Michigan MPJE- Prescriptions Exam Study
Guide.
Drug Product - answerA finished dosage form that contains an active drug and inactive
ingredients (or excipients)
Active Ingredient - answeran ingredient that produces pharmacological activity or produces a
direct effect on diagnosis, cure, mitiga...
Drug Product - answer✔A finished dosage form that contains an active drug and inactive
ingredients (or excipients)
Active Ingredient - answer✔an ingredient that produces pharmacological activity or produces a
direct effect on diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of a disease
Legend Drug - answer✔Prescription Drug approved by FDA
Drug that is dispensed with a RX order
Role of prescription orders - answer✔RX orders serve as instructions, authorizing dispensers to
fill, compound + dispense a drug or device to a patient
Is off-label use of FDA-approved drugs legal? - answer✔YES!
Both FEDERAL + MICHIGAN law allow the off-label use of drugs
Who is responsible for making sure all the requirements of federal + state laws, rules, &
regulations are present on the RX? - answer✔The prescriber
The dispensing pharmacist
Who must validate RX authenticity? - answer✔Pharmacist
Who can prepare + transmit a prescription order? - answer✔The Prescriber
and
An agent/employee designated to act on the behalf of the prescriber
How should can hard copy prescriptions be written? - answer✔In a legible manner
Ink
Indelible pencil (cannot erase)
Typewriter
Printed on a computer
Methods of Prescribing - answer✔Written
Verbal
Electronic
Faxed
Electronic signature - answer✔unique identifier
can sound, symbol or process associated with a record and executed by the prescriber
What is consider the original RX for written, verbal, electronic + faxed prescriptions? -
answer✔Written
- original rx = hard copy
Verbal
- original rx = the transcribed RX order written by the pharmacy personnel
Electronic
- original rx = electronic record
Faxed
- original rx = printed copy of the order
What is considered an electronic RX? - answer✔Computer-to- computer
Computer-to-fax
NOT AN ELECTRONIC RX:
- transmitted from the prescriber's office by fax --> faxed rx
Medical Institution Prescribing - answer✔Medications ordered & administered to a pt can be
found in the PATIENT CHART
A prescriber or agent can transmit a prescription within a pt's chart to the pharmacy
original RX = prescription in the pt's chart & transmitted to the pharmacy
Signing - answer✔affixing one's signature to a document or using an electronic signature when
transmitting a RX electronically
What types of RX need to be manually signed? - answer✔ALL (includes printed hard copies +
faxed RXs)
EXCEPTION: verbal orders
Accepted Signatures for Written RX - answer✔Non-controlled = Manual
C3-5 = Manual
C-2 = Manual
Accepted Signatures for verbal RX - answer✔NONE REQUIRED
Accepted Signatures for Computer-to-Fax RX - answer✔Non-controlled = Electronic
C3-5 = Electronic
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