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  1. 1A New York pharmacist is asked to independently compound and dispense a prescription drug. Which activity is within the statutory practice of pharmacy?

    1. A. Preparing and dispensing the drug on prescription authority
    2. B. Diagnosing the patient's underlying disease
    3. C. Issuing a new prescription without legal authority
    4. D. Delegating final clinical judgment to a clerk

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Education Law §6801 defines pharmacy practice as "administering, preparing, compounding, preserving, or the dispensing of drugs" on prescription or other legal authority.

    Reference: Article 137, Pharmacy | Office of the Professions — §6800

  2. 2Which patient data must ordinarily appear on a New York written prescription?

    1. A. Name, address, and age
    2. B. Name and insurer only
    3. C. Age and employer only
    4. D. Address and diagnosis only

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Rule §29.7 requires "the name, address and age of the patient."

    Reference: NYS Rules Of The Board Of Regents:Part 29 — §29.7(a)(1)

  3. 3A pharmacist accepts a prescription designed with a secret code agreed upon with the prescriber. What is the proper legal assessment?

    1. A. Allowed for refill synchronization
    2. B. Allowed for controlled substances only
    3. C. Unprofessional—coded prescriptions
    4. D. Required for privacy

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Rule §29.2 prohibits "entering into an arrangement or agreement with a pharmacy for the compounding and/or dispensing of coded or specially marked prescriptions."

    Reference: NYS Rules Of The Board Of Regents:Part 29 — §29.2(a)(10)

  4. 4On an ordinary New York written prescription, which prescriber notation in the substitution box prohibits generic substitution?

    1. A. The prescriber handwrites d a w
    2. B. The prescriber initials the box
    3. C. The pharmacist writes brand required
    4. D. The patient writes no substitution

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Education Law §6810 provides: "Unless the prescriber writes d a w in such box in the prescriber's own handwriting ... the prescriber's signature ... shall designate approval of substitution."

    Reference: Article 137, Pharmacy | Office of the Professions — §6810(6)(a)

  5. 5A pharmacist wants to use the title pharmacist while practicing in New York. What credential is required?

    1. A. A pharmacy-establishment registration
    2. B. A New York pharmacist license
    3. C. A technician registration
    4. D. A limited intern permit

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Education Law §6803 states that only a person "licensed or otherwise authorized under this article" may practice pharmacy or use the pharmacist title.

    Reference: Article 137, Pharmacy | Office of the Professions — §6803

  6. 6A prescription omits the patient's address, which is readily available in pharmacy records. Must the pharmacist copy it onto the prescription?

    1. A. Yes, always
    2. B. No—data already retrievable
    3. C. Only for refills
    4. D. Only after prescriber consent

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Rule §29.7 says the pharmacist "shall not be required to enter" the address when it is readily available in pharmacy records.

    Reference: NYS Rules Of The Board Of Regents:Part 29 — §29.7(a)(1)

  7. 7Which date belongs on a prescription label after a refill?

    1. A. Original issue date
    2. B. Refill authorization date
    3. C. Date of the refill
    4. D. Next renewal date

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Rule §29.7 states: "When a prescription is refilled, the date placed on the label shall be the date of the refill."

    Reference: NYS Rules Of The Board Of Regents:Part 29 — §29.7(a)(4)

  8. 8Which pair must a pharmacist enter on a prescription when dispensing it?

    1. A. Issue date and prescriber initials
    2. B. Dispensing date and pharmacist identifier
    3. C. Transfer date and receiving-pharmacy number
    4. D. Repacking date and manufacturer lot

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Rule §29.7 requires "the date of dispensing" and the dispensing pharmacist's legible signature or initials.

    Reference: NYS Rules Of The Board Of Regents:Part 29 — §29.7(a)(3)

  9. 9An applicant otherwise qualifies for New York pharmacist licensure but is 20 years old. Which requirement remains unmet?

    1. A. Minimum age of 18
    2. B. Minimum age of 19
    3. C. Minimum age of 21
    4. D. Minimum age of 25

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Section 6805 requires an applicant to "be at least twenty-one years of age."

    Reference: Article 137, Pharmacy | Office of the Professions — §6805(1)(e)

  10. 10A pharmacist receives a lawful oral noncontrolled prescription. Which record must the receiver create?

    1. A. A written or electronic prescription record
    2. B. A refill notation on an existing prescription
    3. C. A prescription-transfer record
    4. D. A repacking record

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Rule §29.7 requires the receiver to "reduce to writing, either through written communication or electronic record, a prescription transmitted orally."

    Reference: NYS Rules Of The Board Of Regents:Part 29 — §29.7(a)(2)

Topics in this practice bank

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  • Area 1 — Licensure/Personnel
    • Responsibilities of the pharmacist and non-pharmacist personnel: qualifications, scope of duties, limitations, and restrictions of duties, or conditions to practice for pharmacists-in-charge (or equivalent) and pharmacists; qualifications, scope of duties, limitations, and restrictions of duties, or conditions to practice for non-pharmacist personnel
    • Licensures, registrations, and certifications for pharmacists or non-pharmacist personnel: qualifications, examinations, internships, maintaining pharmacist competency, and renewals of licensures, registrations, or certifications; classifications and processes of disciplinary actions; reporting to and participating in programs addressing the inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety
  • Area 2 — Pharmacist Practice
    • Requirements for issuing prescriptions/drug orders: requirements for drug uses, limitations, or restrictions; scope of authority, scope of practice, limitations or restrictions of practice, and valid registration of practitioners who are authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer drugs; requirements for issuing non-controlled prescriptions/drug orders; requirements for issuing controlled prescriptions/drug orders; authority limitations of practitioners' ability to authorize refills
    • Conditions under which the pharmacist or non-pharmacist personnel participates in the administration of drugs in the management of patients' therapy
    • Requirements regarding counseling: counseling or offering to counsel; documenting counseling or documenting offering to counsel
    • Returning or reusing drugs
    • Regulations and agencies regarding pharmacy practice: requirements for promoting quality and safety of public health; protecting patient and health record confidentiality
  • Area 3 — Dispensing Requirements
    • Responsibilities for determining whether prescriptions/drug orders are issued for a legitimate medical purpose, and within all applicable restrictions
    • Transferring prescription/drug order information between pharmacies by authorized personnel
    • Prospective drug utilization reviews: requirements for reporting to PMP and accessing PMP data
    • Exceptions to dispensing or refilling prescriptions/drug orders
    • Labeling of dispensed drugs
    • Packaging of dispensed drugs
    • Drug product conditions prohibiting dispensing
    • Requirements for the distribution and/or dispensing of non-prescription pharmaceutical products, including controlled substances and hazardous drugs: dispensing or administration; labeling of non-prescription drugs and devices; packaging and repackaging of non-prescription drugs and behind-the-counter products; dispensing-restricted, non-prescription drugs
  • Area 4 — Pharmacy Operations
    • Ordering, acquisition, and distribution of drugs, including maintenance and content of such records: ordering and acquisition, including the maintenance and content of such records; distribution, including the maintenance and content of such records
    • Recordkeeping in compliance with legal requirements, including content, inventory, maintenance, storage, handling, and reporting: non-dispensing requirements for operations of pharmacies or practice settings; possession, storage, and handling of non-hazardous drugs; training, possession, handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous drugs; allowing non-pharmacist personnel access to drugs; requirements for conducting controlled substance inventories
    • Delivery of drugs
    • Conditions for permitted or mandated product selection
    • Compounding sterile, nonsterile, hazardous, and non-hazardous preparations
    • Centralized prescription processing or central-fill pharmacy dispensing
    • Requirements for the registration, licensure, certification, or permitting of a practice setting or business entity: requirements for registration, license, certification, or permitting of a practice setting; requirements for the renewal or reinstatement of a license, registration, certificate, or permit of a practice setting; requirements for an inspection of a licensed, registered, certified, or permitted practice setting; classifications and processes of disciplinary actions that may be taken against a registered, licensed, certified, or permitted practice setting

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