Jurisprudence Exam Questions and Answers
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Schedule I
Legend drugs requires rx
schedule IA
Drugs on CPP, must be on duplicate prescription
Schedule II
Professional Service Area- BTC - NPA
Schedule III
Professional Products Area- Drugs can be sold to anyone OTC area of licensed pharmacy
Schedule IV
Prescription by pharmacist, drugs that can be prescribed by a pharmacist
Unscheduled
Non pharmacy sale, drugs may be sold by non pharmacist to anyone
The Health Professions Act-Through the Act, the Ministry of Health (MOA) delegates Authority to
Provincial Regulatory Authority (A college) to ensure health professions:
Meet requirements for registration, maintain competency throughout practice, are held accountable
for their actions through a complaints resolution process,
Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CAPP)
Accredits pharmacy and pharm tech programs, candidate must have graduated from an accredited
program to enter practice
Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC)
Sets national exams which all Jurisdictions except Quebec require for entry to practice
CPBC
College of pharmacists of BC - provincial
The role of pharmacy organizations? regulatory organization?
applies legislation which governs the profession (CPBC, NAPRA)
The role of pharmacy organizations? An advocacy organization?
is one that supports interest of another - BC pharmacy association, Canadian pharmacists association,
Canadian association of pharmacy techs (CAPT)
The Provincial Government
, Ensures professionals are qualified to practice, sets requirements for pharmacies, adopts (if
warranted) recommendations from NAPRA for drug scheduling through the HPA & PODSA
The Federal Government
Ensures the safety of drugs and drug products through the Food and Drug Act and the controlled
drugs and substances act
The Regulatory board
The majority is made up of elected practitioners, they do not answer to their colleagues but rather
uphold the mandate of protection to the public, Gov also appoints 4 public appointees to provide
public perspective to ensure best interests are served
All self regulated professions get their authority...
From Gov and are responsible for maintaining the various legislation specific to their profession
The privilege and status provided to practitioners...
are their "restricted title" and "scope of practice"
Self Regulation
A privilege granted to a profession by gov through legislation
The role of a regulatory college...
to serve the best interests of the public not the profession
Healthcare Professions are committed...
to the direct benefit of their patients and only secondarily to making a profit
Difference between occupation and profession
profession- ppl have a distinct body of knowledge and are accountable
pharmacy is not just a profession
it is a healthcare profession
The social contract is to protect pt. vulnerability
Don't have knowledge and skill we do, may be in agonizing pain and discomfort, very young or very
old, could be suffering from a physical or mental disability, may have a language barrier
The concept of Self Regulation
Gov knows that ppl are not able to judge if a practitioner has the skills to do the job, therefore they
allow the profession to govern itself, granting the profession the ability to self regulate is privilege
that can be taken away
Regulated Healthcare Profession
Regulation is a tool Gov uses to protect the public, requires profession to enter "social contract", to
protect patient vulnerability
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Schedule I
Legend drugs requires rx
schedule IA
Drugs on CPP, must be on duplicate prescription
Schedule II
Professional Service Area- BTC - NPA
Schedule III
Professional Products Area- Drugs can be sold to anyone OTC area of licensed pharmacy
Schedule IV
Prescription by pharmacist, drugs that can be prescribed by a pharmacist
Unscheduled
Non pharmacy sale, drugs may be sold by non pharmacist to anyone
The Health Professions Act-Through the Act, the Ministry of Health (MOA) delegates Authority to
Provincial Regulatory Authority (A college) to ensure health professions:
Meet requirements for registration, maintain competency throughout practice, are held accountable
for their actions through a complaints resolution process,
Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CAPP)
Accredits pharmacy and pharm tech programs, candidate must have graduated from an accredited
program to enter practice
Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC)
Sets national exams which all Jurisdictions except Quebec require for entry to practice
CPBC
College of pharmacists of BC - provincial
The role of pharmacy organizations? regulatory organization?
applies legislation which governs the profession (CPBC, NAPRA)
The role of pharmacy organizations? An advocacy organization?
is one that supports interest of another - BC pharmacy association, Canadian pharmacists association,
Canadian association of pharmacy techs (CAPT)
The Provincial Government
, Ensures professionals are qualified to practice, sets requirements for pharmacies, adopts (if
warranted) recommendations from NAPRA for drug scheduling through the HPA & PODSA
The Federal Government
Ensures the safety of drugs and drug products through the Food and Drug Act and the controlled
drugs and substances act
The Regulatory board
The majority is made up of elected practitioners, they do not answer to their colleagues but rather
uphold the mandate of protection to the public, Gov also appoints 4 public appointees to provide
public perspective to ensure best interests are served
All self regulated professions get their authority...
From Gov and are responsible for maintaining the various legislation specific to their profession
The privilege and status provided to practitioners...
are their "restricted title" and "scope of practice"
Self Regulation
A privilege granted to a profession by gov through legislation
The role of a regulatory college...
to serve the best interests of the public not the profession
Healthcare Professions are committed...
to the direct benefit of their patients and only secondarily to making a profit
Difference between occupation and profession
profession- ppl have a distinct body of knowledge and are accountable
pharmacy is not just a profession
it is a healthcare profession
The social contract is to protect pt. vulnerability
Don't have knowledge and skill we do, may be in agonizing pain and discomfort, very young or very
old, could be suffering from a physical or mental disability, may have a language barrier
The concept of Self Regulation
Gov knows that ppl are not able to judge if a practitioner has the skills to do the job, therefore they
allow the profession to govern itself, granting the profession the ability to self regulate is privilege
that can be taken away
Regulated Healthcare Profession
Regulation is a tool Gov uses to protect the public, requires profession to enter "social contract", to
protect patient vulnerability
