Semester Law Questions

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IPPE-1 Fall Semester law questions Find answers to the law questions below and come prepared to discuss them at each reflections session. For each of the questions below, you need to find the statute/regulation addressed and site where you found the answer. For some questions, it may help to ask your preceptor what he/she would do if placed in those situations. Twelve questions will be discussed at each reflections session. At the reflections session on week 4, you will be tested on 10 questions based on the questions below. 1. How often is a pharmacy inspected by the board of pharmacy? Variable 2. Who can posses a key to the pharmacy? How is the key transferred to a part-time or a per diem pharmacist? The pharmacist is the…show more content…
(information is found under the A-3 section of “Use of Ancillary Support” 13. What information must be collected for all orally transmitted prescriptions? Are there medications that cannot be transmitted orally? C2 cannot be transmitted orally unless there is an emergency involving intense suffering of the patient or possible death. During an oral prescription: Patient name, DOB, phone number, address. Doctor’s name, DEA, license number, phone number, address. Date of the prescription call. Medication, strength, direction of use, refills. 14. What are the requirements for a prescription that comes to your pharmacy by fax? Are the requirements different for controlled substances? Rx by fax must be on permanent paper, must be legible to read, must contain all the information that is on the oral rx with patients’ info and doctor’s info as well as medication…show more content…
Patel’s notes: Fax Rx must be eligible,and printed on permanent paper, not thermal. Must contain name of party sending the Rx. Can accept faxed Rx for schedule III-V. No C-II faxes. Can use fax as original record. Patients cannot fax in Rx. Approach: Ask for original,verify by calling the MD and obtaining a new oral Rx. 15. What are the requirements for a prescription that comes to your pharmacy over the internet? Are the requirements different for a controlled substance? Electronic prescriptions can be sent by a prescriber to a pharmacy network. The prescription does not have to be reduced to writing if data can be maintained in the system for 3 years. Otherwise, it must be treated as an oral prescription and reduce to writing (except prescriber and patient information if readily available). C-III thru C-V must be produced in hard copy form. And C-II’s are not allowed. From Dr. Patel’s notes:Electronic data Rx: can be entered off-site electronically by prescriber and sent to pharmacy network. Does not have to be reduced to writing if data can be maintained in the system for 3 years. Otherwise, must treat as oral Rx and reduce to writing (except prescriber and patient info if readily available). C-III tru C-V must be produced in hard copy

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