South Carolina Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) Practice Exam

True or False: A prescriber can request non-child-resistant packaging for multiple medications at once.

1. True

2. False

3. Only with written consent

4. Only in emergencies

The correct answer is: False

A prescriber can request non-child-resistant packaging for individual prescriptions or for particular medications, but this cannot be done for multiple medications simultaneously unless certain criteria are met. Federal law stipulates that the default requirement for medications is child-resistant packaging to protect children from accidental poisoning. For a prescriber to request non-child-resistant packaging, they must do so for each specific prescription, ensuring that this preference is clearly specified for each item. Requesting non-child-resistant packaging collectively for multiple medications does not comply with established regulations and could lead to inconsistencies regarding patient safety. The other avenues, such as needing written consent or emergencies, are not universally required for prescribers to request non-child-resistant packaging across the board but are more specific scenarios not typically applied in the context of multiple medications. Thus, the premise that a prescriber could blanket-request non-child-resistant packaging for multiple medications at once is incorrect.