FSDLE: Virginia Law Part 1: Licensing, Registration, and Inspection. Questions and answers. 2022/2023 predictor/ 100% verified.

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FSDLE: Virginia Law Part 1: Licensing, Registration, and Inspection. Questions and answers. 2022/2023 predictor/ 100% verified. When does your license have to be renewed? - ✔✔Before December ... 31st each year. If you are newly licensed in October, November, or December, you don't need to renew the license until December of the following year How many interns may a pharmacist supervise? - ✔✔1 pharmacist supervises 1 intern How many hours of continuing education do you need to renew a license? - ✔✔15 hours of continuing education or 1.5CEUs. You can skip this for the first renewal. Extra hours do not carry over to the next year How long do you keep records of your continuing education? - ✔✔2 years What types of programs count for continuing education? - ✔✔Those approved by the American Council on Pharmacy Education, a category 1 continuing medical education on a pharmacy topic, and those approved by the Board of Pharmacy How many hours of practical experience are required in VA? - ✔✔1500 hours of practical experience are required What happens if you fail to renew your license by the expiration date? - ✔✔A pharmacist who fails to renew his license by the expiration date may renew his license at any time within one year of its expiration by submission of the renewal fee and late fee, renewal form, and statement of compliance with continuing education requirements What happens if you fail to renew your license for more than one year following the expiration date? - ✔✔A pharmacist who fails to renew his license for more than one year following expiration and who wishes to reinstate such license shall submit an application for reinstatement, pay the current renewal fee and a reinstatement fee, and submit documentation showing compliance with continuing education requirements. What do you have to do if you have been registered inactive for more than one year? - ✔✔A pharmacist who has been registered as inactive for more than one year must apply for reinstatement, submit documentation showing compliance with continuing education requirements, and pay the current year active renewal fee in order to resume active licensure. What do you have to do to reactivate or reinstate a license to the active status? - ✔✔In order to reactivate or reinstate a license to active status, a pharmacist who holds an inactive license, who has allowed his license to lapse, or who has had his license suspended or revoked must submit evidence of completion of CEU's or hours equal to the requirements for the number of years in which his license has not been active, not to exceed a total of 60 hours of CE. What do you have to do if your license has lapsed, has been inactive, or suspended or revoked for more than 5 years? - ✔✔A pharmacist whose license has been lapsed, in inactive status, or suspended or revoked for more than five years shall, as a condition of reinstatement in addition to 60 hours CE, take and receive a passing score on the board-approved law examination and furnish acceptable documentation of one of the following: 1. Active pharmacy practice within the past five years as a properly licensed pharmacist in another state; or 2. Practical experience as a pharmacy intern registered with the board of at least 160 hours within six months immediately prior to being reinstated. Does CE earned for a license in another state count toward your Virginia CE? - ✔✔Yes Can you get an exemption from the CE requirement - ✔✔Yes, but it is rare and only granted for circumstances out of your control. You can get a 1 year extension with a written request, and further extensions only with good reason. You are still responsible for all of the CE required for that time period. If your license is inactive, are you still responsible for the CE? - ✔✔Yes What dispensing activities can only be done by the pharmacist, and not pharmacy technicians? - ✔✔Review prescriptions Take an oral prescription Conduct prospective drug review Counsel patients and provide drug information Communicate with prescriber or agent about any change to therapy except a refill Verify a prescription prior to dispensing Supervise pharmacy interns and technicians Can a pharmacy intern perform the dispensing activities done by a pharmacist? - ✔✔Yes, if a pharmacist directly supervises the intern When can a pharmacy technician at a nuclear pharmacy accept oral prescriptions? - ✔✔A technician at a nuclear pharmacy can accept oral prescriptions for non patient specific radiopharmaceuticals What is the maximum number of technicians a pharmacist may supervise? - ✔✔Four. As many as two of them can be trainees who are not registered technicians yet. Can a technician compound extemporaneous preparations? - ✔✔Yes, but a pharmacist must personally supervise the preparation What does a pharmacist have to do after an order has been prepared prior to delivery? - ✔✔Inspect and initial it to certify accuracy What is required to become certified as a pharmacy technician? - ✔✔A technician must hold current certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or complete an approved training program and pass an exam Can an unregistered technician work while training to get registered? - ✔✔Yes, as long as they are directly supervised by a pharmacist Does a technician who only works in a free clinic have to be registered? - ✔✔Yes. The Board lets them get a limited use registration (free clinic only). The Board waives the initial registration fee and first examination fee for this. If they want to switch to an unlimited registration, all they have to do is pay the current renewal fee When does a technician need to renew his or her license? - ✔✔Before December 31st each year. A technician who is newly licensed July 1st or later does not need to renew the license until December of next year What if a technician renews his or her license late? - ✔✔A pharmacy technician who fails to renew his registration by the expiration date may renew his registration at any time within one year of its expiration by submission of the renewal fee and late fee, renewal form, and proof of required continuing education. What happens if a technician fails to renew his or her registration for more than one year following expiration? - ✔✔A pharmacy technician who fails to renew his registration for more than one year following expiration and who wishes to reinstate such registration shall submit an application for reinstatement, pay the current renewal fee and a reinstatement fee, and submit documentation showing compliance with continuing education requirements. What happens if a technician fails to reinstate a registration within 5 years of expiration? - ✔✔A person who fails to reinstate a pharmacy technician registration within five years of expiration, shall not be eligible for reinstatement and shall repeat an approved training program and repeat and pass the examination, or hold current PTCB certification, before applying to be reregistered. How much CE is required each year for a registered pharmacy technician? - ✔✔5 hours of CE or 0.5 CEUs. It is possible to get an extension of 1 year with written request, but the technician still needs to do the full amount of CE. How long is a technician required to keep record of CE? - ✔✔2 ye [Show More]

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