3 Refills, Prescription Transfers, and Communication Online Quiz Questions

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A Schedule II prescription cannot be refilled.

A Schedule II prescription may be refilled up to five times within six months.

A Schedule II prescription may be refilled once if a pharmacist documents the reason.

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Up to six refills within five months of issue.

Up to five refills within six months of issue.

Up to five refills, with no federal time limit.

Schedule V has the same federal maximum of five refills within six months as Schedules III and IV.

Federal rules prohibit all Schedule V refills.

Federal rules do not set the same numerical refill limit for Schedule V as for Schedules III and IV, but authorization and other requirements still apply.

It is an electronic Schedule II–V prescription that has not yet been initially dispensed.

The transfer is at the patient’s request and is limited to one transfer.

The transfer is communicated directly between two licensed pharmacists.

The prescription is transferred in electronic form without alteration, not converted to paper or fax.

The transferring pharmacist records the transfer, receiving pharmacy and pharmacist, and transfer date; the receiving pharmacist records that it is a transfer and documents the sending pharmacy and pharmacist and date.

Both pharmacies retain the electronic transfer records for two years from the transfer date.

State and other applicable law must allow the transfer.

An unfilled paper prescription may be converted to an electronic prescription for this transfer procedure.

The information may generally be transferred once for refill dispensing.

The transfer is communicated directly between two licensed pharmacists.

The transferring pharmacist marks the original “VOID” and records required receiving-pharmacy and transfer details.

The receiving pharmacist documents the original prescription and dispensing history, authorized and remaining refills, and transfer information.

The original and transferred records are retained for two years from the last refill.

A pharmacy technician may conduct the transfer instead of pharmacist-to-pharmacist communication.

An unfilled paper prescription may be transferred using the electronic initial-fill procedure if both pharmacists agree.

An unfilled paper, faxed, or oral prescription cannot be transferred to another pharmacy through the federal electronic initial-fill procedure.

Any unfilled prescription may be converted to fax for transfer under the electronic initial-fill procedure.

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Federal law allows unlimited refills without authorization or professional-practice requirements.

Federal law does not set the same numerical refill limit, but refills must be authorized and issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice; state law may set limits.

Federal law limits Schedule V prescriptions to five refills within six months.

A Schedule V prescription may be refilled only after a new prescription is issued.

Issue one Schedule II prescription with up to five refills.

Transfer the prescription once to another pharmacy for refill dispensing.

Issue separate prescriptions totaling up to a 90-day supply, with instructions for when later prescriptions may be filled.

Allow the pharmacist to authorize refills orally within six months.

Only the patient’s name, the transfer date, and the receiving pharmacist’s initials.

Mark the transferred prescription “transfer”; record the original issue and dispensing dates, originally authorized refills, valid refills remaining, previous refill dates and locations, transferring-pharmacy identifying information and prescription number, and required originating-pharmacy information.

Record only the transferring pharmacy’s address and DEA registration number.

Convert the original prescription to paper and add the receiving pharmacy’s DEA number.

Dispense another refill because an oral authorization can override both federal limits.

Dispense another refill if the prescription is still within six months of its issue date.

Do not dispense another refill; the five-refill maximum has been reached, so additional quantity requires a new prescription.

Transfer it to another pharmacy, which resets the refill count.