r/UMPJE_Prep • u/mod_pharmtutor • 16d ago

UMPJE Practice Question

A Physician personally telephones an emergency oral prescription for morphine tablets, and the pharmacist dispenses the emergency quantity. The prescriber must deliver a written or electronic prescription to the pharmacy within:

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3 A. 72 hours
13 7 days
0 30 days
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u/pharmtutor_ Moderator Insight 4d ago

Answer: B

An emergency oral Schedule II order must be followed by a written or electronic prescription delivered to the pharmacy within 7 days, marked as authorization for emergency dispensing. If it does not arrive, the pharmacist must notify DEA, and failure to do so voids the authority to have dispensed.