Exam 2

Question 1

1914 Harrison Narcotics Act

Answer 1

required importers, manufacturers, and distributors of cocaine and opiates to:
-register with the U.S. Treasury (the first enforcement agency of controls)
-pay a special tax on these drugs
-keep records of each transaction

Question 2

1970 Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act: Title II (commonly referred to as Controlled Substances Act)

Answer 2

established five separate schedules of controlled substances - regulated the manufacturing, distribution, and dispensation of CS

Question 3

Sale of OTC controlled substances - limits

Answer 3

-any controlled substance containing opium: 240 mL or 48 dosage units

-any other controlled substance: 120 mL or 24 dosage units

in a 48-hr period

Question 4

Sale of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine - limit per day and per 30 daays

Answer 4

per day - 3.6 grams
per 30 days - 9 grams

Question 5

DEA form 224

Answer 5

Application for dispensing or instructing registration

Question 6

DEA form 225

Answer 6

Application for manufacturer, distributor, reverse distributor, researcher, lab, importer, exporter

Question 7

How long is the dispensing/instructing registration valid for?

Answer 7

3 years

Question 8

Narcotics definition

Answer 8

anything derived from opium or cocaine

Question 9

The following registration types do not permit coincident activities:

Answer 9

1. reverse distributing
2. narcotic treatment program (including compounder)
3. exporting

Question 10

Dispensing/instructing registrants may perform the following coincident activities:

Answer 10

1. may conduct research/instructional activities with substances for which registration was granted
2. pharmacist may manufacture a product containing a narcotic (II-V) in a proportion not exceeding 20% of complete compound
3. a retail pharmacy may perform central fill pharmacy activities

Question 11

DEA number: “big four” prescriber letters

Answer 11

A, B, F, G

Question 12

DEA number: mid-level practitioner letter

Answer 12

M

Question 13

What does the second letter in the DEA number represent?

Answer 13

registrant’s last name or name of business that initially registered

Question 14

What items cannot be stored centrally?

Answer 14

1. completed 222 forms
2. inventories
3. prescriptions

Question 15

CSA requires all records and reports involving controlled substances to be kept for at least how long after their origin date?

Answer 15

two years

Question 16

Acceptable C-II Faxed Original Prescriptions

Answer 16

1. C2 narcotic to be compounded and directly administered to patient by injection
2. C2 narcotic for patient in hospice care
3. Any C2 for patient in long term care facility