Initial electronic transfer

PTCB PTCE
Federal Requirements
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Difficulty 3 of 5

Question

A pharmacy technician reviews client requests to move unfilled electronic controlled-substance prescriptions between retail pharmacies. Under federal law, classify each statement about an otherwise eligible initial-dispensing transfer.

Row	Consistent with federal rule	Not consistent with federal rule
A client may request an initial transfer of a Schedule II electronic prescription.	✓ Correct	Not correct
An eligible Schedule IV electronic prescription may be transferred repeatedly for initial dispensing.	Not correct	✓ Correct
Authorized refills accompany a transferred Schedule III electronic prescription.	✓ Correct	Not correct

Answer

A client may request an initial transfer of a Schedule II electronic prescription.: Consistent with federal rule · An eligible Schedule IV electronic prescription may be transferred repeatedly for initial dispensing.: Not consistent with federal rule · Authorized refills accompany a transferred Schedule III electronic prescription.: Consistent with federal rule

Rationale

A client may request a one-time initial transfer of an electronic prescription in Schedules II through V. When an eligible Schedule III–V prescription includes authorized refills, those authorizations move with it.

RememberEligible initial Schedule II–V electronic transfers between retail pharmacies are one-time; authorized III–V refills transfer too.

Sources

Drug Enforcement Administration, Justice U.S. Government Publishing Office · License: US government work (public domain) · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · Page 5

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