PRODUCT NAMING & LEGAL CLASSIFICATIONS

Question 1

What do the first set of numbers of the NDC format represent?

Answer 1

Drug’s manufacturer

Question 2

What do the middle set of numbers of the NDC format represent?

Answer 2

Specific drug entity

Question 3

What do the third set of numbers of the NDC format represent?

Answer 3

Package size

Question 4

Which of the following is the name under which the drug’s NDA was approved?

a) Trade Name
b) Brand Name
c) Chemical Name
d) Generic Name

Answer 4

d) Generic Name

Question 5

What are the two forms in which a drug can represented other than it’s generic/trade/brand name?

Answer 5

Abbreviation and Mneumonic

Question 6

Describe the differences between abbreviation and mneumonic.

Answer 6

Abbreviation: Short combination of letters.

Mneumonic: 4 letters with drug name, strength, and number sequence.

Question 7

True or False

It is possible for two registrants to have the same DEA #.

Answer 7

False.

It is a self-verifying number.

Question 8

DEA numbers issued after 1985 will start with what letter?

Answer 8

B

Question 9

DEA numbers issued after 2007 will start with what letter?

Answer 9

F

Question 10

DEA numbers issued before 1985 will start with what letter?

Answer 10

A

Question 11

What does the second letter of a DEA # represent?

Answer 11

Practitioner’s first letter of last name.

Question 12

DEA numbers for mid-level practitioners start with what letter?

Answer 12

M

Question 13

In a DEA #, what does the letter “X” represent?

Answer 13

Practitioners who may prescribe CS’s for the treatment of drug dependence.

Question 14

How many numbers follow the first two letters of a DEA #, and what is their purpose?

Answer 14

Seven, to self-verify the DEA #.

Question 15

How do you verify a DEA #?

Answer 15

Add the 1st, 3rd, and 5th #’s.
Add the 2nd, 4th, and 6th #’s, then double the sum.
Add the two sums together.
Last # of this sum = the last # of the DEA number.

Question 16

Verify DEA number AG2705208. Show your work.

Answer 16

2 + 0 + 2 = 4
7 + 5 + 0 = 12 * 2 = 24
4 + 24 = 28
8 = last digit of DEA number

Question 17

Which of the following is true regarding a DEA #?

a) Pharmacists/Technicians have their own DEA #’s
b) Pharmacists/Technicians operate under the pharmacy’s DEA #
c) Pharmacists/Technicians have authority to prescribe controlled substances under the pharmacy’s DEA #
d) Pharmacists/Technicians can store controlled substances outside of the pharmacy

Answer 17

b) Pharmacists/Technicians operate under the pharmacy’s DEA #

All other answers are false.

Question 18

True or False

When a doctor prescribes to a hospitalized patient, it is under his/her own DEA #.

Answer 18

False.

The hospital has it’s own DEA #, covering all activities within institution.

Question 19

Define Schedule I drugs.

Answer 19

Zero medical use and a extremely high potential for abuse.

Question 20

Define Schedule II drugs.

Answer 20

High abuse potential with severe psychic or physical dependence possibilities.
Narcotics, stimulants, and depressing agents.

Question 21

Define Schedule III drugs.

Answer 21

Compounds containing limited amounts of narcotics / non-narcotics.
Abuse potential < Schedule I or II

Question 22

Define Schedule IV drugs.

Answer 22

Abuse may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence.
Abuse potential < Schedule III.

Question 23

Define Schedule V drugs.

Answer 23

Contains limited qty of narcotics or stimulants.
Antitussives, antidiarrheals, and analgesics.
Abuse potential < Schedule IV.

Question 24

What are the requirements for which a Schedule V drug may be dispensed without a prescription?

Answer 24

1. Must be dispensed by a licensed pharmacist.
   2a. Must be ≤ 240ml or 48 doses of a drug containing opium.
   2b. Must be ≤ 120ml or 24 doses of any other schedule V ingredient provided to any one person within 48 hours.
2. Purchaser must be at least 18 yrs. old.

Question 25

These OTC drugs are used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine illegally:

Answer 25

Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine and Phenylpropanolamine.

Question 26

True or False Each prescription container of a controlled substance will bear a "C" along with the designation of the schedule to which it belongs.

Answer 26

False. The manufacturers bottle will bear these symbols, but the prescription container is not required to have this.

Question 27

Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule III? a) Glutethimide b) Sufentanil c) Pentazocine

Answer 27

a) Glutethimide

Question 28

Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule I? a) Opium b) Cocaine c) LSD

Answer 28

c) LSD

Question 29

Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule II? a) Tramadol b) Oxycodone c) Mescaline

Answer 29

b) Oxycodone

Question 30

Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule IV? a) Phenobarbital b) Amobarbital c) Pentobarbital

Answer 30

a) Phenobarbital

Question 31

Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule I? a) Peyote b) Secobartibal c) Paragoric

Answer 31

a) Peyote

Question 32

Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule III?? a) Ethchlorvynol b) Psilocybin c) Dronabinol

Answer 32

c) Dronabinol

Question 33

Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule IV? a) Nabilone b) Phentermine c) Nalorphine

Answer 33

b) Phentermine

Question 34

Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule I? a) Aceytlmethadol b) Oxymorphone c) Tilidine

Answer 34

a) Aceytlmethadol & c) Tilidine

Question 35

Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule II? a) Methaqualone b) Methadone c) Methylphenidate

Answer 35

b) Methadone & c) Methylphenidate

Question 36

Which of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule II? a) Phendimetrazine b) Phenmetrazine c) Phentermine

Answer 36

b) Phenmetrazine

Question 37

Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule III? a) Phendimetrazine b) Benzphetamine c) Phenmetrazine

Answer 37

a) Phendimetrazine & b) Benzphetamine

Question 38

Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule I? a) Fenethylline b) Barbital c) Dihydromorphone

Answer 38

a) Fenethylline & c) Dihydromorphone

Question 39

Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule IV? a) Chlorphentermine b) Diethylpropion c) Chloral Hydrate

Answer 39

b) Diethylpropion & c) Chloral Hydrate

Question 40

Which two of the following drugs would be contained in Schedule II? a) N-ethylamphetamine b) Hydrocodone c) Amphetamine

Answer 40

b) Hydrocodone & c) Amphetamine

Question 41

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Tilidine, Fenethylline, Methaqualone.

Answer 41

Schedule I

Question 42

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Pentazocine, Diethylpropoin, Chloral Hydrate.

Answer 42

Schedule IV

Question 43

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Heroin, Psilocybin, Marijuana.

Answer 43

Schedule I

Question 44

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Opium, Oxycodone, Codein.

Answer 44

Schedule II

Question 45

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Fentanyl, Sufentanil, Merperidine.

Answer 45

Schedule II

Question 46

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Dronabinol, Nalorphine, Benzphetamine.

Answer 46

Schedule III

Question 47

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Ethchlorvynol, Tramadol, Benzodiazepine.

Answer 47

Schedule IV

Question 48

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Phenmetrazine, Methylphenidate, Amobarbital.

Answer 48

Schedule II

Question 49

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Phendimetrazine, Chlorphentermine, Paregoric.

Answer 49

Schedule III

Question 50

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Oxymorphone, Methamphetamine, Hydrocodone.

Answer 50

Schedule II

Question 51

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Barbital, Meprobamate, Ethinamate.

Answer 51

Schedule IV

Question 52

Name the Schedule of the drugs listed: | Portion of Amobarbital, Secobarbital, or Pentobarbital within a compound, mixture, or preparation.

Answer 52

Schedule III