Notes

1 Generic names, brand names, and classifications of medications
1.2 Therapeutic equivalence
1.3 Common and life-threatening drug interactions and contraindications (e.g., drug-disease, drug-drug, drug-dietary supplement, drug-laboratory, drug-nutrient)
1.4* Strengths/dose, dosage forms, routes of administration, special handling and administration instructions, and duration of drug therapy
1.5 Common and severe medication side effects, adverse effects, and allergies
1.6 Indications of medications and dietary supplements
1.7* Drug stability (e.g., oral suspensions, insulin, reconstitutables, injectables, vaccinations)
1.8 Narrow therapeutic index (NTI) medications
1.9 Physical and chemical incompatibilities related to non-sterile compounding and reconstitution
1.10 Proper storage of medications (e.g., temperature ranges, light sensitivity, restricted access)

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
2.3 Federal requirements for controlled substances (i.e., receiving, storing, ordering, labeling, dispensing, reverse distribution, take-back programs, loss or theft of, and destroying)
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)
Federal requirements for receiving, ordering, refilling, labeling, dispensing, returning, take-back programs, loss or theft of, and destroying non-controlled substances
OSHA requirements for prevention and treatment of hazardous substances exposure (e.g., eyewash, spill kit)
HIPAA requirements for confidentiality
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (i.e., “Employee Right to Know”)
Federal requirements for availability of medications (i.e., Rx, OTC, behind the counter)
Federal requirements for non-controlled substance prescription transfer
FDA requirements for consumer medication information and Medication Guides
Methods to electronically verify a prescriber’s DEA number
DEA requirements for record keeping, documentation, and record retention (i.e., minimum length of time controlled substances and records are maintained on file)
OBRA-90 requirement for consultation
Reconciliation between state, federal, and local laws and regulations