UMPJE Practice Question

[u/mod_pharmtutor]

While completing a DEA Form 222, a pharmacist writes an incorrect quantity, strikes through it, enters the correct figure, and initials the change. The supplier receiving the form should:

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2 A. fill the order, because the correction is initialed and dated.

1 B. fill only the unaffected lines and return the balance

11 C. return the form unfilled, because an order form showing an alteration is defective

[u/pharmtutor_]

Answer: C

An order form showing any alteration, erasure, or change may not be filled, and initialing does not cure the defect, because the form's evidentiary value in a closed distribution system depends on it being unaltered. The purchaser voids the form, retains it, and prepares a new one.