MEP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS
What license does a pharmacist need in order to wholesale? - Answer-None- the
WDA(h) has been repealed
Requirements in order to wholesale and for it not to be deemed as commercial dealings
- Answer--Takes place on an occasional basis
-Quantity of medicines supplied is small
-The supply is made on a not for profit basis
-The supply is not for onward wholesale distribution
What license is needed if a pharmacist would like to engage in commercial trading? -
Answer-WDA(H)
The commercial trade restrictions do not apply if: - Answer-for the exchange of stock
between pharmacies that are part of the same legal entity
What needs to be supplied if a messenger collects the CD requisition stock on behalf of
the purchaser? - Answer-A written authorisation that empowers the message to receive
medicines on their behalf
When a valid CD requisition is received for CD 1,2,3 it is a legal requirement to: -
Answer-- mark the requisition with suppliers name and address (indelible ink)
- retain a copy for 2 years
- Send original requisition to the relevant NHS agency
The requirements to mark and send the requisition to the relevant NHS agency do not
apply when the supply is made: - Answer-- by hospital or care homes
- by pharmaceutical manufacturers
- by a prison pharmacy to wings within the prison
- against a midwife supply order
- against a veterinary requisition (original retained for 5 years)
A midwife may use a midwife supply order to obtain the following control drugs: -
Answer-diamorphine
morphine
pethidine
The midwife supply order should contain: - Answer--name of midwife
,-occupation
-name of person to home the CD is going to be administered/ supplied to
- purpose for which the CD is required
- signature of appropriate medical officer (doctor authorised by the local supervising
authority1q
CD Rx requirements for NHS and private: - Answer-- signature of prescriber
- date (within 28 days) - includes sch 4 and owing balances
- prescriber address
- dose (clearly defined)
- formulation (tabs and caps acceptable)
- strength
- total quantity (words and figures)
- quantity prescribed
- name of patient
- address of patient
What should be included on a dental CD Rx: - Answer-"for dental treatment only"
Amendments that pharmacists can make on CD script - Answer-Typographical errors or
spelling mistakes
Where words OR figures have been missed
Amendments that pharmacists cannot make on a CD script - Answer-missing date,
incorrect dose, form or strength
When making amendments on a CD script what should be done? - Answer-Mark in
indelible ink with name, date, signature and GPhC number
Can a pharmacist IP, nurse IP and supplementary prescribers, prescribe cocaine,
diamorphine or dipipanone? - Answer-Not for treating addiction, only for organic disease
or injury
Where can GSL be sold? - Answer-registered pharmacies
How/why are GSL medicines classified - Answer-Due to the EU/UK marketing
authorisation
Can a GSL medicines be supplied in absence of a responsible pharmacist? - Answer-
Yes - undertaken by suitable trained staff and operating within an greed documented
operating procedure
Can a patient self-select a P medicine? - Answer-No- "pharmacy medicines should not
be accessible to the public by self-selection"
, Supplying POM restriction - Answer-should be prescribed by any authorised prescriber
(including EEA and Swiss doctors and dentists
What class is methylamphetamine? - Answer-Class A
Why are there legal restrictions on supplying pseudoephedrine and ephedrine? -
Answer-Potential for misuse in the ilicit production of crystal meth (methylamphetamine)
What is the maximum supply of pseudoephedrine? - Answer-720mg
What is the maximum supply of ephedrine? - Answer-180mg
Can you supply ephedrine and pseudoephdrine together? - Answer-No - it is unlawful to
supply both at the same time
Signs of misuse of psuedoephedrine and ephedrine - Answer-Nervous guilty behaviour
Lack of symptoms
Rehearsed answer
Inpatient or aggressive
Opportunistic
Specific products
Paraphernalia
Quantities
Frequencies
Who can supply psuedoephedrine and ephedrine - Answer-Pharmacist
Trained and competent staff
Which contraceptions are licensed as emergency hormonal contraceptions ? - Answer-
Levonorgestrel 1500mcg
Ulipristal acetate 30mg
Levonorgestrel licensing: - Answer-Aged 16 or over
within 72 hours of unprotected sex
Ulipristal licensing: - Answer-within 120hours (5days) of unprotected sex
At what age is it too young to legally consent to any sexual activity? - Answer-Under 13
years - should report to social services (unless exceptional circumstances)
Sexual activity under 16yrs - Answer-offence but may be consensual - law does not
prosecute mutually agreed sexual activity between similar aged young people unless
abuse or exploitation is involved
Legal limit for paracetamol or aspirin non-effervescent to be sold to a person at any one
time? - Answer-100
CORRECT ANSWERS
What license does a pharmacist need in order to wholesale? - Answer-None- the
WDA(h) has been repealed
Requirements in order to wholesale and for it not to be deemed as commercial dealings
- Answer--Takes place on an occasional basis
-Quantity of medicines supplied is small
-The supply is made on a not for profit basis
-The supply is not for onward wholesale distribution
What license is needed if a pharmacist would like to engage in commercial trading? -
Answer-WDA(H)
The commercial trade restrictions do not apply if: - Answer-for the exchange of stock
between pharmacies that are part of the same legal entity
What needs to be supplied if a messenger collects the CD requisition stock on behalf of
the purchaser? - Answer-A written authorisation that empowers the message to receive
medicines on their behalf
When a valid CD requisition is received for CD 1,2,3 it is a legal requirement to: -
Answer-- mark the requisition with suppliers name and address (indelible ink)
- retain a copy for 2 years
- Send original requisition to the relevant NHS agency
The requirements to mark and send the requisition to the relevant NHS agency do not
apply when the supply is made: - Answer-- by hospital or care homes
- by pharmaceutical manufacturers
- by a prison pharmacy to wings within the prison
- against a midwife supply order
- against a veterinary requisition (original retained for 5 years)
A midwife may use a midwife supply order to obtain the following control drugs: -
Answer-diamorphine
morphine
pethidine
The midwife supply order should contain: - Answer--name of midwife
,-occupation
-name of person to home the CD is going to be administered/ supplied to
- purpose for which the CD is required
- signature of appropriate medical officer (doctor authorised by the local supervising
authority1q
CD Rx requirements for NHS and private: - Answer-- signature of prescriber
- date (within 28 days) - includes sch 4 and owing balances
- prescriber address
- dose (clearly defined)
- formulation (tabs and caps acceptable)
- strength
- total quantity (words and figures)
- quantity prescribed
- name of patient
- address of patient
What should be included on a dental CD Rx: - Answer-"for dental treatment only"
Amendments that pharmacists can make on CD script - Answer-Typographical errors or
spelling mistakes
Where words OR figures have been missed
Amendments that pharmacists cannot make on a CD script - Answer-missing date,
incorrect dose, form or strength
When making amendments on a CD script what should be done? - Answer-Mark in
indelible ink with name, date, signature and GPhC number
Can a pharmacist IP, nurse IP and supplementary prescribers, prescribe cocaine,
diamorphine or dipipanone? - Answer-Not for treating addiction, only for organic disease
or injury
Where can GSL be sold? - Answer-registered pharmacies
How/why are GSL medicines classified - Answer-Due to the EU/UK marketing
authorisation
Can a GSL medicines be supplied in absence of a responsible pharmacist? - Answer-
Yes - undertaken by suitable trained staff and operating within an greed documented
operating procedure
Can a patient self-select a P medicine? - Answer-No- "pharmacy medicines should not
be accessible to the public by self-selection"
, Supplying POM restriction - Answer-should be prescribed by any authorised prescriber
(including EEA and Swiss doctors and dentists
What class is methylamphetamine? - Answer-Class A
Why are there legal restrictions on supplying pseudoephedrine and ephedrine? -
Answer-Potential for misuse in the ilicit production of crystal meth (methylamphetamine)
What is the maximum supply of pseudoephedrine? - Answer-720mg
What is the maximum supply of ephedrine? - Answer-180mg
Can you supply ephedrine and pseudoephdrine together? - Answer-No - it is unlawful to
supply both at the same time
Signs of misuse of psuedoephedrine and ephedrine - Answer-Nervous guilty behaviour
Lack of symptoms
Rehearsed answer
Inpatient or aggressive
Opportunistic
Specific products
Paraphernalia
Quantities
Frequencies
Who can supply psuedoephedrine and ephedrine - Answer-Pharmacist
Trained and competent staff
Which contraceptions are licensed as emergency hormonal contraceptions ? - Answer-
Levonorgestrel 1500mcg
Ulipristal acetate 30mg
Levonorgestrel licensing: - Answer-Aged 16 or over
within 72 hours of unprotected sex
Ulipristal licensing: - Answer-within 120hours (5days) of unprotected sex
At what age is it too young to legally consent to any sexual activity? - Answer-Under 13
years - should report to social services (unless exceptional circumstances)
Sexual activity under 16yrs - Answer-offence but may be consensual - law does not
prosecute mutually agreed sexual activity between similar aged young people unless
abuse or exploitation is involved
Legal limit for paracetamol or aspirin non-effervescent to be sold to a person at any one
time? - Answer-100
