Indiana Pharmacy Law Questions And Answers
"Drug order" means a written order in a hospital or other health care institution for an ultimate user for any drug or device, issued and signed by a practitioner, or an order transmitted by other means of communication from a practitioner, which is imm...
"Drug order" means a written order in a hospital or other health care institution for an
ultimate user for any drug or device, issued and signed by a practitioner, or an order
transmitted by other means of communication from a practitioner, which is immediately
reduced to writing by the pharmacist, registered nurse, or other licensed health care
practitioner authorized by the hospital or institution. The order shall contain the ____
and ____ ____ of the patient; the ____ and ____ or size of the drug or device; unless
specified by individual institution policy or guideline, the amount to be dispensed either
in ____ or ____; adequate directions for the proper use of the drug or device when it is
administered to the patient; and the name of the ____. - Answer-Name/Bed
Number/Name/Strength/Quantity/Days/Prescriber
/."____ ____ ____" means the retrospective, concurrent, and prospective review by a
pharmacist of a patient's drug related history - Answer-Drug Regimen Review
/."____ ____ ____" means a program designed to measure and assess on a
retrospective and prospective basis the proper use of drugs. - Answer-Drug utilization
review
/."Prescription" means a written order or an order transmitted by other means of
communication from a practitioner to or for an ultimate user for any drug or
device containing:
(1) ____ ____;
(2) ____ ____;
(3) ____ ____ ____;
(4) ____ ____;
(5) ____;
(6) ____; (unless indicated by directions and duration of therapy);
(6) adequate ____ for the proper use of the drug or device by the patient;
(7) ____ ____; and
(8) ____ ____. - Answer-Patient Name/Patient Address/Date of Issue/Drug
Name/Strength/Quantity/Directions/Practitioner Name/Practitioner Signature
/.The Indiana board of pharmacy is created. It shall consist of ____ members not more
than ____ of whom may be from the same political party, appointed by the governor for
terms of ____ years. ____ member of the board, to represent the general public, must
be a resident of this state who has never been associated with pharmacy in any way
other than as a consumer. Except for the member representing the general public, the
members must be pharmacists in good standing of recognized experience and ability
from varied practice settings who hold a current license to practice pharmacy in Indiana.
____ member of the board must be a practicing ____ pharmacist. If a member leaves
,the board for any reason before the end of the member's term, the member's successor
shall serve for the unexpired portion of the term. - Answer-7/4/4/1/1/Hospital
/.True/False: A person employed as a full-time staff member or as a professor at a
school of pharmacy may not serve on the board. - Answer-True
/.Not later than ____ ____ after a member's appointment to the Board of Pharmacy, the
member must subscribe by oath or affirmation to faithfully uphold the duties of the
member's office. If a member fails to qualify as provided, a new member shall be
appointed in the member's place. - Answer-10 days
/.At the first meeting of each year the board shall elect from among its members a____
and ____ ____ who shall perform duties and have powers as the board prescribes. -
Answer-President/Vice President
/.The board shall meet at least ____ times per year at such times and places as the
board selects. At each meeting the board shall continue in session from day to day, for
not more than ____ days, until the business of the meeting is complete. ____ members
of the board shall constitute a quorum. - Answer-8/5/4
/.The standard format for a prescription drug form described in subsection
(e)(2)(standard format for an official tamper resistant prescriptin drug form for
prescriptions) must include the following:
(1) A counterfeit protection barcode with human readable representation of the data in
the barcode.
(2) A thermochromic mark on the front and the back of the prescription that:
(A) is at least ____ ____ of one (1) inch in height and width; and
(B) changes from blue to ____ when exposed to heat. - Answer-One Fourth/Clear
/.To be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist, an individual must file such evidence as is
required by the board that:
(1) the individual is at least ____ years of age - Answer-18
/.The pharmacist intern registration will be issued up to the next current expiration date
and upon renewal will then be valid for a period of ____ ____ thereafter. All intern
permits shall expire on ____ ____; renewal information will be emailed to the email
address we have on record (so keep yours updated) those that do not have an email
address will receive a mailed notice to the address of record ninety (90) days prior to
expiration. - Answer-1 year/September 30
/.The acceptable pharmacist intern practical experience time must be verified by
submitting to the Indiana Board of Pharmacy the "Affidavit of Experience" which is
signed at the termination of each period of practical experience. All affidavits must list all
, practical experience time on a calendar week basis showing actual time served each
week. Acceptable practical experience time per week shall consist of not less than ____
hours and not more than ____ hours per week. - Answer-4/60
/.All Indiana pharmacists are required to complete ____ hours of continuing education
each biennium in order to renew their pharmacist license. However, if a pharmacist
maintains an "Inactive" status on their pharmacist license, then s/he is not required to
complete continuing education for renewal.
The continuing education biennium is the time period of January 1 of even-numbered
years through December 31 of the following odd-numbered year. Pharmacists must
renew their licenses on or before ____ ____ of even-numbered years. - Answer-
30/June 30
/.No hours may be carried forward from one biennium to another. HOWEVER, if the
pharmacist fails to meet the requirements during the biennial period, the pharmacist
may earn and report sufficient hours during a succeeding biennium and apply the CE
____ to the previous biennium as if they had been earned in that previous biennium. -
Answer-Retroactively
/.Newly Licensed Pharmacists
If licensed more than six (6) months, then you must complete ____ hours of CE for each
month or part of month from date of licensure until the end of the biennium.
If licensed less than six (6) months in the biennium, then no CE is required to be
completed for this biennium. [If the pharmacist license was issued on or after July 1,
2015, then there is no CE requirement for the 2016 renewal.] - Answer-1.25
/.Breakdown of Continuing Education Hours:
A minimum of ____ hours (4/5 of required CE hours) must be pharmacy related.
A maximum of ____ hours (1/5 of required CE hours) can be business, management or
computer-related.
At least ____ hours (1/2 of required CE hours) must be accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). - Answer-24/6/15
/.The pharmacist is not required to submit copies of their certificates of completion for
continuing education courses when they renew their license. The pharmacist shall retain
copies of these certificates for a period of ____ ____ from the end of the licensing
period for which the continuing education applied. The pharmacist shall provide the
Board with copies of the certificates of completion upon the Board's request for a
compliance audit.
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