Law Flashcards
You are working as a locum pharmacist and you are about to check a medication after a pre-registration pharmacist has asked you about its classification. You are aware there are medications can be classified as a GSL, P, POM, and CD. The prescription you are about to check is for Testogel 50 mg/5g sachets. Which of the following medication classification best describes for Testogel 50 mg/5g sachets?
A) POM
B) CD schedule 3
C) CD schedule 4 part 1
D) CD schedule 4 part 2
E) CD schedule 5
D) CD schedule 4 part 2
You are working as a general practice pharmacist where a pre-registration student asks you about the principles of medicines optimisation. You are aware there are 4 main key principles of medicines optimisation. Which of the following is not a principle of medicines optimisation?
A) Aim to understand the patient’s experience.
B) Evidence-based choice of medicines.
C) Ensure medicines use is safe as possible.
D) Make medicines optimisation part of routine practice.
E) Provide patient centred care.
E) Provide patient centred care.
The patient has come to the pharmacy requesting to purchase imigran over the counter. The patient has made you aware that she had had imigran before and shows you a box of imigran supplied to her before few months ago. You are satisfied that the patient should be supplied with imigran as she met the criteria. The pre-registration pharmacist has asked you when imigran should not be supplied. Which of the following mentioned below would prompt referral to the GP and refusal for the supply of imigran?
A) Patient who smokes more than 10 cigarettes a day.
B) Patient has a family history of early heart disease (brother had a heart attack at age of 40)
C) Patient who experiences 2 attacks per month.
D) Patients who have had their first migraine attack within the previous 12 months.
E) Patient who is at the age of 55 and has had migraine attack twice over 2 months.
D) Patients who have had their first migraine attack within the previous 12 months.
You are working as a pharmacist for a large multiple chain pharmacy where you have received a call from another branch requesting a transfer of stock supply for a controlled drug. You are aware that you require a CD requisition form to be completed in order to supply a controlled drug to another pharmacy. Which of the following details is not a legal requirement for a CD requisition form to be valid?
A) Signature of recipient
B) Name of the recipient
C) Profession or occupation
D) Purpose of the requisition
E) Batch number of controlled drugs.
E) Batch number of controlled drugs.
A 35-year-old male has come to your pharmacy regarding advice on some medications that he has been prescribed from his GP. His GP has advised him not to drive whilst he has taken certain medications as it is a legal offence to drive under the influence of certain drugs even though it is medically prescribed. Which of the following drugs would not lead to legal procedures if found to have driving impaired, whilst under the influence of the prescribed medication?
A) Morphine B) Diazepam
C) Methadone
D) Clonazepam
E) Buprenorphine
E) Buprenorphine
You are working as a locum pharmacist where a pre-registration pharmacist has asked you about the legal requirements that detail what information needs to be on a dispensing label. Which of the following particulars is a legal requirement on a dispensing label?
A) Keep out of sigh and reach of children.
B) Address of the prescriber
C) Expiry date of medicine
D) Batch number
E) Date of dispensing
E) Date of dispensing
