DEA order form, for scheduled II drugs, come in triplicate. Where do the parts of the form go and how long should the copies be kept?

Top Copy - Supplier

Middle Copy - DEA

Bottom Copy - Receiver

Kept for Two years!

A pharmacy may engage in wholesale distributions of small quantities of prescription drugs without being licensed as wholesale distributors when such wholesale distributions are in compliance with federal law as follows: such wholesale distributions of controlled substances do not exceed ___ percent of the gross annual sales of prescription drugs by the relevant permitted pharmacy or such wholesale distributions of Scheduled II through V controlled substances do not exceed ___ percent of the total dosage units of the Schedule II through V controlled substances dispensed annually by the relevant permitted pharmacy.

DEA form 222 is used for what?

Distribution of Scheduled I and II drugs!

A registrant may authorize one or more individuals, whether or not located at his or her registered location, to issue orders for Schedule I and II controlled substances on the registrant's behalf by executing a power of attorney for each such individual, if the power of attorney is retained in the files, with executed Forms 222 where applicable, for the same period as any order bearing the signature of the attorney. The power of attorney must be available for inspection together with other order records.

Can the power of attorney be revoked?

Yes. At any time by issuing an order of revocation.

How many witnesses are needed to issue/revoke a power of attorney?

A power of attorney must be executed by the person who signed the most recent application for DEA registration or reregistration; the person to whom the power of attorney is being granted; and two witnesses.

A power of attorney must be revoked by the person who signed the most recent application for DEA registration or reregistration, and two witnesses.

Where may a pharamcy purchase controlled drugs?

Except for an emergency purchase from another pharmacy, a pharmacist may only purchase Schedule II through VI drugs from a wholesale distributor or warehouser licensed or registered by the board.

...The record shall in every case show the proportion of morphine, cocaine, or ecgonine contained in or producible from crude opium or coca leaves received or produced!

Inventories and records of all drugs listed in Schedules I and II shall be maintained separately from all other records of the pharmracy. Each pharamcy shall maintain a perpetual inventory of all Schedule II drugs received and dispensed, with reconcillation at least _____.

Inventories and records of drugs listed in Schedules III, IV, and V may be maintained separtely or with record of schedule VI drugs by shall not be maintained with other records of the pharmacy!

All executed order forms, prescriptions, and inventories of Schedule II through V drugs shall be maintained at the same address as the stock of drugs to which the records pertain.

...All records in off-site storage shall be retrieved and made available for inspection or audit within ___ hours of a request by the board or an authorized agent.

All inventories shall be signed and dated by the person taking the inventory and shall indicate whether the inventory was taken prior to the opening of business or after close of business

Statement. Not a question.

Note: A 24-hour pharamcy with no opening or closing of business shall clearly document whether the receipt or distribution of drugs on the inventory date occured before or after the inventory was taken.

All records of inventory shall be filed chronologicall and maintained for a period of not less than _____ years from the date of transaction

What to do if a controlled substance order can't be filled in its entirity?

If an order cannot be filled in its entirety, it may be filled in part and the balance supplied by additional shipments within 60 days following the date of the DEA Form 222. No DEA Form 222 is valid more than 60 days after its execution by the purchaser.

A DEA form is invalid after how many days?

60 days after the date the purchaser fills it out!