Numbers to Know

Form ________ is required to register for a DEA license for pharmacies, pharmacists, practitioners, mid levels, hospitals, and teaching institutes

224

DEA license expiration date is ________ after its last renewal

36 months (3 years)

DEA license expires on the __(first or last?)__ day of the month

last

When your DEA license is about to expire, the DEA mails a notification ________ prior and emails a notification ________ prior

60 days, 20 days

A late renewal for a DEA license may occur up to ________ after expiration

30 days

Chains with more than _______ stores are requested to use the Chain Renewal Program for renewing DEA licenses

50

When you terminate your DEA license, you must return the paper license and any ________ forms left.

222

If a transfer of the pharmacy to another entity is desired (aka you sold the pharmacy to someone else), the registrant must notify the DEA at least _______ in advance.

14 days

Physicians in training (residents and interns) do not have their own DEA number so they usually use the hospital's DEA number with ________ digits at the end assigned to that specific individual

5

The attorney general may issue an emergency temporary scheduling of a drug and limit it to a Schedule ________ only

1

An emergency temporary scheduling of a drug by the attorney general is good for ________

1 year

An emergency temporary scheduling of a drug by the attorney general can be extended for ________ if under investigation

6 months

Any movement of C-I or C-II between registered entities (purchasing or transferring) requires a DEA Form ________

222

If you are sending back your outdated C-IIs to the wholesaler, you have to fill out Form ________.

222

DEA Form ________ is required for reordering additional forms used to purchase C-IIs.

222a

If the seller do not report to ARCOS, then they must forward a copy of the 222 to the DEA within _________ of the order being completed.

30 days

The wholesaler must complete the order on the 222 within ________

60 days

222s must be kept separate from other information and must be maintained for at least ________

2 years

The California End of Life Option requires ______ oral and _____ written requests at least ________ apart

2 oral, 1 written, 15 days

In Louisiana, it is a criminal act to assist in suicide in any ways and any kind of aid (verbal or physical) is punishable by up to ________ years in prison and up to _______ in fines.

10 years, $10k

A non-registered physician (not registered to dispense detox drugs) may administer and dispense no more than a ________ day supply for no more than _________ days.

1 days supply, 3 days

What schedules can be e-scribed?

CII-CV

Emergency fills are a limited quantity for the duration of the emergency period but can be no more than ________ days.

7

After an emergency fill of a controlled substance, a written form of the script must be sent to the pharmacy within ________ days or the DEA must be notified.

7

For LTCF or hospice, all C-II partial fills must be completed with in the first ________ days after it was written.

60

For all patients, all C-II partial fills must be completed with in the first ________ days after it was written.

30

When can CIII-CV prescriptions be partial filled?

the entire lifespan of the prescription

C-II labeling requirements are not required in an institution (hospital) if it is not for more than _______ days.

7

C-II may have ______ refills in _______ months

0 refills, 3 months

C-III and C-IV may have _______ refills in ______ months

5 refills, 6 months

C-V may have ________ refills in ________ months

unlimited refills, 12 months (just like a non-controlled)

Labeling requirements for C-III to C-V do not apply if the patient is institutionalized and it is not more than _______ day supply or ________ units, the ultimate user does not possess the medication, or safeguards are in place and the pharmacist can find key information.

34 days supply or 100 units

For Schedule ________ that are electronically prescribed, you are allowed to transfer them PRIOR to filling them ________ time according to federal law.

II-V, one

3 multiple choice options

For Schedule ________ that are written/faxed/oral, you are allowed to transfer them after they have been filled one complete time.

III-V

For Schedule ________ that are written/faxed/oral, you are NOT allowed to transfer them at all.

II

A pharmacist may dispense a Schedule ________ without a prescription as long as the purchaser is ________ years old, purchaser provides ID or is known to pharmacist, signs a log book, and provides certain info to the pahramcist.

V, 18

Form ________ allows for destruction of controlled substances

41

Inventories of controlled substances must be kept every ________ federally and every _______ for state.

2 years, 1 year

When taking inventory, Schedule __________ may be an estimate unless bottle size is greater than _________ units

III-V, 1000

Form _______ is to report of theft or loss of controlled substances to DEA.

106

Destruction of controlled substances must be witnessed by at least ________ HCPs

2

For DEA numbers, what letters do providers and pharmacies start with?

A, B, E, F

For DEA numbers, what letters do mid level practitioners start with?

M

For DEA numbers, what letters do distributors start with?

P, R

No retail store can sell more than ________ grams per day of PSE

3.6

No retail store can sell more than ________ grams per 30 days of PSE

9

Mail order limits are no more than ________ grams per 30 days of PSE

7.5

Pseudoephedrine is a Schedule ________

V

Selling to or purchasing dextromethorphan for someone under ______ y/o is a crime.

18

Per LCSA, if a patient brings in a C-II or C-III opioid derivatives prescription for an out of state NON-Louisiana licensed prescriber, you can only fill a max of ________ days every ________ days unless the PMP can be checked for the issuing state or the Rx is marked for cancer pain or terminally ill.

10 days, 60 days

All prescribers must access the PMP prior to C-II prescribing for non-cancer or intractable pain unless it is for less than _______ days and they must access it at least once every _______ days

7 days, 90 days

All prescribers of CDSs must have _____ hours of CE per year to renew their license.

3

According to LCSA, there is a _______ day limit on all opioid prescriptions for acute issues unless for tx of chronic pain, tx of cancer or palliative care, tx of SUD/OUD, or prescriber wants more and it is documented as medically necessary.

7

LCSA limits the dispensing of marijuana to _____ ounces (_______ grams) of raw every _______ days.

2.5 ounces, 71 grams, 14 days

Anyone ______ y/o or younger must have a recommendation for raw form to receive raw form of marijuana.

21

For marijuana pharmacies, they can open up a satellite pharmacy after ________ patients are being served by a pharmacy.

3500

Marijuana pharmacies can have up to _______ satellite pharmacies.

2

Patient count of marijuana pharmacies is as of what date each year?

August 1st

There will be no more than ________ marijuana pharmacies in Louisiana

30

If a reportable security even occurs, the pharmacy with notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities and the BOP within _______

24 hours

a pharmacy has ____ to provide results to audits and routine requests

48 hours

a pharmacy has ____ to provide results for a specific product investigation

4 days

biosimilar dispensing: must notify the prescriber within ____

5 days

How long before a biosimilar can enter the market after FDA approval of a biologic?

12 years

isosorbide dinitrate sublingual tablets are exempt from child resistant packaging if the dose is ____ or less

10 mg

betamethasone tablets are exempt from child resistant packaging if the dose is ____ or less

12.5 mg

prednisone is exempt from child resistant packaging if the dose is ____ or less

105 mg

methylprednisone is exempt from child resistant packaging if the dose is ____ or less

84 mg

no more than ___ of children under 5 years should be able to get into child resistant packaging and no less than ____ of adults should not be able to get into child resistant packaging

20%

10%

What percentage of patients use specialty drugs, and what percentage of total drug spending do they account for?

2%

50%

customized patient medication packs are limited to ____ BUD, regardless of when the drugs in them expire

60 days

NDC numbers may be recycled ONLY after ____ of non-use

5 yrs

all HIPAA documentation must be kept for ____

6 years

Once board exams have been successfully completed, how long do you have to become licensed as a pharmacist before the examinations are considered invalid?

1 year

the LA BOP must have ____ members to meet quorum

9

the LA BOP must meet at least ___ time a year

1

the LA BOP is made of ___ members

17

A pharmacist that has been licensed for ________ years in the state of Louisiana will no longer be charged a renewal fee.

50

Parvo Pharmaceuticals has released their generic version of an already approved medication. They will be the first generic to the market and because of that, will have ________ days of market exclusivity before another generic medication may be sold.

180

for out of state C2 prescriptions, the maximum day supply filled is ____

10

a penal pharmacy must be open for at least ___ a week

10 hours

Fred has a central pharmacy and a telepharmacy site. He's the only pharmacist at either pharmacy. At his telepharmacy site, he has one technician. How many certified pharmacy technicians is Fred allowed to have at his central pharmacy?

2

GH had a board hearing where he was found to have violated several board rules. The board notified him of his punishment 3 days ago. 4 days ago GH discovered that there was new evidence that proved that the error that was made was made by another pharmacist. He must appeal to the board within the next ________ days to have the case reheard.

7 days (10 days post hearing)

the LA BOP has to issue a decision within____ of the hearing

30 days