PHARMACY LAW
PHARMACY LAW – EXAM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED
SOLUTIONS.
a written, electronic, or oral order for drugs or combinations or mixtures of drugs
to be used by a particular individual or for treating a particular animal, issued by a
licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs. answer >>>>What is a
prescription?
6 months
14 days’ answer >>>>In Ohio, an original prescription MUST be filled for the first
time within ______ of issuance.
If it is an opioid-containing drug, it must be filled within ________
No answer >>>>Are medication orders for inpatients of an institution considered
prescriptions
Information on a prescription is the property of the patient and is intended to
authorize the dispensing of a specific amount of medication for use by the
patient.
- Original copies of prescriptions must be maintained by pharmacies for the
purpose of documenting the dispensing of drugs to a particular patient answer
>>>>Who "owns" a prescription?
o for a legitimate medical purpose.
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o by an individual prescriber acting in the usual course of his/her professional
practice. answer >>>>For a prescription to be valid, it must be issued:
The responsibility for proper prescribing is upon the prescriber, but a
corresponding responsibility rests with the pharmacist who dispenses the
prescription.
" An order purporting to be a prescription issued not in the usual course of bona
fide treatment of a patient is not a prescription and the person knowingly issuing
such a purported prescription, as well as the person dispensing it, shall be subject
to the
penalties of law." answer >>>>Who is responsible for ensuring that a prescription
is dispensed for a legitimate medical
purpose?
MAKE SURE THAT PRESCRIPTIONS ARE FOR A LEGITIMATE MEDICAL PURPOSE
AND ARE ISSUED BY A LAWFUL PRACTITIONER. answer >>>>Both the prescriber
and pharmacist are legally responsible for the proper prescribing and dispensing
of medications. THEREFORE, AS PHARMACISTS WE NEED TO
o The dated when issued. (Pre- or post- dating is illegal)
o The following prescriber information:
[OAC 4729-5-30]
-Full name
-Professional Title (MD, DO, etc.)
-Address
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-Phone # where the prescriber can be personally contacted during
normal business hours
-manual signature
o The following patient information: -full name
-residential address (Raphe may add if missing).
o The following drug information:
-Name
-Strength (if it comes in >1 strength)
-Quantity to be dispensed
-Appropriate and explicit directions for use.
-# of refills answer >>>>What is required on a written prescription in Ohio?
• DEA # of prescriber
• ICD-10 or CDT (dentists) code - at a minimum the 1st 4 characters
o Not required for veterinarian issued prescriptions
o Currently in effect for all controlled substance
prescriptions (C-II through C-V) answer >>>>If a controlled substance, the
following prescriber information is also required
o Currently in effect for all controlled substance and
gabapentin prescriptions
o Not required for veterinarian issued prescriptions
o Also required for gabapentin prescriptions (but not the
PHARMACY LAW – EXAM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED
SOLUTIONS.
a written, electronic, or oral order for drugs or combinations or mixtures of drugs
to be used by a particular individual or for treating a particular animal, issued by a
licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs. answer >>>>What is a
prescription?
6 months
14 days’ answer >>>>In Ohio, an original prescription MUST be filled for the first
time within ______ of issuance.
If it is an opioid-containing drug, it must be filled within ________
No answer >>>>Are medication orders for inpatients of an institution considered
prescriptions
Information on a prescription is the property of the patient and is intended to
authorize the dispensing of a specific amount of medication for use by the
patient.
- Original copies of prescriptions must be maintained by pharmacies for the
purpose of documenting the dispensing of drugs to a particular patient answer
>>>>Who "owns" a prescription?
o for a legitimate medical purpose.
,PHARMACY LAW
o by an individual prescriber acting in the usual course of his/her professional
practice. answer >>>>For a prescription to be valid, it must be issued:
The responsibility for proper prescribing is upon the prescriber, but a
corresponding responsibility rests with the pharmacist who dispenses the
prescription.
" An order purporting to be a prescription issued not in the usual course of bona
fide treatment of a patient is not a prescription and the person knowingly issuing
such a purported prescription, as well as the person dispensing it, shall be subject
to the
penalties of law." answer >>>>Who is responsible for ensuring that a prescription
is dispensed for a legitimate medical
purpose?
MAKE SURE THAT PRESCRIPTIONS ARE FOR A LEGITIMATE MEDICAL PURPOSE
AND ARE ISSUED BY A LAWFUL PRACTITIONER. answer >>>>Both the prescriber
and pharmacist are legally responsible for the proper prescribing and dispensing
of medications. THEREFORE, AS PHARMACISTS WE NEED TO
o The dated when issued. (Pre- or post- dating is illegal)
o The following prescriber information:
[OAC 4729-5-30]
-Full name
-Professional Title (MD, DO, etc.)
-Address
, PHARMACY LAW
-Phone # where the prescriber can be personally contacted during
normal business hours
-manual signature
o The following patient information: -full name
-residential address (Raphe may add if missing).
o The following drug information:
-Name
-Strength (if it comes in >1 strength)
-Quantity to be dispensed
-Appropriate and explicit directions for use.
-# of refills answer >>>>What is required on a written prescription in Ohio?
• DEA # of prescriber
• ICD-10 or CDT (dentists) code - at a minimum the 1st 4 characters
o Not required for veterinarian issued prescriptions
o Currently in effect for all controlled substance
prescriptions (C-II through C-V) answer >>>>If a controlled substance, the
following prescriber information is also required
o Currently in effect for all controlled substance and
gabapentin prescriptions
o Not required for veterinarian issued prescriptions
o Also required for gabapentin prescriptions (but not the
