What is in a prescription Record? (non-controlled)
What are the additional things necessary on controlled scripts? - answerPatient's Name
(If pet, species and owner's name)
Patient's Address
Date the Prescription is issued
Name of the medication
Dosage
Strength
Quantity
Refills
Directions to use
Cautionary statements
Prescriber's name (Also prescriber's signature)
Prescriber's address
RX Serial number
Date Script is filled/refilled on face/back of script
Retail price of generic substitute
Dispensing pharmacist's initials
For controlled: Need Prescriber DEA# and Age of patient (or indication of adult/child)
****Prescriber signatures are necessary if the medication is controlled or if the script is
written.
NDC how many digits and how are the digits split? - answer11 digits, first 5=
manufacturer, 4= Drug ID, 2= package size
,What are things on Prescription record (Rx itself) not needed on RX label? -
answerPrescriber address (technically its needed if its a controlled medication)
Dosage form of Medication
Retail price of generic substitution
Dispensing pharmacist initials
How long to file prescriptions? - answer3 years
**Controlled substances must be filed in separate files.
How many prescriptions on schedule II pad? - answerOne only
**non CII meds can be put on to one prescription.
T/F- All prescription must be written in ink, indelible pencil or typewriter. No duplicate,
carbon, photographic copies or rubber-stamped orders are valid prescriptions. -
answerTrue
Prescription record requirements, non controlled drug - answerpatients name, animal
name and owner, address, date Rx issued, name of med, strength of med, quantity,
directions, cautionary statements, refills, prescriber and address, date rx filled, serial
number, pharmacist initials, retail price of generic substitute
Prescription record- controlled - answerpatients name, animal name and owner,
address, date Rx issued, name of med, strength of med, quantity, directions, cautionary
statements, refills, prescriber and address, date rx filled, serial number, pharmacist
initials, retail price of generic substitute
Specific- patient age or adult/child, DEA
Prescription label- non controlled - answerpharmacy name and address, patient name,
name of medication, strength, quantity, directions, cautionary, expiration, serial number,
date dispensed, prescribers name
***Pharmacist shall label the prescription container with the name of the dispensed drug
product. If the dispensed drug product does not have a brand name, the prescription
label shall indicate the generic name of the drug dispensed along with manufacturer or
distributor.
,prescription label- control - answerpharmacy name and address, patient name, name of
medication, strength, quantity, directions, cautionary, expiration, serial number, date
filled (and refilled for CIII and CIV), prescribers name (and prescriber address)
cautionary- federal law prohibits transfer of this drug to any person other than the
patient for whom it is prescribed
**Controlled medications require prescriber address on the label where has non-
controlled does not require prescriber address.
Which schedule of medications can't be refilled? - answerCII (all the other ones can be
refilled)
What statement needs to be on pharmacy bag/receipt to be given to patient? - answerIf
you have a concern that an error may have occurred in the dispensing of your
prescription you may contact the department of consumer protection, drug control
division by calling (phone#)
(T/F)Prescriber name is required on controlled medication labels but not on non-
controlled medication labels - answerFalse!
Prescriber name is required on both but prescriber address is only required on
controlled medication labels.
Certain medications may also require this ________ be provided with the medication at
the time of dispensing. - answerPackage Insert or Medication Guide
When transferring a prescription what must the transferring pharmacist do? -
answerCancel the Script and write void on the FACE of the RX
In the books record the name, address and DEA # of the pharmacy
Include the name of the receiving pharmacist's name
Write the date of transfer and the name of the transferring pharmacist
When transferring a prescription what must the receiving pharmacist do? - answerWrite
"transfer" in pharmacy record
Include the name, address and DEA # of transferring pharmacy
Original date the script was written
Original date the medication was dispensed
Original number of refills
, Valid number of refills remaining
Dates/location of pharmacy medication was refilled
administer - answerdirect application of a drug or device to the body of a patient by
injection, inhalation, ingestion etc
care giving instruction - answerinstitution that provides medical services and is licensed,
operated, certified or approved by the commissions
compound - answerto combine, mix, or put together two or more ingredients pursuant to
a prescription and includes the preparation of drugs or devices in anticipation of
prescriptions based on routine regularly observed prescribing patterns
dispense - answerprocessing a drug or device for delivery or for administration for a
patient pursuant to prescription
does not include act of delivering the drug or device to the patient or administering to
the patient
dispensing outpatient facility - answerfacility operated by a corporation or municipality
which provides medical services to patients on an outpatient basis
drug - answerarticle recognized by the official US pharmacopoeia, intended for the use
in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other
animals, intended to affect the structure of any function of thebody,
institutional pharmacy - answerarea within a care-giving institution or within a
correctional institution that is under the direct charge of a pharmacist
legend device - answerdevice that is required to be dispensed pursuant only to a
prescription or is restriction to use by prescribing practioners, required to bear the
legends
-RX only in accordance with guidelines established in the federal food, drug and
consmetic act
-caution- federal law restricts this device for use by or on the order of a licensed
veterinarian
legend drug - answerdrug that is required to be used with a prescription
must have the lengend RX only in accordance with guidelines established in the federal
food, drug and cosmetic act or caution- restricts the use ... licensed veterinarian
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