Controlled drug owings — GPhC CRA MCQ
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Correct answer: C — The balance must be supplied within the prescription validity period
Owings for CDs must respect validity and legal supply requirements. The best answer addresses the key safety, legal or pharmaceutical care issue in the vignette. The other options would either delay appropriate care, create a new risk, or fail to resolve the issue. This is consistent with the cited UK reference for safe pharmacy practice.
Reference: MEP; Human Medicines Regulations 2012; Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001