Quiz 2: Laws, Regulations, and Controlled Substances

Which organization is responsible for enforcing rules about the quality standards of medications?

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

What type of medication requires a pharmacy technician to include Patient Product Information (PPI) when filling a prescription?

Insulin

According to HIPAA guidelines, what document should a new patient sign?

Acknowledgement of notice of privacy practices

Which piece of information is considered Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA?

E-mail address

What action should a pharmacy technician take to protect a patient's Protected Health Information (PHI)?

Shred computer printouts that include PHI.

What information must a handwritten prescription contain?

Quantity of medication

Which USP chapter discusses safety requirements for handling hazardous medications?

Which sublingual medication is an exception to child-resistant cap requirements?

Nitroglycerin

Which law requires a warning label about prescription dispensing on medication stock bottles?

Durham-Humphrey Amendment

What is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a patient in one day?

3.6 g

In which schedule are anabolic steroids classified?

Schedule III

Which organization issues a pharmacy’s National Provider Identifier (NPI)?

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

How should prescriptions be filed according to document retention regulations?

Date the pharmacy filled the prescription

Fentanyl patches are classified under which medication schedule?

Schedule II

In verifying a prescriber’s DEA number, which part should the technician multiply by two?

Sum of the first, third, and fifth digits

What information is mandatory for controlled substance prescriptions but not required for noncontrolled substances?

Prescriber's DEA number

What should a technician do if a patient presents a prescription for zolpidem written 6 weeks ago?

Inform the patient that he must obtain a new handwritten prescription with a current date.

According to federal regulations, how long should controlled substance prescriptions be retained on file?

2 years

Exempt narcotics fall under which medication schedule?

Schedule V

How often should a pharmacy technician conduct an inventory check for controlled substances according to the DEA?

Every 2 years.