Virginia MPJE Practice Questions

A pharmacist is not among those authorized to dispose of drugs that were dispensed as part of a hospice plan of care. The disposal of unused drugs must be performed by a licensed nurse, physician assistant, or physician who is employed by or has entered into a contract with the hospice program.

In Virginia, a pharmacy can transfer controlled substances to another registrant, but the percentage of drugs transferred cannot exceed 5% of total controls dispensed per 12-month period.

In Virginia, the earliest fill-date must be notated on each prescription except for the first, and the total day supply cannot exceed 90-days.

Gabapentin was changed to a C-V controlled substance on July 1, 2019 in Virginia.

A pharmacist can determine that a prescription has been delivered from a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship by contacting the prescriber or his/her agent and verify the identity of the patient, name, and quantity of drug prescribed.

NOTE: these are the requirements set forth in the Virginia BOP law book; however, it is always a good idea to determine a prescriptions legitimacy by gathering as much information as possible whenever needed.

A patient has their choice to participate in any collaborative practice agreement within the state of Virginia. The patient’s physician must then notify the pharmacist of the refusal to participate by either contacting the pharmacist or by notating this fact on the patient’s prescription.

The Board requires a pharmacy department be at least 240 square feet in size.

The Virginia BOP licenses and renews the wholesale distributors license in the state of Virginia. The renewal must happen each year for the wholesaler to continue to have an active license.

In Virginia, one extra unit-dose can be maintained within a patient’s drawer.

The Virginia-based PIC has 14 days to notify the BOP of destruction of unwanted C-II through C-V drugs. This notification shall include the following:

• Date
  
• Time
  
• Manner
  
• Place
  
• Names of pharmacists (PIC & at least 1 more pharmacist)

A prescriber has 7 days to get a valid C-II prescription to a pharmacy they authorized an emergency C-II prescription through. The emergency fill should last for a minimum duration until which the prescriber can provide a regular C-II prescription to that patient. In this instance, it is acceptable to acquire a C-II prescription by mail postmarked with a date within 7 days after the emergency prescription was given.

The Governor of Virginia makes the ultimate decision on whom will be appointed to the Virginia Board of Pharmacy. The Governor may take recommendations from the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association, but the Governor is NOT required to choose one of the three or more individuals nominated by the association.

In Virginia, at any time after a pharmacist’s licensing they may take oral prescriptions and no time requirement exists to limit this.

In Virginia, a pharmacy can dispense a C-V medication of 4 ounces every 48 hours if it does not contain more than 200 milligrams of opium.

In Virginia, the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) governs non-prescription (OTC) product advertising to ensure they do not include false or misleading claims.