Ohio Pharmacy Law and Controlled Substance Regulations Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering general pharmacy laws, intern duties, prescription limits, emergency refills, and controlled substance regulations in Ohio.

Under Ohio law, all paper prescriptions require __________ signatures, which includes faxes.

WET ink

If a prescriber experiences a change of status, a pharmacist may dispense up to a __________ supply for non-controlled substances.

30 day

If a prescriber experiences a change of status, a pharmacist may dispense up to a __________ supply for controlled substances.

72 hour

A licensee must give the Board of Pharmacy __________ days notice for a change of name, address, or employment.

30

Whenever there is a change in responsible pharmacist, the Board of Pharmacy must be notified within __________ days of the change.

10

A pharmacy must notify patients __________ days before the closing of a pharmacy.

15

In Ohio, terminal distributors license renewal occurs annually on __________.

April 1st

Pharmacist license renewal in Ohio occurs on __________ of odd-numbered years.

September 15th

No more than __________ pharmacy interns can be working on duty with each pharmacist in Ohio unless otherwise approved by the Board.

two

For immunizations, the ratio of pharmacy interns to supervising pharmacists is __________.

6 to 1

A pharmacy intern who is no longer enrolled in a school of pharmacy must notify the Board of Pharmacy within __________ hours.

72

Under Ohio law, original prescriptions must be filled within __________ months of issuance.

6

Refills for Schedule III and IV controlled substances are valid for 6 months from issuance or a maximum of __________ refills.

five

Under Ohio law, all prescription records must be kept for __________ years.

3

The number of non-controlled substance prescriptions permitted per prescription form is limited to __________.

three

All hard copy prescriptions for non-controlled dangerous drugs may be electronically filed and destroyed after __________ days from the date of creation or receipt.

180

The total quantity of drug dispensed through multiple simultaneous refills must not exceed a __________ supply.

90-day

An emergency refill of a non-controlled drug for a patient on consistent drug therapy cannot exceed a __________ supply once in a 12-month period.

30-day

To prevent generic substitution on a paper prescription, the prescriber must write DAW in their own __________.

handwriting

Pharmacists must notify the physician within __________ business days when an interchangeable biological product is substituted.

5

Electronic prescriptions for controlled substances can be sent computer to computer, but NOT computer to a __________.

fax machine

An outpatient opioid analgesic prescription in Ohio must be filled within __________ days of the date written.

14

When prescribing opioids for acute pain, health care providers are limited to a __________ supply limit for adult patients.

7 day

When prescribing opioids for acute pain, health care providers are limited to a __________ supply limit for minor patients.

5 day

The three items a pharmacist can never change or clarify on a Schedule II prescription are the patient's name, the prescriber's signature, and the __________.

drug prescribed

For an emergency oral Schedule II prescription, the pharmacist must receive the written original prescription from the prescriber within __________ days.

7

Partial dispensing of a Schedule II prescription for terminally ill or long-term care facility patients can occur for up to __________ days from the date written.

60

For patients who are not terminally ill or in a long-term care facility, remaining portions of a partially dispensed Schedule II prescription must be dispensed within __________ days of the date written.

30

Under legal quantity limits for pseudoephedrine, sales are capped at __________ grams per day.

3.6

Under legal quantity limits for pseudoephedrine, sales are capped at __________ grams per month.

9

Pharmacy personnel in Ohio cannot work more than __________ hours in any workday unless they volunteer to work longer.

13

Pharmacy personnel working longer than 6 continuous hours per workday shall be allowed a __________ uninterrupted rest break.

30-minute

An MME threshold of __________ is considered the level where prescribers and pharmacists should press pause and conduct a careful analysis of the patient's pain killer therapy.

80

A physical, exact count inventory of Schedule II controlled substances must be conducted every __________ months.

13