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EXCPT STUDY GUIDE Questions
and Answers Latest Version
How do you verify a DEA #?— Ans: 1. Add the first,
third, and fifth number
2. Add the second, fourth, and sixth number and multiply
it by 2
3. Add the two numbers together
4. Match up the last number for the two digit number to
the last number of the DEA #
Class I recalls— Ans: Use of recalled product will cause
serious adverse health consequences up to and including
death
Class II— Ans: Use of the recalled product could cause
temporary or medically reversible health consequences
Class III— Ans: Use of recalled product is unlikely to
cause adverse health consequences
What is a rotating stock and what is the purpose?— Ans:
When a shipment is received the pharmacy technician
must place the medication in each assigned location.
Move the older medications to the front and the newer to
the back, this prevents the pharmacy from dispensing
ineffective or expired medications.
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What is the middle part of the NDC number— Ans: What
the product is
If a medication expires 7/2018 when is the last day it can
be dispensed— Ans: The last day of the month
How much pseudoephedrine can a person purchase in a
month?— Ans: 9 grams
How much pseudoephedrine can a person purchase in
one day?— Ans: 3.6 grams
DEA Form 41— Ans: to destroy or report controlled
substances
DEA Form 104— Ans: Reporting pharmacy closure or
surrender of pharmacy permit
DEA Form 222— Ans: ordering of schedule II medications
DEA Form 222a— Ans: Ordering additional DEA forms
DEA Form 224— Ans: Applying for a DEA registration
number
DEA form 224a— Ans: Renewing DEA registration (Every
3 years)
What is the monthly mail order limit of ordering
pseudoephedrine?— Ans: 7.5grams
Whats is a DEA number?— Ans: Drug enforcement
administration number
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EXCPT STUDY GUIDE Questions
and Answers Latest Version
How do you verify a DEA #?— Ans: 1. Add the first,
third, and fifth number
2. Add the second, fourth, and sixth number and multiply
it by 2
3. Add the two numbers together
4. Match up the last number for the two digit number to
the last number of the DEA #
Class I recalls— Ans: Use of recalled product will cause
serious adverse health consequences up to and including
death
Class II— Ans: Use of the recalled product could cause
temporary or medically reversible health consequences
Class III— Ans: Use of recalled product is unlikely to
cause adverse health consequences
What is a rotating stock and what is the purpose?— Ans:
When a shipment is received the pharmacy technician
must place the medication in each assigned location.
Move the older medications to the front and the newer to
the back, this prevents the pharmacy from dispensing
ineffective or expired medications.
© 2025 All rights reserved
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What is the middle part of the NDC number— Ans: What
the product is
If a medication expires 7/2018 when is the last day it can
be dispensed— Ans: The last day of the month
How much pseudoephedrine can a person purchase in a
month?— Ans: 9 grams
How much pseudoephedrine can a person purchase in
one day?— Ans: 3.6 grams
DEA Form 41— Ans: to destroy or report controlled
substances
DEA Form 104— Ans: Reporting pharmacy closure or
surrender of pharmacy permit
DEA Form 222— Ans: ordering of schedule II medications
DEA Form 222a— Ans: Ordering additional DEA forms
DEA Form 224— Ans: Applying for a DEA registration
number
DEA form 224a— Ans: Renewing DEA registration (Every
3 years)
What is the monthly mail order limit of ordering
pseudoephedrine?— Ans: 7.5grams
Whats is a DEA number?— Ans: Drug enforcement
administration number
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