Pharmacy Technician STUDY GUIDE LATEST VERSION 2024 REVISED 100% CORRECT

CORRECT Federal Food and Drug Act - ANSWER -FDA - Series of consumer protection laws - led to creation of the FDA - banned foreign and interstate traffic in adulterated or mislabeled food and drug products - Products had to be inspected and offenders where prosecuted - Active Ingredients had to be placed on labels of packaging - drugs can not fall below purity levels set by United states pharmacopoeia or national Formulary - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - ANSWER -- HIPAA - Provides the ability to transfer and continue health insurance coverage for millions of American worker s and families when they change or lose jobs - reduces Health care fraud and abuse - Mandatory Industry Wide standards for health care information and electronic billing processes - requires the protections and confidential handling of protected health informati on Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - ANSWER -OBRA - Allowed Workers and Families to keep their group coverage in cases of volentary or involentary job loss - in case of reduced hours worked - job transitions - give workers who lost their health benifits right to c hoose to continue plans under certain circumstances - required under businesses with 20+ employees - applies to both government and private sector - set period of time, maybe influenced by circumstances OBRA 90 Pharmacy Technician STUDY GUIDE LATEST VERSION 2024 REVISED 100% - ANSWER -- placed regulations on how to interact with patients - record keeping mandates, prospective drug reviews - counseling obligations - must review medicaid participants enire drug profile before prescribing medications Medicaid - ANSWER -- Social Health care program for families and individuals with low income + recources - government insurance for people of all ages who can not afford sufficient health care - varies from state to state --> joint funded between state and federal - must be US citizens or legal permanent residents - Medicare - ANSWER -- National Social Insurance Program - administered by US government - provides health insuracne for Americans aged 65+ - members must have worked and payed for the system - provides health insurance for younger people with disabilities - Disability - ANSWER -- Form of Insurance that insures the beneficiaries income against the risk that disability creates a barrier for a worker to complete the core functions of their work - encompasses paid sick leave, sho rt term disability benefits, and long term disability benifits - U.S. Social Security Act - ANSWER -- Social Welfare Legislation Act - provides federal assistance to those who can not wotk - Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act - ANSWER -- enacted to curb the gro wing problem of underground manufacture of illegal drugs - regulates over the counter products that can be used to make drugs - include daily sales limits and 30 day purchase limits - places products out of easy reach - sale logbooks - customer ID verification - training of employees and sellers - Sale of Ephedrin - ANSWER -- sale is limited to behind the counter - must present photo ID - stores require to keep personal information on buyers for at least 2 years - sales allowed in drive through lanes U.S. Merck + co – ANSWER -- An American pharmaceutical company - one of the largest in the world - publishes Merck Manuals --> a series of reference books for medical professionals - Merck Index -->list of chemical compounds --> lost Poison prevention Packaging Act - ANSWER -PPPA - requires use of child resistant packaging for prescription drugs, OTC, household chemicals, and hazerdous materials - some drugs are exempt from child proof packaging --> OTC drugs with the proper labeling not for children and in big enough packages Kefauver - Harris Act – ANSWER -- requires drug manufacturers to provide proof of their effectivness and safety before approval - requires drug advertisements to disclose side effects - stopped cheap generic drugs from being marketed as more expensive drugs and taking credit as breakthrough medications Controlled Substances Act - ANSWER -CSA - federal US drug Policy - manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain substances is regulated - created 5 classifications of schedules - all controlled substances need to be inventoried Biannually Schedule I Drugs - ANSWER -- High Potential for abuse - no potential medical use or treatment in US - lack of accepted safety for use of drug under medical supervision - No prescriptions may be written for drug - Crimes in volving drugs can be quite serious Schedule II Drugs - ANSWER -- Drugs have high potential for abuse - Drugs have currently accepted medical uses, although there may be serious restrictions - Abuse of drug may lead to severe psychological or physical dependenc e - may not be used unless directly dispensed by a practitioner - refills not allowed --> must write multiple prescriptions at once - must be stored in a safe, while other schedules can be stored throughout pharmacy Schedule III Drugs – ANSWER -- has potential for abuse, but to a lesser degree than schedules I + II - drug has an accepted medical treatment - abuse of drug may lead to moderate or low physical dependency or high psychologicaldependence - may not be dispensed without a prescripti on - may not be dispensed six months after prescription written - may not be refilled more than 5 times - may be prescribed orally or over phone Schedule IV Drugs - ANSWER -- low potential for abuse - has currently accepted medical use - abuse may lead to limited phys ical or psychological dependence - can be refilled up to five times after 6 months written or orally Schedule V Drugs – ANSWER -- low potential for abuse - currently accepted medical use - limited dependence