Drug Listing Act of 1972 & Food and Drug Act of 1906 & Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990

Identify the meaning of the letters in the initialism NDC? (Drug Listing Act of 1972)

National Drug Code

How many digits are in an NDC? (Drug Listing Act of 1972)

10 digits

What are the 3 parts to an NDC number? (Drug Listing Act of 1972)

1. made up of a labeler code

2. product code & package code segment

3. dashes between each segment

What is the meaning of misbranded? (Food and Drug Act of 1906)

misleading

What is the meaning of adulterated? (Food and Drug Act of 1906)

addition of interior substances

What is another name (the acronym)  for the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990?

OBRA’ 90

Identify the meaning of the letters in the initialism DUR? (OBRA)

Drug Utilization Review

What occurs during a DUR? (OBRA)

to reduce the incidence of medication therapy problems like duplications, allergies, medication interactions, adverse affects, and misuse or abuse of prescribed medications

In addition to the DUR, what are the other requirements of the pharmacist when a patient receives a new prescription. (OBRA)

• must keep records called patient profiles

• must offer counseling by pharmacist about correct use of their medications

What information is collected in a patient profile? (OBRA)

• demographics (name, address, number, DoB, gender)

• medication / prescription history (includes refill history)

• medications allergies

• chronic conditions / diseases

• third party information

How many points of information are required to ensure a drug is dispensed to the right person? (OBRA)

2 points (name & number / name & DoB)