Federal Pharmacy Law Essentials (Highly Recommended)

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE under the Controlled Substance Act? correct answers I. An authorized agent of an individual practitioner may prepare a written prescription for the signature of the practitioner, provided that the practitioner, in the usual course of professional practice, has determined that there is a legitimate medical purpose for the prescription and has specified to the agent the required elements of the prescription. II. Where a DEA-registered individual practitioner has made a valid oral prescription for a controlled substance in Schedules III-V by conveying all the required prescription information to the practitioner's authorized agent, that agent may telephone the pharmacy and convey that prescription information to the pharmacist. III. In those situations in which an individual practitioner has issued a valid written prescription for a controlled substance, and the regulations permit the prescription to be transmitted by facsimile to a pharmacy the practitioner's agent may transmit the practitioner-signed prescription to the pharmacy by facsimile. The pharmacist receives a telephone prescription for Alprazolam from a physician's assistant. Assuming that the dosage, quantity, and instructions are appropriate, and the prescription is reduced to writing, the pharmacist should: correct answers d. It cannot be said since a prescriptive authority for controlled substances for a physician's assistant may vary a state to state. (Defer to state law) If a purchaser determines that an unfilled electronic DEA 222 order has been lost before or after receipt, the purchaser must provide, to the supplier, a signed statement containing the unique tracking number and date of the lost order and stating that the goods covered by the first order were not received through loss of that order. True or False correct answers True True or False: Under the CSA, the transfer of original prescription information for a controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V for the purpose of refill dispensing between two INTERNET PHARMACIES is allowed. correct answers True RX-Care Pharmacy (Retail Pharmacy) has a contract with Correct Prescription Pharmacy (Central Fill Pharmacy) to fill prescriptions for RX Care Pharmacy. Which of the following shall be required on the dispensing container of Alprazolam? correct answers I. Name and address of RX-Care Pharmacy. II. A DEA registration number of Correct Prescription Pharmacy. (If the prescription is filled at a central fill pharmacy, the central fill pharmacy shall affix to the package a label showing the retail pharmacy name and address and a unique identifier) True or False May a retail pharmacist allow to fill a prescription for Oxycontin that is transmitted by the practitioner or the practitioner's agent to a pharmacy via facsimile equipment? correct answers False