prescribe CSA drugs? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-MDs, podiatrists, dentists, veterinarians
Mid-level practitioners - PAs (any CSA approved by MD), osteopathic PAs (cannot prescribe CIIs,
all other CSA must be countersigned)
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,Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Mid-Wives (ARNP: allowed to prescribe CII-CV as long as in scope of
practice, but only dispense 72 hour supply)
Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA: can prescribe CII-CV as long as used for anesthesia)
Naturopaths (ND: can prescribe only CIII-CV codeine and testosterone products)
Optometrist (OD: CIII-CV, but not > 7d supply and not > 30 dosage units/Rx for CIII & CIV;
benzodiazepines are limited to single doses per Rx and are for anxiety due to procedure)
Pharmacists (PharmD: can prescribe CSA if in collaborative practice agreement and have own DEA
#)
How long are prescriptions for legend drugs valid from the date issued? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1
year
What are the requirements of a valid prescription? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1. Written for a specific
patient using the patient's true name
2. Written by an authorized prescriber within the scope of practice
3. Issued in the due course of medical practice (prescriber-patient relationship)
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, 4. For a legit medical condition
5. Must be legible
6. On a tamper resistant Rx pad (except for e-scripts or when a pt never handles Rx)
7. Written no > 1y prior to date of filling or refilling; additionaly, no Rx in WA may be refilled
beyond 1y from the date it was written
What info must each Rx contain? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1. Date written
2. Patient's name and address
3. Prescriber's name (& address?)
4. Directions for use (as directed is NOT allowed)
5. Instruction for generic substitution
6. Rx#
7. Date of filling
8. Pharmacist's initials
9. When product interchange has occurred the NDC # is required on the Rx (and in the record)
10. CSA Rx requires a valid DEA #
11. Name of drug, strength, quantity
How do you verify the veracity of a DEA number? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Add the 1st, 3rd, and
5th digits and multiply by the sum of the 2nd, 4th, and 6th digits and the digit in the ones column
should match the last number in the DEA
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