PHARM 2510 Exam 2 Latest Updates

PHARM 2510 Exam 2 Pharmacy Practice Act - State-specific legislation concerning the regulation of the practice of pharmacy and related matters Components of Pharmacy Practice Act - Organizational law Drug law Licensing law Organizational law - Board of Pharmacy description/membership Licensing law - Examination requirements Pharmacy practice experience requirements Intern registration/preceptors/training sites Licensure procedures for pharmacists and technicians Continuing professional education Board of Pharmacy - A governmental body empowered to regulate pharmaceutical practices including granting and disciplining licenses of individuals and companies 5 roles of the Board of Pharmacy - Licensure Continue education Rules Disciplinary hearings Law enforcement Emily's Law (SB 203, 2009) requirements - Qualified pharmacy technician 18 years of age Criminal record checks Technician training program Board approved examination HB 188 - Streamlines consult agreements Allows pharmacists acting under a consult agreement to order tests, change medication therapies, administer drugs Allows pharmacists to give patients who are out of refills up to an extra 30-day supply of medications National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) - Supports the state boards of pharmacy in protecting public health through its pharmacist license transfer and pharmacist competence assessment programs, model rules development, as well as various accreditation programs NABP Programs - Model State Pharmacy Practice Act & Rules NAPLEX, MPJE, FPGEE Licensure transfer CPE Monitor Accreditation for wholesalers, VIPPS, durable medical equipment Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) - Online pharmacy must comply with licensing and inspection requirements of its state and each state to which it dispenses pharmaceuticals VIPPs criteria - Meet nationally endorsed standards of pharmacy practice Demonstrate compliance with standards of privacy and authentication and security of prescriptions Adhere to a quality assurance policy Provide meaningful consultation between patients and pharmacists NAPLEX - North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination Measures knowledge of the practice of pharmacy MPJE - Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination Federal and state specific questions to test pharmacy jurisprudence knowledge Reciprocation - The transfer of a pharmacist's license from one state to another, with procedures varying between states NAPLEX Competency Statements - Area 1: Ensure safe and effective pharmacotherapy and health outcomes Area 2: Safe and accurate preparation, compounding, dispensing, and administration of medications and provision of health care products MPJE Competency Statements - Area 1: Pharmacy practice Area 2: Licensure, registration, certification and operational requirements Area 3: Regulatory structures and terms FPGEE - Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination Graduates before 2003: 4-year accredited pharmacy curriculum Graduates after 2003: 5-year accredited pharmacy curriculum FPGEE Competency Statements - Area 1: Basic biomedical sciences Area 2: Pharmaceutical sciences Area 3: Social/behavioral/administrative sciences Area 4: Clinical sciences Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA '90) - State drug utilization review for Medicaid patients (retrospective and prospective) Educational/intervention programs Pharmacists must: screen prescriptions, maintain patient profiles, document, offer to counsel Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Federal privacy protections for individually identifiable health information