Federal Law Test 4

The Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) requires that pharmacies do which of the following?

The Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA), which requires child-resistant containers for prescription and certain non-prescription drugs (with some exceptions), is administered by the:

A pharmacy orders bulk bottles of ibuprofen and compounds ibuprofen suppositories. These suppositories are sold to other pharmacies that need to fill prescriptions but do not have the ability to make them. Which of the following terms best describes this practice?

Which of the following is true regarding the purchasing and selling of prescription drug samples?

Which of the following is a valid method of ordering Schedule III medications from a supplier to restock a pharmacy’s bulk medication supply?

Which of the following products is NOT required to be in tamper-evident packaging for retail sale?

A pharmacist may call a prescriber and receive verbal permission to change all of the following on a Schedule II prescription EXCEPT:

A patient requests a copy of her prescription records from a community pharmacy. Within what time period must the pharmacy provide this information?

Which of the following drugs has a REMS program due to a high frequency of birth defects?

Which law requires new drugs to be proven as safe and effective before approval?

Anabolic steroids are classified under which controlled substance schedule under federal law?

Which act or amendment created the separation of drugs into two different categories, prescription (legend) and over-the-counter?

A patient picks up a prescription for Xarelto at a community pharmacy, but returns later in the day concerned that the prescription was filled with generic rivaroxaban. The pharmacist explains that the prescription was filled with the generic form of the medication because it was cheaper than using the brand name product. The patient asks if the generic will work as well as the brand name product. According to the pharmacist’s drug reference, the two products have an FDA equivalency rating of AB. What is the proper interpretation of this code?

DEA registration is NOT required for which of the following situations? Select ALL that apply.

A drug manufacturer finds that bottles labeled “loratadine 10mg tablets” actually contain 5mg tablets, and issues a recall of the affected lot. Which of the following is true of this product?

A physician writes a prescription for ibuprofen 800mg tablets for a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. On the prescription, the physician adds a note that says, “please place this prescription and all future prescriptions in easy-open containers, as the patient is unable to open child-resistant bottles.” Which of the following is TRUE regarding this request?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a potential part of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program?

Retail containers of chewable low-dose 81mg aspirin (1.25 grain) must have special warnings for use in children including a warning regarding Reye’s syndrome, and cannot contain more than:

Which of these is a valid DEA registration number for a mid-level practitioner?

The FDA may require a medication guide be issued with certain prescriptions for which reason(s)? Select ALL that apply.

Which of the following can be determined from the National Drug Code (NDC) number on a medication bottle? Select ALL that apply.

Which of the following is/are NOT required to be packaged in a child-resistant container? Select ALL that apply.

Prescription records must be kept for a minimum of ______ based on federal law.

In the event of a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI) at a retail pharmacy affecting approximately 900 patients, who must be notified? Select ALL that apply.

To comply with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements, how often must a pharmacist conduct a drug regimen review for long-term care patients?