What do the middle four numbers represent in an NDC number?

Which law requires that a manufacturer provide Safety Data Sheets (SDS—formerly known as MSDS) to a pharmacy for products that are combustible, are flammable or can cause injury to an individual if he or she comes in contact with the substance?

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was written to protect workers from hazards in the workplace. Safety Data Sheets (SDS, formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets [MSDS]) are required to inform an individual of the hazards of handling a particular product and the appropriate treatment if one comes in contact with the substance.

Which of the following is not found on a OTC drug label?

Beyond-use-date

Beyond-use dates are assigned to both sterile and nonsterile compounded products.

Which law required opium to have a prescription?

Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914

The Harrison Narcotic Act required a prescription for opium-containing products.

Which law allows a pharmacist to accept a telephoned prescription from a physician’s office?

Durham-Humphrey Act of 1950

The Durham-Humphrey Act of 1950 allows a prescription to be telephoned from a physician’s office.

What classification of drug recall will cause serious adverse health consequences or death?

Class I

A class I drug recall may cause irreversible injury or possibly death to a patient, a class II drug recall may cause reversible harm to the patient, and a class III drug recall does not cause injury to the patient.

Which law required that the federal legend appear on all prescriptions?

Durham-Humphrey Act of 1950

The Durham-Humphrey Act stated that all legend medications must bear the following: “Federal law prohibits the dispensing of this medication without a prescription.”

Which law prevents reimportation of medication into the United States other than by a manufacturer?

Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987

The Prescription Drug Marketing Act prohibits the reimportation of medication into the United States. This law is being reexamined.

Which of these is true regarding the disposal of hazardous drug waste?

It must be stored in a leakproof container.

It must be labeled "drug waste."

Disposal of hazardous waste must be separate from the disposal of other waste, and the waste must be labeled as "hazardous drug waste." It also needs to be stored in a leakproof container that is labeled as such until it is disposed of safely. There is no specific time limit on when hazardous waste must be discarded as long as it is stored properly.

Which of these is true regarding pharmacy equipment?

Pharmacies are required to have temperature-controlled storage for medications even if they do not dispense refrigerated prescriptions.

All pharmacies are required to have a hot and cold water supply regardless of whether they compound medications. They must also have a way to store refrigerated or frozen medications that must be separate from any perishable items such as food. Pharmacies are not required to store CII medications in a safe, specifically, but these medications must somehow be locked up. All pharmacies must also be equipped with a backup power supply in the event of a power failure.

Which of these DEA numbers is valid?

CG2467896

Following the steps below, the sum at the end of step 4 is 56, and so the last digit of the DEA number needs to be 6 to be considered a valid DEA number. Step 1: Add the first, third, and fifth numbers together ( 2 + 6 + 8 =16). Step 2: Add the second, fourth, and sixth numbers together (4 + 7 + 9=20). Step 3: Multiply the sum in the second step by 2 (20 x 2 =40). Step 4: Add the total from steps 1 and 3 together (40 +16 =56). Please note that there are ongoing revisions in the letters that can appear first in a DEA number. Changes have been made over the years to accommodate the increasing number of practitioners. *C, as well as other letters, can now be the first letter and is usually used for specialists rather than general practitioners.*

What is the first consideration of a pharmacy technician?

Ensure patients’ health and safety.

The health and safety of the patient is the most important consideration for a pharmacy technician.

What needs to be documented on all transferred prescriptions for a prescription for a controlled substance ( CIII-V)?

the DEA number of the transferring pharmacy

All transfered controlled substance prescriptions must contain:
original prescription date and dispensing date
number of refills remaining
the name of the transferring pharmacist
the DEA number, name, and address of the transferring pharmacy

You receive a request from another pharmacy for 100 Percocet tablets. What do you do?

You may transfer to them the 100 tablets of Percocet through the use of a DEA Form 222.

DEA Form 222 can be used to transfer Schedule II medications, such as Percocet, to another pharmacy.

Which of these recalls would be issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a medication that was deemed to cause temporary adverse health effects for patients that used that medication?

class II recall

A class II recall occurs when medication may cause temporary adverse health effects that are reversible or if there is a small risk of serious adverse effects. A class I recall occurs when a medication is likely to cause severe adverse effects or even death. A class III recall occurs when a medication is not likely to cause a patient to have adverse effects. A class IV recall does not exist—there are only three classes of FDA recalls.

What do the middle four numbers represent in an NDC number?

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