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1) A prescription is written for atenolol 50 mg and dated August 15, 2017. The
patient brings the prescription in to be filled on March 1, 2018. Can you legally
fill this prescription?
a) Yes
b) No - ANSWER✔✔ b (March 1, 2018 is past 6 months)
2) Prescription records must be kept for ___________________ under federal
law, and ____________________ under Ohio law.
a) 3 years, 3 years
b) 2 years, 2 years
c) 2 years, 3 years
d) 2 years, 5 years
e) none of the above - ANSWER✔✔ c
3) Records for poisons must be kept 5 years
a) True
b) False - ANSWER✔✔ a
4) It is legal for a physician to write prescriptions for Crestor 10 mg and
alprazolam 0.5 mg on the same prescription form.
,a) True
b) False - ANSWER✔✔ b
5) A pharmacy with a category III terminal distributor's license may dispense
controlled substances, dangerous drugs, and IV solutions
a) True
b) False - ANSWER✔✔a
How many days notice for change in responsible pharmacist? - ANSWER✔✔
10 days
How many days prior to discontinuing business? - ANSWER✔✔14 days
What date is the terminal distributor's license due for renewal? - ANSWER✔✔
April 1st
What date is the wholesaler license due for renewal? - ANSWER✔✔ July 1st
What date is the pharmacist license due for renewal? - ANSWER✔✔
September 15th
What date is the intern license due for renewal? - ANSWER✔✔September 15th
What date is the laboratory terminal distributor's license due for renewal? -
,ANSWER✔✔April 1st
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act - ANSWER✔✔ Prohibited the interstate
commerce of adulterated (not pure) food and drugs
1911 Shirley Amendments - ANSWER✔✔ They prohibit false and misleading
claims for drug products
1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - ANSWER✔✔ Scientific proof of
safety before a drug could be marketed. (Sulfonilamide disaster)
1962 Harris-Kefauver Amendments - ANSWER✔✔ Scientific proof of efficacy
(effectiveness)
1984 Drug Price Competition and Patent Restoration Act - ANSWER✔✔
Created the ANDA for generic drugs (prove bioequivalence) and restored some
of patent life for the time a drug sat at he FDA waiting approval
a) Orange Book - book of bioequivalence for generics; AB and AA are
equivalent; anything that starts with a "B" is not equivalent
1983 Orphan Drug Act - ANSWER✔✔ Economic and tax incentives for
pharmaceutical manufacturers to develop drugs for rare disease
a) diseases with <200,000 patients in the US
b) diseases with >200,000 patients in which the cost of development will never
be recouped
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1984 - ANSWER✔✔ a) regulated samples
, b) cannot re-import drugs from other countries
c) regulates who hospitals can sell to
1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act - ANSWER✔✔ Made
herbals officially dietary supplements. Disclaimer: "This statement has not been
evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or
prevent any disease."
When do registered pharmacy technicians registrations expire? - ANSWER✔✔
March 31st on even numbered years
What is the scope of practice of technicians for accepting new verbal Rxs for
non-controlled drugs? - ANSWER✔✔ Trainee - no
Registered - no
Certified - yes
What is the scope of practice of technicians for non-sterile compounding? -
ANSWER✔✔ Trainee - yes
Registered - yes
Certified - yes
What is the scope of practice of technicians for sterile compounding? -
ANSWER✔✔Trainee - yes
Registered - no
Certified - yes