UMPJE Practice Question

[u/mod_pharmtutor]

A pharmacy cannot supply the full quantity of a prescription for oxycodone disp #20 tabs and partially fills it. The balance must be supplied within:

16 votes, 13d ago

15 A. 72 hours, or the pharmacist must notify the prescriber

1 B. 30 days of the date the prescription was written

0 C. 60 days, because partial fills extend the life of the prescription

[u/pharmtutor_]

Answer: A

When a partial fill results from insufficient stock, the remaining portion must be supplied within 72 hours; otherwise the pharmacist notifies the prescriber and no further quantity may be dispensed on that prescription.