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Georgia Pharmacy Law MPJE Review
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For every pharmacist there
can be ____ technicians?
3 (1 of the 3 techs must have passed certificaiton,
employer's training & assessment, OR certified by
pharmacy technician certification board)
PIC must notify Board of any
change in employment status
of technicians with in _____ of
separation date of
employment
10 days
A pharmacy observer must be
at least ___ years old
17
must also be enrolled in high school or GED prep
courses AND not have been convicted of a felony
or any drug offense & have his principal or
parent/guardian attest to this
A pharmacy observer cannot
be present for more than ___
hours per day and in no
circumstance more than ____
8 h/d and no more than 40 hours
Pharmacist or intern may sell
non-PSE products with out a
prescription - max quantity is
______ oz or ____dosage units of
CV within ___hours
4 ounces or 32 dosage units within 48 hours
Sale of non-PSE products --
must record _______, ______, and
_______ of the patient. Date of sale.
Product ______, _____, ______, and
________.
Signature, date of birth and address (city, state,
zip)
Product name, kind, quantity and use
PSE products must not
exceed _____g/24 hours.
3.6 grams
PSE products must not
exceed ______g/30 days.
9 grams
Sale of PSE products -- must
record in a logbook & have
approval via pharmacist or
intern/extern (meaning pt's ID
is verified & patient has a valid
reason for obtaining PSE):
Product ______, _______, and
________.
Patient _______ and ________, _______.
and ________.
Date and TIME of sale.
Patient must have state issued
photo ID.
Product name, strength, and quantity.
Patient's name and signature, date of birth, and
address.
PSE and non-PSE log boods
must be kept for ____ years of
LAST recorded SALE.
2 years
A pharmacist's license must
be renewed every ____ years of
(odd/even) years on the day
of _________.
every 2 years of EVEN years
December 31st.
A pharmacy license must be
renewed every ____ years of
(odd/even) years on the day
of _________.
every 2 years of ODD years
June 30th
You must make a _____ score
on the NAPLEX to pass.
75
You must make a _____ score
on the Practical to pass.
75
You must make a _____ score
on the MPJE to pass.
75
A score less than _____ on any
section of the Practical
invalidates Practical.
70
Late renewal of a Pharmacist's
license is _________.
January 31st
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A pharmacy's license will
lapse if no payment before
_________.
September 1st
You must have ______ CE hours
every 2 years.
3o
A pharmacist licensed before
or during the first six (6)
months of the biennium
(January to June), shall be
required to obtain _____ hours
of C.E.
30
A pharmacist licensed during
the following twelve (12)
months (June to July) shall be
required to obtain _______ hours
of C.E.
15
A pharmacist licensed during
the last six (6) months of the
biennium shall be required to
obtain _____ hours of C.E.
0 (zero). You are exempt from this biennium.
Which DEA form is for
destruction of drugs?
DEA form 41
A prescription drug order
must contain:
Name and address of patient
Name and address of doctor
DEA # of doctor (if controlled)
Date Name, Strength (if needed), dosage form, quantity
of drug
Directions
Refills
Signature of Doctor
Assigned RX #
Which DEA form is for
Theft/Loss/Unaccountable
controls?
DEA form 106
The minimum floor space of a
retail pharmacy, retail pharm
providing HHCS, and OTP
pharmacy clinic shall be ______
square feet.
150
Such times when the
pharmacist is absent from the
pharmacy cannot exceed ______
hours daily, or more than
_______ hours at any one time.
3
1 and 1/2
Whenever the pharmacist is
absent from the pharmacy, a
sign shall be prominently
displayed on the entrance to
the prescription department
announcing "Prescription
Department Closed" and such
sign shall be clear and legible
with letters not less than
________ in size.
three (3) inches
Transfers of prescriptions
should include the normal Rx
requirements plus
________________________.
Name of the pharmacist or intern/extern who
received the prescription
Name of the transferring pharmacy and its
telephone number Name of the pharmacist or intern/extern who
provided the information for the prescription
Date the prescription drug order copy was
received.
All out-dated and
deteriorated drugs should be
removed from stock every
______ months or sooner.
6
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The minimum requirements of
a pharmacy are:
Current reference materials appropriate to the
individual pharmacy practice. (drug interactions;
patient counseling; compounding and
pharmaceutical calculations; and generic
substitution.)
The telephone number of a poison control center. Current copies of and/or computer or electronic
access to the following:
1. Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act
2. Georgia Controlled Substances Act &
Dangerous Drug Act
3. Official Rules of the Georgia State Board of
Pharmacy.
Equipment
_________ can sell, distribute,
exchange, or give, to any
person a hypodermic syringe
or needle designed or
marketed primarily for human
use.
No person other than a licensed
pharmacist or a pharmacy intern/extern,
Any Pharmacy Drive-Through
must include a window of
transparent material,
measuring no less than _______.
2 X 3 feet.
There shall be no more than
_____ drive-through lanes with
the lane farthest from the
pharmacy/prescription
department drive-through
window being no more than
_____ feet from the window.
two
twenty-four
Must notify Board in ______
hours of the following events: Permanent closing of a
licensed pharmacy. Change of ownership or
location of a licensed
pharmacy. Change in management of a
licensed pharmacy.
Change of the pharmacist in
charge of a licensed
pharmacy. Any theft or loss of drugs or
devices of a licensed
pharmacy. (This notification
must also be made to the
Georgia Drugs and Narcotics
Agency, and if involving
controlled substances, the
pharmacy must comply with
Rule 480-16-.06.)
24 hours
Any known conviction of any
employee of a licensed
pharmacy of any state or
federal drug laws
Disasters or accidents
involving the licensed
pharmacy.
Thefts or break-ins at the
licensed pharmacy.
Theft, destruction, or loss of
records of a licensed
pharmacy required to be
maintained by state or federal
law.
Significant adverse drug
reaction
The distribution of
compounded preparations,
for office use by a
practitioner, shall not exceed
______ of production of
compounded preparation in a
calendar year by that
pharmacy.
5% (Amounts produced greater than
5% shall be considered manufacturing and will
require separate licensure as a manufacturer.)
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Pharmacists shall label all
compounded preparations
distributed to practitioners for
administration to their patients
with the following:
1. "By purchase order, Not by prescription",
2. "For Office Use Administration Only - Not for
resale",
3. The name of the active ingredients and
strengths contained in the compounded
preparation,
4. The lot number
5. The pharmacy's name, address and telephone
number,
6. The initials of the pharmacist and date verified,
7. The quantity, amount, size, or weight of the
compounded preparation in the container,
8. An appropriate beyond-use (expiration) date of
the compounded preparation 9. Appropriate ancillary instructions such as
storage instructions or cautionary statements, and
where appropriate, hazardous drug warning
labels.
Must keep compounding
personnel training records for
______ years.
5
Long Term Care Facility's unit
dosage drug must:
be individually wrapped
have brand or generic name
strength
Lot #
expiration date
Hospital pharmacy
inspections must be ________ by
Director of Pharmacy.
every month
Hospital pharmacy
inspections must be ________ by
Board of Pharmacy.
once every 2 years (these are conducted by
GDNA representatives)
Corrections to discrepancies
of Board of Pharmacy
inspection of a hospital
pharmacy must be with a
written notice to GDNA with
in ______
30 days
Remote order entry RPH must
keep records entered for the
hospital for ____ years.
2
Emergency kits/crash carts in
the hospital must be opened
and inspected at least once
every _______ days.
90 days
Hospital patient profiles must
be kept under direct control
of the pharmacy for _______
years.
2
(Given and last name of the patient; Age; Sex;
Provisional diagnosis; Room number; Drug
product dispensed, date dispensed, strength,
dosage form, quantity and directions, and
identification of dispensing pharmacist;
Identification or differentiation of controlled
substances; Intravenous therapy; Selected
medical data; Drug history interview (when
possible); and Sensitivities and allergies to drugs
and foods are required)
Labels in the hospital should
include at a minimum:
Brand and/or generic name
Strength
Lot #
Expiration date
Labels for outside hospital
use should include:
Name, address, phone # of hospital pharmacy
Date
Rx #
Patient name
Drug name and strength
Directions
Doctor name
Caution statement for Controls
Parental solution labels
should include:
name and amount of drug added
Date and time of addition
expiration date and time
Identity of person adding
Wasted non-control records
of destruction should be kept
for _____
2 (date, time, personnel, method)
Wasted non-control records
returned to reverse distributor
must be kept for ___
2 years
Wasted controls should be
destroyed by _________ and
__________.
RPH or licensed nurse and 1 witness (both must
sign record book at time of destruction)
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Inpatient prescription order
must include:
Patient name
Room number
Drug name, strength, directions
Date
Doctor signature
GDNA Special Agent
qualifications are:
-RPH currently
-Actively practiced for _____ -No sanctions on license
-No prior convictions
-Passed personal background
check
-Passed the Georgia Peace
Officers Standards and
Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic
Mandate Training Course to
become a Georgia P.O.S.T.
Certified Peace Officer within
___ of being hired
2 years
1 year
GDNA Deputy Director
qualifications are:
- _____ as full time GDNA
Special Agent OR - _____ as a similar full time
Agent & meet qualifications to
be Special Agent
5 years
10 years
Electronic drug orders
(are/are not) allowed for
controlled drugs.
are not
Electronic drug orders must
include everything that a
written script plus _________ and
__________.
time of transmission and electronic signatures
must contain the wording on the face of Rx that
says it was electronically generated
Patient records must be
maintained for a period of not
less than ______ year(s) from last
entry (hard copy or
computerized)
5 years
RPH's must offer patient
counseling personally by
_________ or _________.
telephone or in person
Patient counseling is not
required for patients:
___________
___________
___________
___________
in the hospital or institution (health care
professional are administering medications)
inmates
patients receiving medications from GA Dept of
Human Resources Division of Public Health
Refills
Controlled drug labels must
contain:
Name, address, phone # of pharmacy
Rx #
Date initially filled or refilled
Patient name
Doctor name
Directions
Expiration date of drug
Cautionary statements
When giving a transfer for a
CS, you must put on the
prescription:
_________________.
Pharmacy's name, address, phone and DEA # to
which it was transferred
Name of Pharmacist transferring and getting
transfer
Date of transfer
When receiving a transfer for
a CS, you must have
everything on the prescription
as normal plus _________________.
Date originally written and dispensed
Number of refills originally given and remaining
Pharmacy's name, address, phone, DEA, and RX #
Name of pharmacist that transferred
Original and transferred
prescriptions must be kept for
_______ months from last refill.
30 months
Partial filling of a CII in a Long
Term Care Facility is limited to
____ days.
60 days
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Emergency kits in a LTCF must
not be acessed without
prescription order. The
prescription order must be
issued to pharmacy within
______ hours of being taken
from kit.
72 hours
Emergency kits in a LTCF must
be inventoried every _______
month(s) and sign a card
attached to kit with date of
inspection.
every 1 month
Emergency kits in a LTCF must
have a list of drugs, with
__________ in exterior and interior
of kit.
name, address, and phone number of pharmacy
Proof of use of a emergency
kit for a LTCF should contain:
Name and strength of drug
Dose and route
Doctor name
Patient name
Date and time of administration
Sign and title of administer
CII prescription orders must
contain:
Doctor name, address, phone and DEA number
Dated and signed
Patient name and address
Drug name, strength, dosage form, quantity,
directions
Refills
What can be changed or
added on a CII order?
Quantity or strength
(must speak with doctor and write change with
RPH initials on face of prescription. On back of
prescription, must write date and time of when
RPH spoke with doctor and a brief explanation
and how it was resolved.)
An emergency CII order is
limited to a prescribed and
dispensed amount to treat
emergency.
A written drug order must be
delivered within ______ day(s).
7 days
An emergency CII order must
be hand delivered in person
or if by mail, must be
postmarked within ____ day(s). Must have written,
"Authorization for Emergency
Dispensing" and date of
_________.
7 days Date must be of ORAL order.
*must attach to oral prescription
T/F: Terminally ill patients' CII
orders may be faxed to
pharmacy
True. Prescription must have agent and telephone
number on face of prescription and fax serves as
original. Doctor should mark VOID on
prescription and maintain on chart at office.
T/F: LTCF may fax CII
prescription orders.
True. Must note LTCF on face of prescription
T/F: Hospice may fax CII
prescription orders.
True. Must note Hospice on face of prescription
T/F: You may partial fill CII
prescription orders.
True.
Remainder of partial fill CII
order must be completed in
____ hours or forfeited.
72 hours (must make notation of face of
prescription the quantity dispensed)
T/F: LTCF, hospice, terminal ill
patient's CII prescriptions can
be partially filled.
True. (Pharmacist must record on prescription
what type of patient, and for each partial must
record on back of prescription date of partial,
quantity dispensed, quantity remaining, and ID of
RPH)
The total quantity of a CII
dispensed in all partial
fillings for a LTCF, hospice or
terminal ill patient may not
exceed the total quantity
prescribed. Such CII
prescription drug orders may
be partially filled for a period
not to exceed ______ days from
the dispensing date or
sooner if the medication is
discontinued.
60 days
T/F: CIII, CIV, and CV
prescription orders can be e-
prescribed.
False. Must be written, faxed, or orally given.
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Backtags of prescriptions
must contain:
RPH initals, dispensing date, and prescription
number
T/F: Pharmacists must sign the
FRONT of a CII prescription.
False. A pharmacist may sign the front or the back
of a CII prescription
What is the maximum amount
of refills a CIII, CIV, or CV
prescription may have?
5 refills (or a total of 6 fills)
Requirements for
compounding cytotoxic
drugs
vertical flow, class II, biological safety cabinet OR
appropriate barrier isolator
How quickly must records
regarding compounded
prescriptions be produced?
Immediately if requested by Board or GDNA
agent or within 48 h if maintained in central DB
The Board has the authority to
approve accreditation or
certification programs for
specialty pharmacy practice,
included, but not limited to
Diabetes
Dyslipidemia
Asthma
Anticoagulation
Licensed pharmacist who
have a specialty pharmacy
practice certification must
complete a minimum of _______
continuing education in each
specific area of specialty
during each biennium renewal
period
10 hours
When do hospital pharmacies
need to renew their licensure
& registrations?
June 30 of odd numbered years with GA State
BOP
How often must night
cabinets in a hospital be
inventoried? (same for access
to drugs in opioid treatment
clinic that are available to
personnel after hours)
No less than once per week
When a nurse accesses drugs
directly from a closed
pharmacy, the nurse must:
- provide a copy of the order,
- document the name of the drug, the strength
and amount of the drug removed, the date and
time it was removed, and sign the form
- conspicuously place the container from which
the drug was removed so it can be inspected by
the next pharmacist on duty; the Director of
Pharmacy's policies & procedures must say that
the next pharmacist physically coming into the
pharmacy must document that they have reviewed
the drugs removed & orders filled
The hospital pharmacy space
requirements should be a
minimum of what?
10 square feet per hospital bed
No more than a ___ supply of a
patient's medication can be
available at the patient care
area at any time in a hospital
72 hour (exception: drugs in bulk packages which
cannot be repackaged in unit-dose containers)
A survey of usage trends of
each standard ward inventory
shall be prepared _____ and
retained for _____
Monthly & retained for 2 years
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A Director of Pharmacy in a
hospital must inspect the
following items MONTHLY:
- Drugs are dispensed only by licensed
pharmacists/interns
- Non-licensed pharmacy personnel are properly
directed and supervised;
- Drugs for external use are stored separately, and
apart from drugs for internal use or injection;
- Drugs requiring special storage conditions to
insure their stability are properly stored;
- No outdated drugs are stocked
- Distribution and administration of controlled
substances are properly and adequately
documented and reported by both pharmacy and
other licensed medical personnel;
- Verification of standard ward inventory lists and
accountability, including such updating, if
applicable, are maintained;
- All necessary and required security and storage
standards are met;
- Metric-apothecaries' weight and measure
conversion tables and charts are available;
- All policies and procedures of the Director of
Pharmacy and of appropriate committees of the
hospital relevant to the pharmacy are followed;
- All discounted and out-dated medications are
returned to the pharmacy for proper disposition;
and
- Disinfectants and other similar supplies intended
for external use are stored separately and apart
from drugs intended for internal (oral) or
parenteral use.
When does a pharmacy tech
registration expire?
June 30 of odd numbered years
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A pharm tech must update
the Board with a change in
______ and ______ within _______
Change of home address & employment address
within 10 days of change
Any pharmacist having
knowledge that a pharmacist
or drug store owner allows or
encourages any unlicensed
person to illegally fill
prescriptions or practice
pharmacy while impaired shall
report such action within ____
to _____
10 days to Director of GDNA
Within _____ following any
damage by fire and/or water
to a building or storage area
in which any of the above said
items are stored or retained,
GDNA Director must be
notified in writing
3 days; then within 3 days of receipt of this notice,
the Director of the GDNA must inspect the stuff
Theft, loss, or unaccounted
for CS must be reported to
whom and how soon?
To DEA & GDNA within 3 days of discovery
What form is used for
theft/loss/unaccounted for
CS reporting?
DEA Form 106
How long do you have to
send a DEA Form 106 and
where do you send it?
Within 10 days of receiving it; the original & 1 copy
goes to DEA, 1 copy to GDNA
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DEA Form 106 reports
include:
- Full name and address of the pharmacy;
- List of cost codes, or identification symbols on
package stolen; and
- Pharmacy DEA registration number;
- Date of theft, loss, or discovery of missing
controlled substance;
- Type of incident, i.e. theft, loss, etc.;
- List of cost codes, or identification symbols on
package stolen; and
- List of the controlled substances missing.
Contents of a Sterile Drug
Intravenous Maintenance Kit
(SDM Kit) include what can
be distributed by/to whom?
Sterile saline
Sterile water
Diluted heparin
Distributed by Issuing Pharmacy to professional
registered nurses employed or contracted by a
home health care agency
When must an issuing
pharmacy be notified if an
SDM Kit is used?
Within 72 hours
Notification to include a copy of the physician's
order bearing the name of the prescriber, the
name of the nurse administering the drug(s), the
patient name, the name of the drug, the dosage
form and directions for use, along with other
pertinent information
How often are SDM kits
inspected and what is
included in the inspection?
Monthly;
-Storage by HHA
-Accountability for each issued kit
-Condition of drugs contained & exp date
-Method to handle kits after expiration
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When must opioid treatment
clinic pharmacies renew their
licenses?
June 30 of odd numbered years
How often must a CS
inventory be completed for
an OTP clinic pharmacy?
Every 2 years from the date the pharmacy opened
How long must records of an
OTP clinic pharmacy be
maintained
2 years
If a verbal order is given by a
physician in an emergency
situation in an OTP clinic, how
soon must it be signed by a
provider?
Within 72 h
How often must an OTP clinic
pharmacy be inspected?
Every 2 years
How quickly must
discrepancies/deficiencies
found in Board/GDNA
inspection of an OTP clinic
pharmacy be corrected?
30 days
How long must PSE logbooks
be maintained?
2 years from last recorded sale
How quickly must records
regarding PSE purchases be
obtained?
"readily retrievable" means <6 hours for electronic
records and 24 hours for handwritten records
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How often is a new rx order
required for HHCS products if
the physician doesn't
specify??
Every 6 months
How long does a patient
profile need to be maintained
for a HHCS pharmacy? What
does it contain?
2 years after last dispensing activity
CONTAINS: - Patient's full name;
- Age;
- Weight;
- Sex;
- Compounded, sterile parenteral products
dispensed;
- Date dispensed;
- Drug content and quantity;
- Patient directions;
- Prescription serial number;
- Identification of dispensing pharmacist(s);
- Other drugs patient is receiving;
- Patient's drug sensitivities and allergies to drugs
and foods;
- Primary diagnosis of the patient.
Patient counseling is
REQUIRED for -
Patients receiving IV drugs from HHCS
pharmacies
How frequently must a
pharmacist contact a HHCS
patient?
At least quarterly
How should laminar flow
hoods be certified for HHCS
pharmacies?
By Federal Standard 209B for operational
efficiency at least every 12 months
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For HHCS products, what is
considered to be a "lengthy"
expiration date and what must
be known about these
products?
10 days; in-house data or data in literature to
assure stability & sterility of the product at the
time it's used by the patient
If an emergency CII oral Rx is
phoned in, how soon must a
written hard copy be received
by the MD?
within 7 d (or postmarked within 7 d)
If prescriber doesn't deliver the Rx, the pharmacist
must notify GDNA
How quickly must CII records
be retrievable and by what
qualifications must they be
searched?
Immediately retrievable
Must be found by:
printout form by the prescribing practitioner's
name, patient's name, drug name or date of
dispensing
If requested by GDNA
If a terminally ill patient, LTCF
patient, or hospice patient has
a C-II that is partially filled, for
how long can they fill it?
60 days from dispensing date
You don't need to print out
electronic copies of C-III to
C-V Rxs if:
- Electronic Rx data is maintained in original
format for 2 years
- Reliable backup copies are stored in a fireproof
& secure container, stored offsite, or backed up to
an offsite documented security device within 48 h
following each workday
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Original and transferred CS
Rxs must be kept for a period
of ___ from the date of last
refill
2 years
What meds can be filled for
up to 24 months from date of
issuance?
Oral contraceptives
Hormone replacement
Prenatal vitamins
Written by an APRN
How long must records of
drug samples requested,
received, and dispensed be
maintained?
2 years
How long must rx records for
LTCF/nursing home/hospice
pts be kept?
2 years (in the retail pharmacy)
Emergency kits in a nursing
home or hospice must be
inventoried ___
Monthly (diff from hospital!)
Consultant pharmacist in
nursing facility should make
periodic inspections at least
____ of drugs & medication
records kept within the facility
Every 30 days
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How soon must the
consultant or vendor
pharmacist notify the GDNA
of the date & time the
destruction of CS will take
place?
2 weeks prior
How many people must be
present for CS destruction at
a LTCF?
3 licensed professionals or law enforcement
officials (one must be a pharmacist)
A generic drug may be
substituted in place of a
brand name as long as it is
therapeutically and
pharmaceutically equivalent,
for what "express purpose"?
providing the consumer with the lowest retail
price drug product which is in stock
True or False: a prescription
can only be filled for a brand
name product instead of the
generic drug if a doctor
writes "brand necessary" in
the body of the prescription.
False - doctor can write "brand necessary", or
patient can tell pharmacy that they want brand
only
What are the requirements for
writing "brand necessary" on
an electronic vs. hand-written
prescription?
electronic - "brand necessary" on the Rx in any
format is acceptable
hard copy - "brand necessary" must be in
prescriber's own handwriting and should not be
stamped or from a printer
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What are the legal maximums
on pseudoephedrine-
containing products?
3.6 g per 24 hours
9 g per 30 days
Technically, who is authorized
to sell/dispense
pseudoephedrine products
under GA law?
pharmacists, interns, and externs
What information is required
to record for a
pseudoephedrine purchase?
drug name/strength/quantity
patient's name/DOB/address/zip code
How long must
pseudoephedrine log books
be retained after the last
purchase?
2 years
A pharmacist can administer
an influenza vaccine under
protocol agreement with a
physician, provided that
physician is registered with
__________________________________.
the Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions
and Services (GRITS)
For a pharmacist to enter an
influenza vaccine protocol
with a physician, what
requirements must the
pharmacist meet?
pharmacy must be in the same county or a
contiguous county as the physician's registration,
pharmacist must hold current BCLS and have
completed training by ACPE or similar authority
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True or False: the patient may
request a VIS with their
influenza vaccine, but
providing it is not mandatory.
False - VIS is required by law to be provided to
the patient
True or False: the protocol
agreement for influenza
vaccines requires the
pharmacist to enter the
vaccine given in to GRITS.
True
How many minutes is a patient
required to remain under
observation of the pharmacist
after an influenza vaccine is
administered?
15 minutes
An influenza vaccine protocol
agreement will expire if not
renewed how frequently?
biennially (every 2 years)
Influenza vaccine protocol
agreements do not apply to
children under age _____. What
is the requirement for these
children?
under age 13
pharmacist may only administer if the physician
has written a patient-specific prescription
Where is a pharmacist's
signature required on a CII
prescription?
either front or back, but all CIIs must be signed
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True or False: the dispensing
date of a CII must be
documented physically on
either the front or back of the
hard copy.
True
What 3 requirements make an
oral prescription for an
emergency CII valid?
1. quantity prescribed is the least amount
necessary to treat the patient during the
emergency period
2. prescription must be immediately reduced to
writing by a pharmacist/intern and contain all
required legal info minus the physician's signature
3. hard copy must be delivered within 7 days
If a pharmacist partial fills a
CII, how should this be
documented?
notation of quantity dispensed on the FACE (not
back) of hard copy (must also be signed and
dated, on either front or back)
In what time frame must the
remainder of a CII be filled
after a partial fill?
72 hours
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