KS MPJE flashcards

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Police power in pharmacy

The constitutional authority of states to regulate health, safety, and welfare, including pharmacy practice, drug distribution, and licensure of pharmacists and pharmacies.

Standard of care

The degree of care and skill a reasonably prudent pharmacist would exercise under similar circumstances; breach of this standard can establish negligence.

Negligence elements

Duty, breach, causation, and damages; all four must be proven for a pharmacist to be liable for patient harm.

Corresponding responsibility

The pharmacist's duty to ensure a controlled substance prescription is issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice before dispensing.

DEA Form 222

Required order form (or CSOS electronic equivalent) for Schedule I and II controlled substances; must be retained and available for DEA inspection.

DEA Form 106

Used to report theft or significant loss of controlled substances to the DEA; written report required within one business day of discovery.

Biennial inventory

A complete controlled substance inventory required every two years, including date, time, and signature of the person taking the inventory.

Schedule II partial fill

Permitted when the pharmacist cannot supply the full quantity; the remaining quantity must be dispensed within 72 hours or a new prescription is required.

Emergency oral Schedule II

Oral order permitted in emergencies; prescriber must furnish a written or electronic prescription within 7 days, otherwise the pharmacist must notify DEA.

DSCSA

Drug Supply Chain Security Act requires transaction information, history, and statements for prescription drugs and verification of trading partner licensure.

HIPAA minimum necessary

Disclosures must be limited to the minimum information needed for the purpose; psychotherapy notes require specific patient authorization.

DEA registration renewal

DEA registrations are renewable every three years; changes in name, address, or control must be reported within 30 days.

Generic substitution

Dispensing a therapeutically equivalent product when the prescriber has not prohibited substitution; state law governs patient consent and notification.

Therapeutic interchange

Substitution of a different drug within the same therapeutic class under an approved protocol, distinct from generic substitution of an equivalent product.

Patient confidentiality

Protection of prescription and health information under state law and HIPAA; disclosure without authorization only for lawful purposes such as court orders or public health reporting.

Mandatory reporting

Statutory duty of pharmacists to report suspected impaired practitioners, prescription fraud, and certain adverse events to the appropriate authority.

Licensure by reciprocity

Process by which a pharmacist licensed in one state obtains licensure in another by meeting the receiving state's education, examination, and jurisprudence requirements.

MPJE score transfer

Scores are transferred through NABP to a receiving state; licensure is not automatic and additional state-specific requirements may apply.

State board of pharmacy

Administrative agency that adopts rules, licenses pharmacists and pharmacies, and adjudicates disciplinary matters under state police power.

More restrictive state scheduling

State controlled substance schedules must be consistent with federal schedules but may be more restrictive, adding substances or stricter controls.

Minnesota PMP

State prescription monitoring program to which dispensers report controlled substance dispensing; pharmacists must check before dispensing certain controlled substances.

Minnesota CQI program

Required continuous quality improvement program to track and analyze dispensing errors, with a defined reporting and review process.

Minnesota pharmacist prescribing

Pharmacists may prescribe self-administered hormonal contraceptives, naloxone, and tobacco cessation aids under protocol with training and documentation requirements.

Minnesota technician registration

Pharmacy technicians must register with the Board, complete required training, and work under pharmacist supervision; certified technicians may perform additional tasks.

Pharmacist-in-charge duties

Responsible for the pharmacy's policy and procedure manual, annual review, staff training documentation, and overall compliance with Board rules.

Minnesota patient counseling

Counseling must be offered by the pharmacist or supervised intern for each new prescription and when warranted; refusals may be documented.

Minnesota drug take-back

Pharmacies may serve as authorized collectors under DEA rules and state law; destruction must follow DEA and Board requirements with documented witnessing.

USP 795 and 797

Compounding standards adopted by the Board; sterile compounding requires environmental monitoring, designated clean rooms, and trained personnel records.

Supervision ratios

Board rules set the maximum number of interns and technicians a pharmacist may supervise and the tasks delegates may perform within their legal scope.

Prescription validity

A prescription must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a practitioner acting in the usual course of professional practice.

Controlled substance schedules

Schedule I has no accepted medical use; Schedule II has high abuse potential with accepted medical use; Schedules III–V have decreasing abuse potential.

Recordkeeping retention

Controlled substance inventories, dispensing records, and powers of attorney must be maintained and available for DEA inspection for at least two years.