VA MPJE flashcards
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- Pharmacist license renewal
- Virginia pharmacist licenses expire annually on December 31; renewal requires a fee, completion of continuing education, and disclosure of any disciplinary or impairment issues.
- Pharmacy permit is site-specific
- A Virginia pharmacy permit authorizes practice only at the licensed address and under the licensed ownership; relocating or changing ownership requires a new permit application.
- PIC change notification
- Virginia pharmacies must notify the Board of Pharmacy in writing within 14 days after a change in the pharmacist-in-charge.
- Nonresident pharmacy registration
- A pharmacy located outside Virginia that ships or mails prescriptions to Virginia patients must hold a Virginia nonresident pharmacy registration.
- Technician registration requirements
- Virginia pharmacy technicians must register with the Board, complete a Board-approved training program, and pass a recognized certification examination unless exempted.
- Continuing education biennium
- Virginia pharmacists must complete 30 contact hours of continuing education per biennium, including at least 15 hours in live, interactive programs.
- Schedule II refill prohibition
- Schedule II prescriptions may not be refilled; a new prescription from the prescriber is required each time additional medication is dispensed.
- Schedule III–V refill limit
- Schedule III, IV, and V prescriptions may be refilled up to five times within six months of the issue date, after which a new prescription is needed.
- Virginia acute pain opioid limit
- Virginia limits opioid prescriptions for acute pain to a seven-day supply unless an exception such as cancer, hospice, or chronic pain applies.
- PMP dispensing report deadline
- Virginia dispensers must report each controlled substance dispensing to the Prescription Monitoring Program no later than the close of the next business day.
- Naloxone standing order
- Virginia pharmacists may dispense naloxone without a patient-specific prescription under a Board-approved protocol or standing order, with required patient education.
- Emergency oral Schedule II
- A pharmacist may dispense a Schedule II drug on an oral emergency order only if the prescriber provides a written prescription within seven days.
- DEA registration renewal
- DEA registrations must be renewed every three years, and a separate registration is required for each principal place of business where controlled substances are handled.
- Pharmacist-to-technician ratio
- Virginia allows one pharmacist to supervise no more than four pharmacy technicians who are performing technician duties at the same time.
- Continuous quality improvement program
- Virginia pharmacies must maintain a continuous quality improvement program that documents medication errors, analyzes their causes, and implements preventive changes.
- Prescription label elements
- Virginia labels must show the pharmacy name and address, prescription number, date, patient name, prescriber, drug name and strength, directions, quantity, and refills.
- Refrigerated drug storage
- Refrigerated drugs must be stored at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius (36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit) with temperatures monitored and documented regularly.
- Pharmacy security requirement
- The prescription department must be locked and accessible only to authorized personnel when a pharmacist is not on duty.
- Biennial controlled substance inventory
- Every DEA registrant must take a complete inventory of all controlled substances every two years, dated and signed, and retain it for at least two years.
- Theft or significant loss reporting
- A pharmacy must report a theft or significant loss of controlled substances to DEA and the Virginia Board of Pharmacy in writing upon discovery.
- DEA Form 222 use
- Schedule II controlled substances are ordered with DEA Form 222 or an approved electronic equivalent, and the executed form is retained as a record.
- Reverse distributor transfers
- Expired or unwanted controlled substances must be transferred to a DEA-registered reverse distributor and the transaction documented; they cannot be simply discarded.
- DSCSA transaction documentation
- Trading partners must exchange transaction information, transaction history, and a transaction statement for each prescription drug product transferred through the supply chain.
- Generic substitution rule
- A Virginia pharmacist may substitute a therapeutically equivalent generic unless the prescriber writes 'dispense as written' or the patient refuses the substitution.
- Emergency refill of maintenance drug
- A Virginia pharmacist may dispense a one-time emergency refill of up to a 30-day supply of a non-controlled maintenance medication when the prescriber cannot be reached.
- Collaborative practice agreement
- A written collaborative practice agreement lets a Virginia pharmacist initiate, modify, or continue drug therapy under a protocol with a prescriber.
- Schedule II partial fill
- If a pharmacy cannot supply the full quantity of a Schedule II drug, the remainder may be dispensed within 72 hours; otherwise the prescriber must be notified.
- Hormonal contraceptive prescribing
- Virginia pharmacists who complete required training may initiate and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives under a Board-approved protocol and must refer patients for follow-up.
- FDA MedWatch reporting
- MedWatch is the FDA program for reporting serious adverse events, product problems, and medication errors involving drugs, biologics, and devices.
- VAERS reporting system
- VAERS collects reports of adverse events after immunization; serious events, errors, and unexpected reactions should be reported to the program.
- High-alert medication safeguards
- High-alert medications such as insulin, heparin, and concentrated electrolytes require independent double checks and standardized storage to prevent serious harm.
- Patient counseling content
- Counseling should cover the drug name and purpose, directions, common side effects, interactions, storage, and what to do about a missed dose.