Already Passed Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
Who may have authority to conduct inspections of any licensed retail pharmacy?
I. GDNA Special Agents
II. Deputy Directors of GNDA
III. Agents of Georgia State Pharmacy Board
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. All - Answer I and II only, [Rules of Georgia State Board of Pharmacy 480-10-.01(3),(4)].
(1). Every retail pharmacy, possessing or having possessed any controlled substances and/or
dangerous drugs, within a period of two years, and/or possessing any record related to the
same, which is required to be kept by O.C.G.A. T. Ch. 16-13, shall exercise diligent care in
protecting such controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs and/or records related to the
same from loss or theft.
(a). Every licensed retail pharmacy shall ensure that all controlled substances and/or dangerous
drugs are purchased from and/or returned to firms holding a current permit issued by the
Georgia State Board of Pharmacy (Board). This requirement can be met by a pharmacy
maintaining a copy of such firms’ current Georgia Board permit.
(2). All controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs shall be kept in a secure place accessible
only to an authorized person.
(3). Special Agents or Deputy Directors of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency (GDNA) shall
have the authority to conduct inspections of any place or premises used by any such licensed
retail pharmacy in relation to such controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs and/or any
records pertaining to their acquisition, dispensing, disposal, or loss.
(4). GDNA Special Agents or Deputy Directors shall have the authority to examine, copy, or
remove all such records, and to examine, copy, remove, or inventory all such controlled
substances and/or dangerous drugs.
,(a). It shall be the responsibility to such person possessing such controlled substances and/or
dangerous drugs and/or records to make the same available for such inspection, copying,
examination, or inventorying by said GDNA Special Agents or Deputy Directors.
(b). At the conclusion of an inspection, the GDNA Special Agents or Deputy Di
The board shall be notified immediately upon the occurrence of which of the following:
I. Permanent closing of a licensed pharmacy.
II. Any theft or loss of drugs or devices of a licensed pharmacy.
III. Occurrence at a licensed pharmacy of a significant adverse drug reaction as defined by rules
of the board.
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. All - Answer Answer: (d) All, [Pharmacy Practice Act of Georgia 26-4-112].
The board shall be notified immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1). Permanent closing of a licensed pharmacy;
(2). Change of ownership, management, or location of a licensed pharmacy;
(3). Change of the pharmacist in charge of a licensed pharmacy;
(4). Any theft or loss of drugs or devices of a licensed pharmacy;
(5). Any known conviction of any employee of a licensed pharmacy of any state or federal drug
laws;
(6). Disasters, accidents, theft, destruction, or loss of records of a licensed pharmacy required to
be maintained by state or federal law;
,(7). Occurrence at a licensed pharmacy of a significant adverse drug reaction as defined by rules
of the board;
(8). Any and all other matters and occurrences at a licensed pharmacy as the board may require
by rule.
Under the Georgia State Pharmacy Law, each violation of pertaining to unlawfully engaging in
the practice of pharmacy shall also constitute a felony punishable upon conviction thereof by a
fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than two
nor more than five years, or both.
A. True
B. False - Answer Answer: (a) True, [Rules of Georgia State Board of Pharmacy 26-4-40(c)].
Any individual who, after hearing, shall be found by the board to have unlawfully engaged in the
practice of pharmacy shall be subject to a fine to be imposed by the board for each offense.
Each violation of this chapter pertaining to unlawfully engaging in the practice of pharmacy shall
also constitute a felony punishable upon conviction thereof by a fine of not less than $500.00
nor more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than two nor more than five years, or
both.
According to Georgia State Pharmacy Law, the prescription record should be kept on file for:
A. Two years from the date of dispensing.
B. Five years from the date of dispensing.
C. Three years from the date of dispensing.
D. A year from the date of dispensing. - Answer Answer: (a) According to Georgia State
Pharmacy Law, the prescription record should be kept on file for two years from the date of
dispensing, [Rules of Georgia State Board of Pharmacy 480-27-.03].
Records of dispensing for original and refill prescriptions are to be made and kept by
pharmacies for two years and shall include, but not be limited to:
(a). Quantities dispensed;
(b). Date of dispensing;
(c). Serial number (or equivalent if an institution);
, (d). The identification of the pharmacist responsible for dispensing;
(e). Documentation of satisfaction of state requirements for drug product selection;
(f). Records of refills to date to include date(s) of refills, and identification of pharmacist(s)
dispensing refills.
According to Georgia State Pharmacy Law, a controlled substance prescription drug order issued
by an individual practitioner, "For Office Use" to obtain a controlled substance for the purpose
of general dispensing or administration to patients in his/her office shall NOT be filled by a
pharmacist.
A. True
B. False - Answer Answer: (a) True, [Rules of Georgia State Board of Pharmacy 480-
22-.02(2)].
According to Georgia State Pharmacy Law, a controlled substance prescription drug order issued
by an individual practitioner, in his or her name or written "For Office Use" to obtain a
controlled substance for the purpose of general dispensing or administration to patients in
his/her office shall NOT be filled by a pharmacist.
For a controlled substance prescription drug order to be legal, it must be issued for a legitimate
medical purpose by an authorized individual practitioner acting in the usual course of his or her
professional practice.
The responsibility for the proper prescribing of controlled substances is upon the prescribing
practitioner, but the pharmacist is responsible for the proper filling of the prescription drug
order.
Any person knowingly filling a purported prescription drug order, as well as the person issuing it,
shall be subject to disciplinary action.
A registered licensed professional nurse who is employed or engaged by a licensed home health
agency may possess:
I. sterile water
II. sterile saline
III. diluted heparin