Ohio Registered Pharmacy Technician Practice Test

Which of the following must be true for faxed prescriptions to be considered valid in Ohio?

1. The fax must be sent from a pharmacy

2. The prescriber must include their social security number

3. The original prescription must not be issued to the patient

4. The fax must be sent by a licensed pharmacy technician

The correct answer is: The original prescription must not be issued to the patient

For a faxed prescription to be considered valid in Ohio, it is essential that the original prescription must not be issued to the patient. This means that if a prescription is faxed directly from a prescriber to a pharmacy, it should be for a medication that the patient has not received as an original hard copy prescription. Faxed prescriptions can serve as the legitimate documentation for the pharmacy to dispense the medication, ensuring that the pharmacist has the necessary authorization to fulfill the request. In this context, other factors such as the fax being sent from a pharmacy or the prescriber including their social security number are not mandated for the validity of a faxed prescription. The involvement of a licensed pharmacy technician in sending the fax does not impact the status of the prescription itself as long as proper protocols are followed. Therefore, the foundational requirement is that the prescription must stem from a valid and authorized source, and the original must not have already been provided to the patient, affirming the necessity of this criterion for the validity of the faxed document.