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Compare the following pieces of legislation and select the one that permits pharmacists to take refill orders by telephone for noncontrolled drugs.
 
  a. Controlled Substances Act
  b. Prescription Drug Marketing Act
  c. Durham-Humphrey Amendment
  d. Sherley Amendment

Question 2

Health care record-keeping requirements are very specific. What is the time period for which all records related to controlled substances must be maintained and available for inspection?
 
  a. Maximum of 5 years
  b. Minimum of 3 years
  c. Maximum of 4 years
  d. Minimum of 2 years



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The Durham-Humphrey Amendment permits pharmacists to take refill orders by telephone for noncontrolled drugs, as well as for controlled substances on Schedules III and IV.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Each health care provider must maintain inventories and records of controlled substances listed in Schedules I and II separately from all other records maintained by the provider. Likewise, in-ventory and records of controlled substances in Schedules III, IV, and V must be maintained separately or in such a form that they are readily retrievable from the ordinary business records of the health care provider. All records related to controlled substances must be maintained and available for inspection for a minimum of 2 years.





 

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