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Pharmacy Law Review Quiz

Test your knowledge on essential pharmacy laws and regulations with our comprehensive quiz! Designed for pharmacy students, professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the key aspects of pharmacy practice, this quiz covers critical topics in a fun and engaging way.

21 detailed questions
Focus on legal requirements and ethical practices
Perfect for exam preparation or self-assessment

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In regards to a prescription label, what are the “critical elements”?

Patient’s name, directions for use (must be structured in full sentences), Drug name and strength

Patient’s name, directions for use (must be structured in full sentences), Date filled or refilled

Date filled or refilled, patient’s address, prescriber’s name

Pharmacy name, address, and phone number

Patient’s name, patient’s address, directions for use (must be structured in full sentences)

Is there a scenario possible where a generic alternative exists and a pharmacist can dispense the brand name version AND charge the regular brand name price when generic substitution is permitted by the prescriber?

No, this is not a possible scenario

Yes, this is a possible scenario as long as the patient can afford the brand name version

Yes, this is a possible scenario only if the generic is unavailable and it is a medical emergency

Electronic prescriptions must be stored securely at the pharmacy in either an electronic form or hard copy form for a period of ____

3 years from the date of most recent filling

5 years from the date of most recent filling

10 years from the date of most recent filling

Indefinitely

For which patients is an offer to counsel required?

New patients receiving a prescription from your pharmacy for the first time.
Every time a patient receives a controlled medication, even if it is identical to/continuation of a monthly script (example- Adderall IR 15 mg BID, #30).
Existing patents receiving a new medication or a change in dose, strength, route of administration, or directions for use.

1,2

1,3

1,2,3

None of the above

In terms of side effect statements that are required on prescription labeling, a toll free number to who must be provided in order for patients to report side effects?

The manufacturer

The physician

The FDA

The dispensing pharmacy

A prescription for a controlled substance must contain all of the following except:

If while taking inventory a pharmacist finds a large quantity of expired drugs that are controlled substances, what should the pharmacist do?

Submit form 106 to the DEA to report the expired drugs and ask for directions on how to dispose of the drugs.

Submit form 41 to the DEA to report the expired drugs and ask for directions on how to dispose of the drugs.

Throw the drugs in the garbage mixed with coffee grinds.

Bring the expired drugs to the local police department.

Suppose you are the pharmacist and have filled a prescription for Protonix 40mg. The prescription did not state “dispense as written” and the generic form of Protonix (pantoprazole) is readily available. However, the patient insists that she only wants to take the brand. What do you do?

Tell the patient that we must call the doctor to get a new script specifying to only dispense the brand.

Dispense the brand name without a doctor call as long as it is noted on the prescription.

Call the dr to confirm that dispensing the brand is ok and notate the conversation on the original script.

Tell the patient that getting the brand name is not an option

Effective March 27, 2016, a practitioner must issue all prescriptions electronically unless: 1. The prescription is issued by a veterinarian 2. The prescription is to be issued by a pharmacy located outside the state 3. The prescription is for a non-controlled substance 4. The practitioner reasonably determines that an electronic prescription would delay and adversely impact the patient’s medical condition

1,4

1,2,4

2,3,4

1,2,3,4

Which of the following is not a required element of a label for a compounded drug?

A statement that prominently identifies the drug as a compounded drug

The date that the drug was compounded

A list of the active and inactive ingredients

The full name of the person that prepared the compounded drug

Which DAW code is used when a prescriber indicates ‘Brand Medically Necessary’ on a prescription, not allowing for a generic substitution?

DAW code 1

DAW code 9

DAW code 8

DAW code 5

Which of the following is considered to be outside of a pharmacist’s scope of practice in a community setting in NYS?

Administering a Tdap vaccine to a patient without a prescription

Recommending Tylenol to a patient who has a fever

Dispensing hypodermic needles/syringes to any patient without a prescription

Reaching out to a provider to recommend initiation of statin therapy for a patient with diabetes.

If a device or product’s label is found to have false or misleading information it would be classified as which of the following:

False advertising

Misbranding

Adulteration

Noncompliance

A copy of a controlled substance prescription can be obtained by request from whom: 1. Patient receiving the medication 2. Authorized practitioner 3. Employee at the dispensing pharmacy

In a non-medical emergency, if a generic drug is not available and a brand name drug originally prescribed is available and the pharmacist agrees to dispense the brand name drug, at which price must they dispense the brand name drug?

The original price of the brand name drug

Any price lower than the original price of the brand name drug

A price that does not exceed the price had a generic substitute been available

None of the above

The labeling of a drug compounded in an outsourcing facility must include all of the following except:

A statement that the drug is a compounded drug

Phone number of the outsourcing facility

The date the drug was compounded

A statement that the drug is intended for resale

If a 53 year old female asks if she can be a flu shot (influenza vaccine)

You may not do this, it is outside of the scope of practice

You may only do this only if the patient has a prescription, and if you are certified

You may do this only under protocol (non-patient specific order) if you are certified

You may do this under protocol or by prescription if you are certified

Generic Substitution: Brand written, no DAW in box. What do you dispense?

Brand

Generic

Less expensive option

More expensive option

When canceling a prescription on a non controlled generic substance, the pharmacist must include EXCEPT

Initial the Prescription

Write the Prescription number

Write the date the medication was picked up

Write the name of the manufacturer/distributor

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