Law I: Practice Questions

Lance is a pharmacist practicing in Louisiana. He has been licensed as a pharmacist for the last 15 years. He attended a Continuing Education (CE) event and obtained 5 live hours of CE in Law during the current year. Additionally he obtained another 10 hours of live CE at a convention dealing with the proper prescribing of blood pressure medications. Lance works in a community pharmacy where he dispenses about 300 rxs per day and administers. Which of the following statements is true about his CE requirements for this year?

A: Lance has obtained enough CE hours for the year.

B: Lance needs to obtain at least five more CE hours in any area.

C: Lance needs to obtain one additional CE hour in immunizations

D: Lance will need to obtain at least 10 non-live CE hours

A

A pharmacist working at a community pharmacy was presented a valid prescription for a medication. He filled the medication correctly. He then counseled the patient about the medication (all statements are correct): µI see you have been prescribed Heklem which is a small white tablet used to treat high blood pressure. You take two tablets by mouth every 12 hours. There are a total of 60 tablets in the bottle. The medication should not cause any reactions based on your allergy profile. You may need to be on this medication for the rest of your life. If you miss a dose of the medication, don¶t double the dose just wait until your next dose is due. Make sure you take this medication on a full stomach as it can cause some stomach cramps if you don¶t. The medication does not have any common severe side effects but can cause low blood pressure. Make sure you do not use any over the counter medications with this medication as they may make the side effects worse. I would encourage you to test your blood pressure at home at least once every day and write the value down to help you see if the medication is working for you. When you need more of the medication, you have six more refills that your physician prescribed. Based on the above information, the pharmacist has met all of the requirements for patient counseling per the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.

True/False

False (missing storage)

A pharmacist hands a patient information about their medication that covers all of the required information for patient counseling. This is sufficient to meet the requirements of the Board of Pharmacy.

True/False

False (written may supplement)

After getting her pharmacist license, Sheila has moved to a new house in a better neighborhood. She must notify the board of pharmacy of her new address within

A: 24 hours.

B: 72 hours.

C: 5 days.

D: 7 days.

E: 10 days

E

Jeff (a pharmacist intern) is working for Bill (a 2019 graduate of ULM Pharmacy School who was licensed right after graduation.) Neither Bill, nor his practice site, has ever been disciplined by the Board of Pharmacy. Jeff works less than the maximum hours allowed by the board every week and Bill signed his affidavit. The hours that Jeff works at the pharmacy will count toward the required amount of hours needed for licensure

True/False

false (bill hasn't been licensed for two years)

A pharmacist who fails to renew his license prior to the expiration date would have his license placed in the __ status

A: active

B: Inactive

C: Lapsed

D: Expired

D

Mary Jo received her pharmacy technician candidate license on July 15, 2019. She has already accumulated the appropriate amount of hours but has not passed the licensure exam yet. She has until what date to pass the exam and to become licensed as a pharmacy technician or her pharmacy technician candidate license will expire?

A: July 15, 2020

B: January 15, 2021

C: July 15, 2021

D: January 15, 2022

C (PTC license good for 24 months)

A pharmacist may not supervise more than _____ pharmacy technician candidate at any time and may only supervise a maximum of _____ certified pharmacy technicians at any time.

one, three

Which of the following scenarios would a properly licensed pharmacy intern be acting OUTSIDE of their scope of practice? HJ is a fourth year pharmacy intern licensed by the board of pharmacy.(Select all that apply)

> A: HJ is working at a pharmacy. A patient presents an insurance claim form that has a pharmacist initial requirement. HJ initials the form at the request of the patient.

B: HJ is working at a pharmacy. A patient requests to speak to the pharmacist about a specific medication. HJ tells the patient that he is an intern and answers the questions for the patient.

C: HJ is working at a pharmacy that is closed for a pharmacist lunch. A technician asks HJ to counsel a patient and he does while the pharmacist is at lunch.

D: HJ is working at a clinic under the supervision of a pharmacist. The pharmacist ask HJ if he will give the patient an immunization since the pharmacist is not credentialed to do so and HJ is. HJ gives the immunization without any issues.

E: HJ is working in a community pharmacy. HJ takes a verbal prescription for a non-controlled substance. HJ writes it down and initials that he is the person that took the prescription. Rationale: See section 709 for scope of practice of a pharmacy intern.

a, c, d

Only medications that have been approved by the Food and Drug and Administration to have a proven indication may be dispensed by a pharmacy.

true/false

false (investigational medicines may be dispensed)

Jeff is about to open a pharmacy and he knows that he will need to have a speciality if he wants to make it big... He has decided to focus on medications for animals. As he sets to design his new pharmacy, which of the following statements would be true about the pharmacy that he wishes to open?

A: The pharmacy would need to have at least 200 sq feet of space dedicated to animal medications.

B: The pharmacy would need to animal medications stored in a different part of the pharmacy than human medications.

C: Prescriptions could be filled without using computers.

D: There would not need to be a counseling area.

B

Greg is a pharmacist at Chips Low Priced Drugs Pharmacy in Alexandria, LA. He recieves a prescription for a medication that has an Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved biosimiliar. Greg decides to substitute the biosimiliar for the originally prescribed medication? Greg sends a notification to the prescriber at the time of the first dispensing of the biosimilar. Which of the following acts would require Greg to contact the prescriber again?

A: Greg uses a different FDA approved biosimilar on a refill of the medication.

B: The patient tells Greg that he has had a side effect of the medication.

C: Chips Low Priced Drugs Pharmacy closes.

D: The patient runs out of refills on the medication.

A

After getting her pharmacist license, Sheila has moved to a new house in a better neighborhood. She must notify the board of pharmacy of her new address within __ days

10

Major Tom Hanks is moving from an Air Force Base in Georgia to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana. He practices as a pharmacist and would like to continue to practice once he moves to Louisiana. He is an active duty service member who is in good standing with both the Air Force and the Georgia Board of Pharmacy. He applies for a pharmacy license in Louisiana. He may be given a special work pass that would be valid for a total of how many days once he applies for his pharmacist license in Louisiana?

A: 30

B: 60

C: 90

D: 120

E: 150

F: 180

d

A prescription for a C-IV medication may only be transferred a total of between two pharmacies that do not share a common database.

A: 0 times

B: 1 time

C: 2 times

D: 3 times

E: the maximum number of refills

b

A prescription for Zolpidem (Ambien) may be refilled a maximum of

A: zero times

B: one time

C: three times

D: five times

E: six times

d

A product containing only methadone 10 mg per tablet would be classified as a schedule

A: I

B: II

C: III

D: IV

E: V

b

A tablet that contains only codeine 30 mg would be a schedule

A: I.

B: II.

C: III.

D: IV.

E: V.

b

A tablet that contains diazepam is a schedule

A: I

B: II

C: III

D: IV

E: V

d

Which of the following is a Schedule IV drug?

A: APAP w/ hydrocodone

B: Buprenorphine

C: Diphenoxylate

D: Phenobarbital

d

A drug that contains no more than 200 mg of codeine per 100 ml would be classified as a

A: Schedule 2

B: Schedule 3

C: Schedule 4

D: Schedule 5

E: Not scheduled

d

Which of the following is not required to be included in the transfer when a non-controlled prescription is transferred between two pharmacies?

A: The name and strength of the medication

B: The date of original filling

C: The number of refills remaining D: The dates of each refill already provided

E: The original number of refills authorized

d

Which of the following is not considered to be part of prescription dispensing?

A: Taking the prescription order from the patient.

B: Placing a label on the prescription bottle.

C: Compounding the prescription if needed.

D: Collecting money for the prescription.

E: Giving the completed, filled prescription medication to the patient

d

Which of the following is true regarding prescriptions in the State of Louisiana?

A: All prescriptions must include the prescribers Medical license and DEA number.

B: If the prescriber is a non-physician, the prescription must also include only the name of the affiliated physician.

C: As long as they are legible, as many drug orders that can fit may appear on a single prescription. >

D: Forms used by pharmacists to record transferred prescriptions do not need to meet the requirement of a written prescription.

E: The written prescription must contain the name, telephone number, and specialty (dermatology, internal medicine) of the physician

d

Jeff is working in a parish that has been declared to be in a state of emergency. There was a large tornado that destroyed a large portion of the parish. Grover comes into Jeff's pharmacy seeking a refill of his blood pressure medication. Without this medication, Grover could become very ill. Jeff decides to go ahead and give Grover a refill of the medication even though Grover does not have any refills. Grover's Doctor, Dr. Ned, had his home and office destroyed and is not open for business. From the options below, select ALL THAT APPLY that Jeff must do to ensure that this prescription is a legal prescription filled during a State of Emergency.

A: Write Emergency Prescription on a paper copy of the prescription

B: Notify the prescribing physician that a refill of a non-refillable prescription occurred

C: Give no more than a 72 hour supply of the medication

D: Give no more than a 30 day supply of the medication

E: Jeff can not legally refill this medication without a prescriber's approval.

a, d

A pharmacist contacts the Board of Pharmacy in November and requests that his license be placed in a nonactive status. The board approves the action. The following February, if he did not renew the license, his license would be in the __ status.

A: Active

B: Inactive

C: Expired

c

A patient drops off a prescription for a diabetes medication to lower a patient's blood glucose. Which of the following reviews would satisfy a portion of the drug utilization review required by OBRA 90?

A: The pharmacist ran a report to determine if the patient was at risk of a food - drug interaction.

B: The pharmacist reviewed special directions for the patient based upon their age.

C: The pharmacists reviewed all of the proper self-monitoring techniques for the medication to determine if it was safe for the patient

D: The pharmacist verified the dose was appropriate for the patient.

d

A non-scheduled prescription will expire ________ after it is written by the prescriber

A: 1 month

B: 6 months

C: 12 months

D: 18 months

E: 24 months

c

Jonathan Edwyn a pharmacist working at a local pharmacy is contacted at 9 pm on a Friday night from Dr. Gaz Winifred. Dr. Winifred would like to call in a prescription for Oxycodone 5 mg for his patient. The patient is not able to get to the prescriber's office and the prescriber would like to phone in a limited supply of medication to the pharmacy for the patient. The physician will give the patient a new written prescription on Monday for the rest of his therapy. Assuming that the prescriber is properly licensed to write for oxycodone, within what time period must the prescriber have a valid, written prescription delivered to the pharmacy?

A: Oxycodone may never be phoned in.

B: Within one day.

C: Within three days

D: Within five days

E: Within seven days

e

Faxing a Schedule II prescription that serves as the original written prescription to the dispensing pharmacy by the prescriber or the prescriber's agent is permitted for

A: any patient of a licensed doctor.

B: a resident of a Long-Term Care Facility.

C: patients of a military or Public Health Service physician.

D: no situation

b

A prescriber may issue multiple C-II prescriptions at one time for one patient as long as the patient does not receive more than a supply in total from the prescriptions.

A: 72 hour

B: 30 day

C: 60 day

D: 90 day

E: 120 day

d

A C-II prescription written for a patient in a Hospice Program may be refilled for up to

A: 72 hours after the initial fill

B: 1 month after the initial fill

C: 3 months after the initial fill

D: 6 months after the initial fill

E: Never (It may not be refilled)

e

Which of the following medications is legal to use for the maintenance treatment of addiction and is available to be dispensed from a community pharmacy for this indication?

A: Methadone

B: Hydrocodone (Lortab)

C: Buprenorphine (Subutex)

D: Meperidine (Demerol)

E: Codeine

c

Which of the following practitioners may only prescribe CII medications from a documented formulary?

A: Physicians

B: Dentist

C: Veterinarian

D: Physician Assistant

E: Medical Psychologist

d

When a certified pharmacy technician takes a verbal order from a physician or physician's agent. who is responsible for the accuracy and authenticity of the prescription?

A: Technician

B: The technician is responsible for the accuracy, the pharmacist for authenticity.

C: The technician is responsible for the authenticity, the pharmacist for accuracy.

D: Pharmacist

D

Dr. Jeff Smith is a new graduate from a College of Pharmacy located in Louisiana. He passed his MPJE on his first attempt after graduation in June. He was not successful on his NAPLEx and missed the passing score by two points. He retook the NAPLEx in August and missed passing the exam by a total of 10 points. Based on the information provided, how many more attempts to pass the NAPLEx will Dr. Smith have before he reaches the limit of attempts?

A: 1

B: 2

C: 3

D: 4

E: 5

c

On an Authority to Administer prescription, the patient's __ must be specified

gender

A pharmacist working at a community pharmacy was presented a valid prescription for a medication. He filled the medication correctly. He then counseled the patient about the medication (all statements are correct): µI see you have been prescribed Heklem which is a small white tablet used to treat high blood pressure. You take two tablets by mouth every 12 hours. There are a total of 60 tablets in the bottle. The medication should not cause any reactions based on your allergy profile. If you miss a dose of the medication, don¶t double the dose just wait until your next dose is due. Make sure you take this medication on a full stomach as it can cause some stomach cramps if you don¶t. The medication does not have any common severe side effects but can cause low blood pressure. Make sure you do not use any over the counter medications with this medication as they may make the side effects worse. I would encourage you to test your blood pressure at home at least once every day and write the value down to help you see if the medication is working for you. Make sure you store the medication in a dry, dark place. When you need more of the medication, you have six more refills that your physician prescribed. Based on the above information, the pharmacist has met all of the requirements for patient counseling per the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.

True/False

False (the duration of therapy is missing)

For which of the following must a pharmacist screen during the prospective drug-utilization review process? (check all answers that apply)

A: Clinical abuse/misuse

B: Drug-allergy interactions

C: Therapeutic duplication

D: Drug-disease contraindications E: Identification of self monitoring techniques

F: Drug storage issues

a, b, c, d

When a pharmacist is trained at his practice site on how to compound and prepare sterile products, the records from the training event must include:

Name of person receiving the education

Date of training

General description of topics covered

Signature of the person receiving the training

Name and signature of person providing the training

True/False

true

Rachel is a pharmacy intern licensed in the State of Louisiana. Her pharmacy is in a large grocery store and after the pharmacy closed for the evening, she stayed in the store to finish some grocery shopping. As she was leaving the store, she noted that someone had left an iron on in the pharmacy and she decided that this could start a fire. She approached the store manager who provided her with the emergency access key for the pharmacy. She ran to the pharmacy and was able to turn the iron off prior to a fire being started. She returned the key to the safe and began to fill out the form attached to the key. Which of the following pieces of information must Rachel complete on the log to meet the requirements of the Board of Pharmacy since she used the emergency access key? (Select all that apply)

A: Date of entry into the pharmacy.

B: Time of entry into the pharmacy C: Nature of the emergency. X

D: Pharmacy Intern License number

E: The name of the pharmacist that authorized her to enter the pharmacy.

F: The name of the store employee who verified she put the key back G: Rachel would not need to fill out any forms since it was the pharmacy she works in and she is licensed by the Board of Pharmacy

H: Her name

a, b, c, h

Before closing the doors of a pharmacy forever, the pharmacy permit holder must notify the public at least in advance of the closure.

A: 72 hours

B: 5 days

C: 10 days

D: 2 weeks

E: 1 month

c

For a pharmacy to remain open without a pharmacist being present, which of the following conditions must be met? Check all that apply.

A: A pharmacy intern must be present.

B: The pharmacist must remain on site.

C: The pharmacist can not take more than 1 lunch break per 12 hours period

D: The pharmacist must believe the pharmacy is safe in his absence.

E: Breaks that are less than 5 minutes long do not count toward the pharmacy being closedb

b, d, e

Which of the following examples is allowable under the rules of the Board of Pharmacy?

A: A pharmacist working with 2 employed interns at the site and 1 intern there for educational purposes

B: A pharmacist working with 2 employed interns at the site and 3 interns there for educational purposes

C: A pharmacist working with 1 employed intern at the site and 3 interns there for educational purposes

D: A pharmacist working with 3 employed interns at the site and 1 intern there for educational purposes

c

A pharmacist working at a community pharmacy was presented a valid prescription for a medication. He filled the medication correctly. He then counseled the patient about the medication (all statements are correct): µI see you have been prescribed Heklem which is a small white tablet used to treat high blood pressure. You take two tablets by mouth every 12 hours. There are a total of 60 tablets in the bottle. The medication should not cause any reactions based on your allergy profile. You may need to be on this medication for the rest of your life. If you miss a dose of the medication, don¶t double the dose just wait until your next dose is due. Make sure you take this medication on a full stomach as it can cause some stomach cramps if you don¶t. The medication does not have any common severe side effects but can cause low blood pressure. Make sure you do not use any over the counter medications with this medication as they may make the side effects worse. I would encourage you to test your blood pressure at home at least once every day and write the value down to help you see if the medication is working for you. Make sure you store the medication in a dry, dark place. When you need more of the medication, you have six more refills that your physician prescribed. Based on the above information

True/False

True

When dispensing naloxone pursuant to a medical standing order, the pharmacist must (Select all that apply)

A: counsel the purchaser on how to store and administer the product.

B: counsel the purchaser that if the patient regains consciousness, they should not activate emergency services

C: counsel the purchaser about the signs and symptoms of overdose

D: provide the number to a drug abuse/recovery hotline to the purchaser

E: inform the purchaser that their primary physician must provide a written script for naloxone within 60 days of purchase

a, c

Which of the following forms would need to be completed if a pharmacy was robbed and Oxycontin (Oxycodone) was stolen?

A: DEA 41

B: DEA 106

C: DEA 222

D: DEA 104

b

A patient is prescribed hydrocodone to manage his addiction to opiate substances by a duly licensed physician with a current DEA license. All required information is present on the prescription and the provider noted the indication on the actual script. Is this a legitimate prescription?

A: Yes, it was issued in the normal course of business of the physician.

B: Yes, only if it was signed in indelible ink.

C: Yes, if the patient was enrolled in an opiate dependence program. D: No, this is not a legitimate medical purpose.

E: No, the doctor may only prescribe methadone for addiction

d

A prescription for a C-IV is not valid more than __ after being written.

A: 3 days

B: 1 month

C: 3 months

D: 6 months

E: 1 year

d

A prescription is presented to your pharmacy for a cat named Stinkers. Stinkers is owned by Matt Freeney. Which of the following is the most correct way of having the name of the patient appear on the prescription label?

A: Matt Freeney (Feline)

B: Stinkers Freeney

C: Stinkers Freeney (Feline)

D: Matt Freeney (Stinkers)

A

Pharmacies are allowed to sell compounded products to veterinarians for 'office use' as long as the total amount was not more than 5% of what the pharmacy sells of that product per month.

true/false

true

What is the most serious drug recall (most likely to cause harm to the patient)?

A: Class I

B: Class II

C: Class III

D: Class IV

E: Class V

A

A faxed in prescription must be received in the pharmacy and printed on non-fading legible paper but does not have to have all of the written prescription information since it is considered an electronic prescription.

True/False

false

Who may accept a transferred prescription over the telephone for a non-controlled substance?

i. Pharmacist

ii. Pharmacy Intern

iii. Certified Pharmacy Technician

A: i only

B: iii only

C: i and ii only

D: ii and iii only

E: i, ii, and iii

E

Who may accept a transferred prescription over the telephone for a controlled substance?

i. Pharmacist

ii. Pharmacy Intern

iii. Pharmacy Technician

A: i only

B: iii only

C: i and ii only

D: ii and iii only

E: i, ii, and iii

a

Which of the following may a pharmacist only record changes to on a prescription for a CII medication?

A. Patient's name

B. Drug dosage form

C. Directions for use

D. Date of issue

directions for use

To become a certified pharmacy technician, a pharmacy technician candidate must obtain at least __ hours of experience if they were not registered in a nationally recognized training program.

600

During a period where a pharmacy is open without a pharmacist being present, the pharmacy may still sell completed prescriptions to patients.

True/False

True

Bart S drops off a prescription for a CII-N class agent to your pharmacy. The prescription was written two days ago. It is a new medication for him, and he has had previous bad reactions to other medications. He would like around $50 of the medication (about 10 tablets of the 30 tablets prescribed by the prescriber). What is the last day Bart S would be able to pick up the remaining tablets of the prescription?

A. Within 10 days

B. Within 72 hours

C. Within 30 days

D. Within 14 days

E. Within 7 days

F. Within 28 days

F (You have 30 days from the day it is written to partial fill a CII)

A pharmacy must have an alarm system within the area defined as the pharmacy.

True/False

False (The alarm does not have to be in the pharmacy, as it may be in the area enclosing the pharmacy)

Which of the following is true regarding the system registration of an automated medication system?

A. Registration fees are not required if the pharmacy that operates the automated medication system is licensed by the board.

B.Once registered, the registration does not need to be renewed by the pharmacy that operates the automated medication system is licensed by the board.

C. Their registration must be renewed when the pharmacy license is renewed.

D. They are not registered with the board of pharmacy.

E. Renewal of the registration requires an inspection of the machine.

A

A prescription for hydromorphone (dilaudid) written on February 22, 2020, will not be fillable after

A. February 25, 2020

B. March 1, 2020

C. March 22, 2020

D. May 22, 2020

E. August 22, 2020

F. February 22, 2021

D (a CII prescription is only good for 3 months in Louisiana)

KL is a fourth year pharmacy student at ULM. He has worked a total of 460 hours under the direct supervision of a qualified preceptor in the State of Louisiana. He will be graduating in May of 2018. How many hours will he need to obtain outside of the hours that he obtained on rotations at the school

A. 40 additional hours

B. 1040 additional hours

C. 280 additional hours

D. None

E. 540 additional hours

F. 1280 additional hours

D (since his doctor of pharmacy degree will provide the full amount, he needs zero additional hours)

When considering an applicant to work in a pharmacy that sells controlled dangerous substances,:

Within the past __ years, have you been convicted of a felony, or within the past two years, of any misdemeanor or are you presently formally charged with committing a criminal offense? (Do not include any traffic violations, juvenile offenses or military convictions, except by general court-martial.) If the answer is yes, furnish details of conviction, offense, location, date, and sentence.

In the past __ years, have you ever knowingly used any narcotics, amphetamines or barbiturates, other than those prescribed to you by a physician or other authorized prescriber? If the answer is yes, furnish details.

5, 3

Bart is taking his required inventory of controlled substance at his Louisiana licensed pharmacy. He is collecting the required information. Which of the following pieces of information are required to be reported as part of the official Controlled Substance Inventory?

A. Method substance was acquired

B. Name of the substance

C. Finished form of the substance

D. Date substance was received from wholesaler

E. Manufacturer of the substance

F. Schedule of substance

B, C

Which of the following may a pharmacist ONLY RECORD changes to on a C-II prescription that was written for a patient not in a LTCF?

A. Patient's name

B. Directions for use

C. Date of issue

D. Drug dosage form

E. Precriber's DEA registration number

B

When filling a medication, up to how many different pharmacists may be recorded as taking part in the filling process of the prescription?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. unlimited

C

Maxine, a pharmacy intern, has known Bill, a pharmacist, for over 10 years. However, recently when they have worked together, she as noticed that he has been acting differently. She has noted that he has started making more mistakes and seems "out of it" while he is at work. One day, she notices that he went to a shelf in the pharmacy and took a pill out of a bottle and swallowed the pill (a controlled substance). Though not required, Maxine should report Bill to the Board of Pharmacy for potential impairment issues.

True/False

False (Maxine is REQUIRED to report Bill to the Board of Pharmacy. Failure to do so could cause the board to punish her.)

Rachel is a Louisiana licensed pharmacist who was only working at the store in this case today (she normally works at a store across town). The pharmacy is in a large grocery store and after the pharmacy closed for the evening, she stayed in the store to finish some grocery shopping. As she was leaving the store, she noted that someone had left an iron on in the pharmacy, and she decided that this could start a fire. She approached the store manager who provided her with the emergency access key to the pharmacy. She ran to the pharmacy and was able to turn off the iron prior to a fire being started. She returned the key to the safe and began to fill out the form attached to the key. Which of the following pieces of information must Rachel complete on the log to meet the requirements of the Board of Pharmacy since she used the emergency access key?

A. Date of entry into the pharmacy

B. Time of entry into the pharmacy

C. Rachel would not need to fill out any forms since she is a pharmacist licensed by the board of pharmacy

C

Meb's pharmacy was robbed of money and of carisprodol. Meb would be required to fill out which of the forms below?

A. DEA 41

B. DEA 106

C. DEA 222

D. No forms would be required

B

A maximum of __ individual units of controlled substances may be stored in an emergency drug kit.

64 (8 types by 8 units each = 64 units)

Bill is working at Payless pharmacy. Bill was accused of stealing medications and trying to date the owner's wife. Bill was terminated from employment as the Pharmacist in Charge (PIC). When must Bill notify the board of pharmacy that he is no longer the PIC?

A. 1 day

B. 3 days

C. 5 days

D. 7 days

E. 10 days

F. Never

F (if he is terminated, it is the responsibility of the pharmacy, not the pharmacist, to notify the loss of a PIC)

Which of the following statements is true?

i. A medication that is misbranded must be kept separate from the regular inventory to be not considered illegal in the pharmacy.

ii. A medication that was accidentally adulterated must be kept separate from the regular inventory to be not considered illegal in a pharmacy.

iii. A medication that expired more than a year ago must be kept separate from the regular inventory to be not considered illegal in a pharmacy.

A. i only

B. iii only

C. i and ii only

D. ii and iii only

E. i, ii, and iii

B

Lance is a pharmacist practicing in Louisiana. He has been licensed as a pharmacist for the last 15 years. He attended a Continuing Education (CE) event and obtained 5 live hours of CE in Law during the current year. Additionally, he obtained another 10 hours of live CE at a convention dealing with the proper prescribing of blood pressure medications. Lance works in a community pharmacy where he dispenses about 300 rxs per day and administers vaccines. Which of the following statements is true about his CE requirements for the year?

A. Lance will need at obtain at least 10 non-live hours

B. Lance needs to obtain one additional CE hour in immunizations

C. Lance has obtained enough CE hours for the year

D. Lance needs to obtain at least five more CE hours in any area

B

Homer has decided to start using a central fill pharmacy (CFP) to fill all of his medications to allow him more time to provide other pharmacy services. He has chosen a CFP that is located less that one hundred miles from his pharmacy in Louisiana. He will be allowing them to fill both controlled and non-controlled medications. Which of the following pieces of information MUST Homer verify before allowing the CFP to process controlled and non-controlled medications?

A. Prior punishments of CFP license

B. Name of CFP

C. Ownership of CFP

D. Address of CFP

E. Phone number of CFP

F. DEA number of CFP

G. Pharmacist in Charge of CFP

B, D, F

Ms. Smith is a 22 year old patient with a need for Morphine Sulfate 200 mg QID due to a condition she has had for a little over two months. She has been receiving medications from your pharmacy for a year, and only recently (the last months) started to have Morphine Sulfate 200 mg prescribed for her. It is a Friday evening and all of the local physician offices are closed. Dr. Kevin Smith, a licensed physician, would like to fax a prescription for Morphine Sulfate 200 mg QID.to you for Ms. Smith. Under which of the following situations would the faxed in prescription be allowed to be the permanent documentation of the prescription?

A. If both the patient and physician are residents of Louisiana

B. It is considered an 'emergency prescription' since all of the other physician offices in the area are closed

C. The patient is enrolled in Hospice (terminally ill)

D. In no situation will the fax be allowed to be the original prescription

C

Jeff, a pharmacy technician candidate, works with Greg, a licensed pharmacist. Jeff has noticed that Greg has been taking medications from the bottles off of the pharmacy shelved and putting them in his pockets. He also noticed that Greg has been reaching into his pocket and taking a tablet or two every couple of hours and starts to stare off into space and becomes incoherent by the end of the day, Jeff tells the pharmacist in charge about his concerns, and the PIC advises Jeff that Jeff does not have to do anything else, he (the pharmacist in charge) will handle it. Jeff has no responsibility to do anything else about Greg since he notified the pharmacist in charge.

True/False

false (impaired people must be reported to the BOARD)

Which of the following "warnings" must be present on a medication bottle that is only intended for an animal?

A. Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use on animals

B. Caution: Federal law restricts the use of this drug by humans

C. Caution: Federal law restricts the use of this drug by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian or physician

D. Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

D

TY is a licensed pharmacy intern attending ULM School of Pharmacy. He had been living with another pharmacy student, however that guy is crazy. TY has decided to move out on his own and has found a lovely apartment near the paper mills in West Monroe. He is completing a change of address from the Board of Pharmacy. What information must be included?

A. TY's School/College of Pharmacy

B. TY's Date of Birth

C. TY's Old Address

D. Ty's Name

E. TY's intern (registration) number

F. TY's New address

C, D, E, F

Joe Bob contracts with a central fill pharmacy to do the majority of his refills for his pharmacy (it allows him to spend more time counseling). Sadly, a truck full of prescriptions (that included controlled substances) fell into the Mississippi River after being hit b an out of control Mardi Gras Float. Which of the following statements is true as the central fill pharmacy has a contract with the delivery service to deliver the prescription to Joe-Bob?

A. The parade float operator must fill out a loss of controlled substance form.

B. Joe Bob must fill out a loss controlled substance form

C. No form must be filled out due to it being an accident

D. The central fill pharmacy must fill out a loss controlled substance form

E. The delivery company must fill out a loss controlled substance form

D

Larry's pharmacy is considering to change ot scanning all prescriptions that they fill. The system will cost more than $1000 and they fill more than 300 prescriptions per day. Which of the following benefits will Larry's have?

A. Prescriptions for CIII and CIV are allowed to be scanned as the permanent record

B. Prescriptions for CII and CIII are allowed to be scanned as the permanent.

C. Prescriptions may be filed either in the order they are filled or by the number of the prescription.

D. They will not need to keep hard copies of scanned prescriptions for more than one year for eligible prescriptions

A, C, D

Moe's Pharmacy allowed its Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) license to expire 9 months ago without renewing it. At that time, Moe had decided to no longer dispense controlled substances and focus on other area of pharmacy practice to increase business. Sadly, after 9 months, his business is worse than ever and has decided to once again start dispensing CDSs. At this point, which of the following statements is true to him renewing his CDS license?

A. He would need to reapply for a new CDS license

B. An administrative assistant would need to review the renewal but could approve it

C. An administrative assistant would need to have the board member in charge of CDS authorize the renewal

D. The full board would have to review the renewal

B (<1 year would allow an admin asst to review)

Tanner's pharmacy will be opening soon. They are obtaining the references that they will need to meet the requirements to Chapter 11. Which of the following references must be accessible by the pharmacy staff in a printed format?

A. Technology reference

B. Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Laws and Regulations

C. Dosing Reference

D. None of the above

D (printed references are no longer required in Louisiana Pharmacies)