What does "guidance" mean in law? Correct Answer: best practice; not a law
What does "shall" mean in law? Correct Answer: it's required
What does
... [Show More] "should" mean in law? Correct Answer: strongly recommended
What is an abandoned application? Correct Answer: occurs when an applicant for any license with the BOP fails to complete all components of the application within 30 days after notice from the board
How long does a terminal distributor have to demonstrate compliance after a license application is submitted? Correct Answer: 90 days
What is included in "access to drug stock"? Correct Answer: physical access and influence over the drugs (includes purchasing, inventory, etc.)
What is an act of moral turpitude? Correct Answer: something that gravely violates moral sentiment/standards
What is "pharmacist responsibility"? Correct Answer: the pharmacist is ultimately responsible for every prescription dispensed by a pharmacy and must do the final check
What is a pharmacy? Correct Answer: any place where prescriptions are filled or where drugs are compounded, sold, offered or dispensed
What is a drug? Correct Answer: something that is used to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent a disease in man or animals or intended to affect the structure/function of the body (not food); must be recognized by USP
What is dispensing? Correct Answer: final association of a drug with a patient pursuant to a prescription/order; includes labeling, compounding and packaging a specific drug
What is a dangerous drug? Correct Answer: a prescription drug; must have a label saying something like "Rx only" or have a statement about not dispensing without a prescription
What is a drug of abuse? Correct Answer: any dangerous drug
What forms can a prescription come in? Correct Answer: written, oral, faxed or electronic
How are records for electronically received prescriptions stored by a pharmacy? Correct Answer: records must be kept for 3 years and there must be record of dispensing the original prescription with positive identification; if the above are met then you do not have to print out the prescriptions and save hard copies
What is a prescriber? Correct Answer: anyone allowed to prescribe dangerous drugs under the Ohio Revised Code
OR
a pharmacist operating under a consult agreement that allows it
Who can remove prescription drugs from a terminal distributor? Correct Answer: a licensed healthcare professional authorized to prescribe
OR
a person authorized to dispense naloxone in the cause of removing naloxone only
What drugs can be removed from a terminal distributor? Correct Answer: non-controlled substance drugs, immunizations or naloxone
When must drugs taken from a terminal distributor be returned? Correct Answer: 24 hours
Do prescribers have to manually sign faxed prescriptions? Correct Answer: yes
Do prescribers have to manually sign faxed refill authorizations? Correct Answer: yes
Can an agent of the prescriber transmit a faxed prescription? Correct Answer: yes but their full name must be included in the fax
What must be on a faxed prescription to be valid? Correct Answer: signature of provider, location transmitted and the date it was faxed
Does the prescriber have to keep an original of a faxed prescription? Correct Answer: yes, must be kept in the patient's chart
Can prescriptions be sent from a physician's computer to a pharmacy fax machine? Correct Answer: in general, no, but there are a few exceptions
When are prescriptions allowed to be sent from a physician's computer to a pharmacy fax machine? Correct Answer: only if the prescription computer and fax machine are on a closed system
OR
there is a temporary outage of telecommunication AND the prescription is for a non-controlled substance
Can an electronic drug record keeping system be used for the original order for an inpatient drug order? Correct Answer: yes, but the system must be restricted to healthcare professionals and use positive ID for ordering
AND
the pharmacy must have written polices about who in the pharmacy can access these orders
What is the requirement for price information from a pharmacy? Correct Answer: a pharmacy must disclose pricing information for all drugs except C2
What is required when a pharmacy advertises a drug? Correct Answer: brand name
generic name
strength
dosage form
price for a specific quantity
What does "readily retrievable" mean? Correct Answer: records must be produced within 3 business days
What does it mean when the BOP refuses to grant or renew a license? Correct Answer: it means they denied an original or continued license for at least 24 months
What is a terminal distributor? Correct Answer: a pharmacy that dispenses/sells drugs retail; includes labs
What is a virtual wholesale distributor? Correct Answer: anyone who does wholesale distribution of dangerous drugs in or into Ohio; virtual indicates that the person has title of the drugs but never takes physical possession of the drugs
What are the requirements to be a virtual wholesale distributor? Correct Answer: must be licensed as a wholesale distributor with a virtual classification
must be registered as a business entity with local/state
must operate from a zone that is for commercial use and cannot operate out of a residence/personal place
What is a third party logistics provider? Correct Answer: they contract with a manufacturer or wholesaler for warehousing or distribution but they do NOT hold the title of Rx drugs and DO not have responsibility for their sale
What are the requirements of a third party logistics provider? Correct Answer: must be licensed as a wholesale distributor with a third party logistics classification
must be a business entity with local/state
must operate from a zone that is for commercial use and cannot operate out of a residence/personal place
What is wholesale sale? Correct Answer: this is a sale where the purpose is to resell whatever was purchased
What is the 5% rule? Correct Answer: if a pharmacy sells more than 5% of their total cost on drugs/medical supplies to anyone besides patients they must have a wholesaler license
this includes selling to providers because they are not patients
What is occasional sale? Correct Answer: this means the wholesale of drugs to another pharmacy or a provider's office; limited by the 5% rule
When does the 5% rule not apply? Correct Answer: sales where the pharmacies are under the same owner/control
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