HOSA PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025
FDA (food and drug administration)
-approve new drugs to be sold in the US
-process New Drug Applications (NDA)
-regulate package inserts
-regulate drug advertising
-issue recalls
-federal agency
DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
-federal a...
HOSA PHARMACOLOGY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024/2025
FDA (food and drug administration)
-approve new drugs to be sold in the US
-process New Drug Applications (NDA)
-regulate package inserts
-regulate drug advertising
-issue recalls
-federal agency
DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
-federal agency
-enforce the CSA ( controlled substances act)
-track controlled substances manufactured and sold
-investigates all violations involving controlled substances
-set the DEA Sch. Definitions
-issue DEA numbers
BOP (Board of Pharmacy) (each state)
-regulate licensing of pharmacists
-regulate licensing of pharmacy technicians
-set state laws/ requirements
-outline the operating guidelines in the pharmacy
-investigate violations of the operating guidelines
-determine state regulated controlled substances
-state agency
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
-watches over healthcare organizations
-third party auditors/ regulators for insurance providers
DEA Schedule I
-no accepted medical use
-extremely high potential for abuse
-high potential for psychological and physical dependency
-ex. weed, heroin, mdma
DEA Schedule II
-does have medical use
-high potential for abuse
-relative potential for psychological and physical dependency
-ex. oxycodone, codeine, retalin
, -no refillls allowed
-cannot be "called in" or transmitted electronically unless it is an absolute emergency
DEA Schedule III
-does have medical use
-moderate abuse potential exits
-ex. vicodin and tylenol w/ codeine
DEA Schedule IV
-abuse potential exists
-ex. ambien, darvocet, lorazepam
DEA Schedule V
-lowest abuse potential
-ex. cough medicine w/ codeine or anti-diarrheas
DEA Form 222
-must be used whenever Sch I or II drugs are bought, sold or transferred between
pharmacies or qualified distributors
DEA number verification
-add the 1st, 3rd, and 5th digits
-add the 2nd, 4th, and 6th digits. double it
-add the two totals together. the second digit is the check digit
-preceded by two letters: first letter represents the type of practice or institution the DEA
number is issued to, the second letter represents the first letter of the practitioner's last
name
sig
-tells pharm techs how to dispense it
-also printed on the prescription it is dispensed in but translated into regular words for
the patient
Expiration dates: DEA Sch II
no expiration
Expiration dates: DEA Sch III thru V
6 months
Expiration dates: Legend Drugs
12 months
Refills: DEA Schedule II
no refills allowed
Refills: DEA Schedule III thru V
-up to 5, but only 5 times
-if a patient can only afford 50 at a time then they will only get 250 total
Refills: Legend Drugs
up to 12 months worth
DEA Controlled Drug Prescriptions must contain at least:
-date of prescription issue
-patient's name and address
-practitioner's name, address, and phone number
-drug name
-drug strength
-dosage form and instructions
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