NJ MPJE Made Easy

ho decides which schedule a drug is in? - Answer-The HHS (Secretary of Human Health Services) gives a scientific evaluation to the attorney general and then pretty much decides which schedule the drug should be in. The attorney general can make a drug schedule 1 on the grounds that it can cause "imminent hazard to the general public" without consulting the secretary of HHS How long does a prescriber have to give a hard copy to the pharmacist, after administration of an emergency CII prescription? - Answer-The prescriber has 72 hours to mail or hand in the prescription otherwise the pharmacy must contact the DEA and DCU! Failure to contact the DEA would make the pharmacy unauthorized to take emergency CII prescriptions What words must be on the hard copy after administration of an emergency CII prescription? - Answer-"Authorization for Emergency Dispensing" How many drugs can be given in an emergency CII prescription? - Answer-Only enough to cover 72 hours Are partial fillings for CIII - CV prescriptions allowed? - Answer-Yes How many partial fillings are allowed on a CIII prescription? - Answer-More than 5 partial fillings are allowed. However, only 5 refills are allowed on a CIII prescription. What is the three drawer method for filing prescriptions? - Answer-1. CII drugs 2. CIII-CV drugs 3. Non-scheduled drugs What are the two two drawer methods for filing prescriptions? - Answer-1. CIIs 2. CIII-CV and non-scheduled drugs, but the CIII-CVs need to have the red "C" in the bottom right hand corner OR 1. CII, CIII-CV drugs (CIII-CV need red "C" too) 2. Non-scheduled drugs Do you always have to file with the red "C" in the corner? - Answer-No, if they are separate you don't OR if you file through an acceptable computer program which can look up prescriptions by patient name, prescriber name, drug dispensed, or date filled then the red "C" is waived When does a pharmacy have to have controlled substances inventory counts? - Answer-1. Before a pharmacy starts (even if the inventory is zero) 2. Biennial (every 2 years) 3. Any change in ownership or Pharmacist-in-charge