FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS (12.5 % of Exam)
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS (12.5 % of Exam)
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) includes a section on federal requirements that covers topics such as: Handling and Disposal of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous waste, Federal requirements for Controlled Substances, Pharmacy Legislation, and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS). This section makes up 12.5% of the entire exam.
The Following are the Subject Areas that will be tested in the "Federal Requirements" Section of the PTCE Exam.
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Federal Requirements
2.1 Federal requirements for handling and disposal of non-hazardous, hazardous, and pharmaceutical substances and waste
2.1 Federal requirements for handling and disposal of non-hazardous, hazardous, and pharmaceutical substances and waste
2.2* Federal requirements for controlled substance prescriptions (i.e., new, refill, transfer) and DEA controlled substance schedules
2.2* Federal requirements for controlled substance prescriptions (i.e., new, refill, transfer) and DEA controlled substance schedules
2.3 Federal requirements (e.g., DEA, FDA) for controlled substances (i.e., receiving, storing, ordering, labeling, dispensing, reverse distribution, take-back programs, and loss or theft of)
2.3 Federal requirements (e.g., DEA, FDA) for controlled substances (i.e., receiving, storing, ordering, labeling, dispensing, reverse distribution, take-back programs, and loss or theft of)
2.4* Federal requirements for restricted drug programs and related medication processing (e.g., pseudoephedrine, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies [REMS])
2.4* Federal requirements for restricted drug programs and related medication processing (e.g., pseudoephedrine, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies [REMS])
2.5 FDA recall requirements (e.g., medications, devices, supplies, supplements, classifications)
2.5 FDA recall requirements (e.g., medications, devices, supplies, supplements, classifications)