Laws, Regulations, and Controlled Substancees

Which organization is responsible for enforcing medication quality standards?

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

• United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)

When filling a prescription, for which medication is a pharmacy technician required to include a patient package insert (PPI)?

• Contraceptives

• Benzodiazepines

• Opiates

• Insulin

According to HIPAA guidelines, which document must a new patient sign?

• Prescription use agreement

• Pharmacy records waiver form

• Insurance company disclosure form

• Acknowledgement of notice of privacy practices

Which of the following is considered protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA guidelines?

• State of birth

• Mother's maiden name

• Employment record

• E-mail address

According to HIPAA guidelines, which of the following actions should a pharmacy technician take to safeguard a patient's protected health information (PHI)?

• Shred computer printouts that include PHI.

• Only share PHI with the patient's immediate family.

• Decline the patient's request to amend his pharmacy records.

• Keep records older than 2 years in general storage outside the pharmacy.

A pharmacy technician receives a handwritten prescription from a patient. The technician should verify that the prescription contains which of the following information?

• Quantity of the medication

• Brand name of the medication

• Patient's insurance ID number

• Patient's medical condition

Which of the following processes should a pharmacy technician use to file prescription hard copies for controlled substances?

• File prescriptions in a storage container in the pharmacy.

• File prescriptions according to DEA Form 222.

• File controlled substance prescriptions separately from legend prescriptions.

• File all controlled substance prescriptions in one drawer.

Which of the following sublingual medications is an exception to the mandate for child-resistant caps on prescription medication containers?

• Buprenorphine

• Naloxone

• Nitroglycerin

• Fentanyl

A pharmacy technician should recognize that which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating, "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock bottles?

• Orphan Drug Act

• Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA)

• Kefauver-Harris Amendment

• Durham-Humphrey Amendment

What is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a patient in a calendar day?

• 9 g

• 3.6 g

• 7.5 g

• 5 g