QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔If dispensing PSE/EPH for valid Rx, are they exempt from requirements and
limitations? - ✔✔yes
✔✔MAX amount of PSE/EPH that a person may buy and what time period! - ✔✔< 7500
mg of EPH or PSE within any 30 day period
✔✔MAX amount of PSE/EPH convenience packs you can buy - ✔✔only one within a 24
hour period
✔✔MAX amount of packages per transaction of PSE/EPH - ✔✔two packages per
transaction (this includes convenience packs)
✔✔minimum age to buy PSE/EPH - ✔✔18 years old
✔✔PSE/EPH products can old be sold by - ✔✔anyone authorized under IL CSA
✔✔How do PSE/EPH products need to be packaged - ✔✔in blister packs with each
blister containing no more than 2 dosage units
or unit dose packs and contain no more than 3 g (3000 mg) of PSE or EPH
✔✔PSE products sold in Pharmacies may only be distributed by .? - ✔✔pharmacist or
pharm tech
✔✔ID requirements for PSE/EPH - ✔✔DL or other government ID (with purchasers
name, DOB, and photo)
name in log needs to match with ID
✔✔what is in the log book for PSE/EPH products - ✔✔-purchasers name and address
date and time of transaction
brand, product name
quantity of PSE/EPH distributed
(can be electronic if it has all the info above)
✔✔how long do logs need to be kept for PSE/EPH - ✔✔2 years
✔✔PSE/EPH storage - ✔✔behind the counter, convenience packs need to be behind
counter or locked up so the patient needs to ask employee for assistance to access the
products
,✔✔Form to order schedule I and II - ✔✔DEA 222 Order Form
✔✔who can sign the 222 form - ✔✔original DEA registrant or person given POA
✔✔Max amount of order form books, forms, and lines for each applicant - ✔✔6 order
form books
each contain 7 numbered blank forms
each form contains 10 lines (only 1 item per line, no alterations or erasures)
✔✔DEA 222 form must include - ✔✔1. name of drug
2. NDC number
3. Strength, package size, # packs
4. # of lines completed
5. signature of purchaser/agent
6. DEA # of pharmacy
7. Date form was issued
✔✔When drugs are received, registrant or POA is required to - ✔✔1. verify the drugs
are in the order
2. indicate receipt on the form
3. date and sign the form to confirm receipt of the order
✔✔Signed and dated 222 form is kept for how long - ✔✔2 years
✔✔What happens if a drug is not received (example: out of stock) - ✔✔the form
remains active for 60 days, if not received in 60 days, item is voided and a new order
must be placed in order to receive the new drug
✔✔Reasons the forms can be refustd - ✔✔1. improperly completed
2. appears altered
✔✔Forms are in triplicate, where do they go - ✔✔copy 1 and copy 2 go to the supplier
copy 3 is maintained at the pharmacy
then the supplier retains copy 1 and forwards copy 2 to DEA
✔✔if supplier cannot supply an ordered drug, is partial filling permitted? - ✔✔yes,
provided that the remaining items are supplied within 60 days
✔✔Colors of Copies and where do they go (DEA 222 form) - ✔✔Copy 1- brown (goes to
supplier)
Copy 2- green (goes to DEA)
Copy 3- blue (goes to recipient)
, ✔✔When should the supplier forward copy 2 to the Special agent in charge of the DEA -
✔✔by the close of the month during which the order is filled.
✔✔what if there is something out of stock on 222 form, when does the supplier forward
their form to DEA - ✔✔at the close of the month during which the final shipment is made
or the 60-day validity period expires
✔✔CSOS - ✔✔controlled substance ordering system-
allows pharmacies to order C1 and C2 electronically
uses public key infrastructure (PKI)
✔✔Benefits to CSOS (5) - ✔✔1. can also be used for Schedule 3-5
2. no item limit for a single order
3. faster
4. accuracy
5. decreased cost
✔✔what happens if you want to obtain a c2 from another pharmacy in an emergency
situation - ✔✔the ordering pharmacy prepares the 222 and submits it the supplying
pharmacy
✔✔what if you're returning c2 for credit - ✔✔supplier prepares form and provides copies
1 and 2 to pharmacy. pharmacy forwards copy 2 to DEA and retains copy 1
✔✔ketamine schedule - ✔✔C3
✔✔What if DEA 222 forms are lost in transit and not submit? - ✔✔new form should be
submitted and a written statements should accompany illl three copies stating drugs
weren't received, and you think the form was lost. if old form was found ,void that old
form. loss should be reported to DEA
if it is found, DEA SAIC should be notified immediately
✔✔if you can't remember the serial numbers for the lost 222 forms, what do you do -
✔✔record the date or approximate date of issuance
✔✔Which drug does IL C2 duplicate order requirement refer to - ✔✔pentazocine
(Talwin)
✔✔is there any special form required for C3-C5 - ✔✔no special form required