South Carolina Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) Practice Exam

Who is not required to carry DEA registration?

1. Laboratory technicians

2. Warehouses by registrants

3. Practitioners who only prescribe

4. All of the above

The correct answer is: All of the above

To understand why the correct answer is that none of the entities listed are required to carry DEA registration, it's important to look at each entity's role in handling controlled substances. Laboratory technicians typically do not have direct responsibility for handling controlled substances as part of their job function; they mainly conduct tests or experiments and do not prescribe or dispense medications. Consequently, they are not required to maintain DEA registration. Warehouses that store controlled substances but do not dispense or engage in the distribution of these substances are also exempt from needing DEA registration. The responsibility for obtaining such registration falls to entities that actively handle, dispense, or prescribe controlled substances. Practitioners who only prescribe controlled substances are required to hold a DEA registration, meaning that this choice would not apply if considering the requirement strictly for registration in terms of handling or dispensing substances. However, if the question specifically implies that some practitioners only prescribe and not those who also dispense or administer, then this implies a special circumstance. Therefore, the answer indicates that none of the mentioned parties is required to have DEA registration under specific contexts, thereby affirming the correct choice.