Schedule I Ans- Legend drugs requires rx
schedule IA Ans- Drugs on CPP, must be on duplicate prescription
Schedule II Ans- Professional Service Area- BTC - NPA
Schedule III Ans- Professional Products Area- Drugs can b
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Schedule I Ans- Legend drugs requires rx
schedule IA Ans- Drugs on CPP, must be on duplicate prescription
Schedule II Ans- Professional Service Area- BTC - NPA
Schedule III Ans- Professional Products Area- Drugs can be sold to anyone OTC area of licensed
pharmacy
Schedule IV Ans- Prescription by pharmacist, drugs that can be prescribed by a pharmacist
Unscheduled Ans- Non pharmacy sale, drugs may be sold by non pharmacist to anyone
The Health Professions Act-Through the Act, the Ministry of Health (MOA) delegates Authority to
Provincial Regulatory Authority (A college) to ensure health professions: Ans- Meet requirements for
registration, maintain competency throughout practice, are held accountable for their actions through a
complaints resolution process,
Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CAPP) Ans- Accredits pharmacy and pharm
tech programs, candidate must have graduated from an accredited program to enter practice
Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) Ans- Sets national exams which all Jurisdictions except
Quebec require for entry to practice
CPBC Ans- College of pharmacists of BC - provincial
The role of pharmacy organizations? regulatory organization? Ans- applies legislation which governs the
profession (CPBC, NAPRA)
The role of pharmacy organizations? An advocacy organization? Ans- is one that supports interest of
another - BC pharmacy association, Canadian pharmacists association, Canadian association of
pharmacy techs (CAPT)
The Provincial Government Ans- Ensures professionals are qualified to practice, sets requirements for
pharmacies, adopts (if warranted) recommendations from NAPRA for drug scheduling through the HPA
& PODSA
The Federal Government Ans- Ensures the safety of drugs and drug products through the Food and Drug
Act and the controlled drugs and substances act
The Regulatory board Ans- The majority is made up of elected practitioners, they do not answer to their
colleagues but rather uphold the mandate of protection to the public, Gov also appoints 4 public
appointees to provide public perspective to ensure best interests are served
All self regulated professions get their authority... Ans- From Gov and are responsible for maintaining
the various legislation specific to their profession
The privilege and status provided to practitioners... Ans- are their "restricted title" and "scope of
practice"
Self Regulation Ans- A privilege granted to a profession by gov through legislation
The role of a regulatory college... Ans- to serve the best interests of the public not the profession
Healthcare Professions are committed... Ans- to the direct benefit of their patients and only secondarily
to making a profit
Difference between occupation and profession Ans- profession- ppl have a distinct body of knowledge
and are accountable
pharmacy is not just a profession Ans- it is a healthcare profession
The social contract is to protect pt. vulnerability Ans- Don't have knowledge and skill we do, may be in
agonizing pain and discomfort, very young or very old, could be suffering from a physical or mental
disability, may have a language barrier
The concept of Self Regulation Ans- Gov knows that ppl are not able to judge if a practitioner has the
skills to do the job, therefore they allow the profession to govern itself, granting the profession the
ability to self regulate is privilege that can be taken away
Regulated Healthcare Profession Ans- Regulation is a tool Gov uses to protect the public, requires
profession to enter "social contract", to protect patient vulnerability
Health Professions Act Ans- one piece of legislation that relates to or provides for many things at once,
ex-all healthcare professions
CAPT Ans- Canadian association of pharmacy technicians - advocacy organization
PEBC Ans- pharmacy examining board of canada
CCAPP Ans- Canadian council for accreditation of pharmacy programs
CPTEA Ans- Canadian pharmacy tech educators association - created educational outcomes
NAPRA Ans- National association of Pharmacy regulatory authorities - creates model standards for
provinces
CPhA Ans- Canadian pharmacists association
CSHP Ans- Canadian society of hospital pharmacists
HPA Ans- legislation that governs the registrants
PODSA Ans- Pharmacy operations and Drug scheduling act - legislation that governs the pharmacy
Ethical Issue Ans- raising an ethical question about right and wrong
Ethical Dilemma Ans- Situation that raises an ethical question about right and wrong which involves a
conflict of values
Non-Maleficance Ans- The belief that healthcare professionals have a duty to prevent harm from
occurring to their patients
Beneficence Ans- The belief that healthcare professionals have a responsibility to positively benefit their
patients
Autonomy Ans- belief that patients have the right to make their own choices about their healthcare
Fidelity Ans- Belief that healthcare professionals must be loyal and faithful people who patients can trust
in particular and society in general to protect their interests
Professional competence-Competence in ability Ans- The ability to perform the responsibilities required
for safe, effective and ethical practice
Professional competence - Competence in capacity Ans- The mental ability to preform the
responsibilities required
Duty to Report - The "professional promise" is a healthcare professionals legal and ethical responsibility
to report: Ans- Professional incompetence, professional misconduct
The Quality Assurance Program (QA) is called: Ans- PDSA- professional development and assessment
program
PDSA consists of 2 components: Ans- a periodic (every ten years) assessment component, an annual
continuing education component
Adapting an Rx Ans- Can change the dose, formulation or regimen of an Rx, can renew for continuity of
care, can substitute within the same therapeutic class, Does not include narcs or controlled or targeted
drug substances
When adapting a Rx, Rx must be .... Ans- valid - 1 year from date or original Rx, 2 years for oral
contraceptives
7 fundamentals of adapting an Rx (which pharmacists must follow): Ans- individual competence,
appropriate info, Rx, appropriateness, informed consent, documentation, notification
All Prescriptions must include: Ans- Patients name, prescribers name and signature, name-strengthquatity, instructions for use, number of refills/intervals between refills or part fills, date prescription
written
Verbal Prescriptions must include Ans- signature of pharmacist who takes order
PSA Ans- pharmaceutical services Act
Ethics Ans- Systematic and reflective approach to providing good reasons for our moral beliefs and
opinions
Law and Ethics are... Ans- 2 distinct areas of study
What is ethical is not necessarily _____ and what is ____ is not necessarily _____ Ans- legal legal ethical
Pharmacy code of ethics standards 1-10... Ans- protect and promote the health and well being of
patients, protect the best interest in achieving their chosen health outcome, practice respect for
patients, protect the patients right to confidentiality, participate in ethical valid research, committed to
benefiting society, committed to personal and professional integrity, sensitive to and avoid conflict of
interest, participate in ethical business practices, committed to professional development
Professional relationship is a _________ _______ which exist for the sole purpose of meeting the
patients ____ _______ Ans- therapeutic relationship best interests
HPA gives ____ the right to enact bylaws Ans- CPBC
Act Ans- a bill that is passed by house of commons legislative assembly, acts are the what they enable
processes to occur
Regulation Ans- Regulations belong to an Act and deal with topics related to the act, they provide the
how to ex: Food and drug regulations to the Food and Drug Act
Interchangeable drug as defined in HPA: Ans- contains the same amount of the same active ingredients,
possesses comparable pharmacokinetic properties, has the same clinically significant formulation
characteristics, is to be administered in the same way the drug is prescribed
All Canadian generic products are __________ with their brand name comparator product (called
Canadian Reference Product) Ans- interchangeable
Food and Drug Act Ans- Governs the sale advertisement and labelling requirements of food, drugs,
natural health products, cosmetics and medical devices sold in canada.
Food and Drug Regulations Ans- Defines the standards for food and drugs in canada, Organized into
parts and divisions
Food and Drug Act - Part C Ans- Drugs
Food and Drug Act - Part C - Schedule F Ans- Prescription drugs
Food and Drug Act - Part D - Ans- Vitamins and Minerals
Food and Drug Act - Part G Ans- Controlled Drugs and controlled drug prep, regulations for those with a
higher than average potential for abuse and addiction
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