INDIANA MPJE FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What must happen when a pharmacist is absent from the pharmacy? - ✔✔-all items
requiring a pharmacist verification must be locked and secured
-sign that is 20x30 inches that says "Prescription Department Closed. No Pharmacist on
Duty" must be displayed
-No pharmacy business shall be conducted
✔✔Pharmacy permit expires every ______ years - ✔✔2
✔✔Lapsed pharmacy permits less than ______ years may be reinstated by the Board -
✔✔3
✔✔Lapsed pharmacy permits more than 3 years may be reinstated after ________
meets eligibility requirements above - ✔✔owner
✔✔T/F: One applicant can have multiple pharmacies - ✔✔True but all must have their
own separate permits and a separate qualifying pharmacist (PIC)
✔✔What is the exception to one qualifying pharmacist per pharmacy? - ✔✔BOP may
permit one qualifying pharmacist for multiple locations of a Category II if they can show
reasonable effort to find a QP but failed to do so and the single QP can fulfill all required
duties at both locations
✔✔T/F: Pharmacy permit is automatically transferable - ✔✔FALSE- not automatic
✔✔Owner must file application for transfer of ownership of a pharmacy within ______
days of change in ownership - ✔✔10
Original permit remains in effect until the Board grants or denys new permit/ownership
✔✔Pharmacy must be _______ - ✔✔stationary
✔✔Pharmacies must have a means to secure the pharmacy, either ________ or
_________ when the pharmacy area is closed - ✔✔electronically
physically (barrier)
✔✔Pharmacy must be well _____ and _______, clean, and sanitary - ✔✔lighted
ventilated
✔✔Pharmacies must have a sink with ______ and ______ water as well as a
refrigerator - ✔✔hot
cold
,✔✔Space requirements for pharmacies - ✔✔sufficient space for the amount of work the
pharmacy does
✔✔Who is responsible for facilities and equipment within a pharmacy? - ✔✔QP
✔✔________ pharmacies can have no means of direct access - ✔✔Adjacent
✔✔Requirements for out of state pharmacies who dispense to IN through a delivery
service - ✔✔-must register with IN BOP
-must provide statement that pharmacy is properly licensed in the state where it resides
-annual notification to IN BOP of location, name, principal corporate officers, and
pharmacists working at that location
-verified statement that the pharmacy will comply with all lawful requests for information
for all states in which the pharmacy is licensed
-pay fees
-maintain readily retrievable records of drugs dispensed to IN residents
-toll free # not less than 40 hours per week and not less than 6 days per week
✔✔Out of state pharmacies must give a ______ day notice of any change in location,
name, principle corporate officers, and pharmacists working at that location - ✔✔30
✔✔T/F: BOP may revoke permit from an out of state pharmacy if an IN resident is
injured or harmed by an action of the pharmacy - ✔✔True
✔✔BOP must be notified of any closure of more than ______ consecutive days - ✔✔5
✔✔If a pharmacy is permanently closing, BOP must be notified at least ______ days
before transferring CS - ✔✔20
✔✔What happens to legend drugs when a pharmacy permanently closes? - ✔✔Must be
returned to wholesaler, sold to another pharmacy, or destroyed before a board witness
✔✔T/F: BOP must inspect premises before a pharmacy permanently closes - ✔✔True
✔✔After a permanent closure, the permit must be returned to the BOP within _____
days after all drugs/devices are removed from the pharmacy - ✔✔10
✔✔CS RX records must be maintained for ______ years - ✔✔two
✔✔File requirements for CS RXs - ✔✔-3 files: CII, CIII-CV, and non CS drugs
OR
-2 files: CII, CIII-CV with non CS (but CS RXs must be readily retrievable and the blanks
have a red C in the lower righthand corner
, OR
-2 files: non CS RXs and all CS together in one file with CIII-CV readily retrievable and
the blanks have a red C in the lower righthand corner
✔✔Red C in the lower righthand corner is waived for pharmacies with computer
_______ _______ _____ - ✔✔automated processing system
✔✔T/F: Home medical equipment providers are subject to the BOP and must be
licensed by the Board - ✔✔True
✔✔Home medical equipment providers must have a physical location and MUST
purchase _________ insurance - ✔✔liability
✔✔All personnel involved in compounding shall receive initial and ongoing _______ in
compounding and a record of it must be kept - ✔✔training
✔✔T/F: No other pharmacy activity may occur in a compounding area - ✔✔True
✔✔Required equipment for compounding pharmacies - ✔✔-ISO Class 5 (Class 100)
environment
-sink with hot and cold water
-environmental controls that maintain ISO Class 8 conditions
-refrigerator with thermometer
-infusion devices
-environmental controls, including biohazard cabinetry
✔✔Required references for compounding pharmacies - ✔✔-The handbook of injectable
drugs
-The King's guide to parenteral admixtures
-Current copy of OSHA requirements
-At least one more BOP approved reference
✔✔Category 1 compounding pharmacies have CSP with ______ max BUD while
Category 2 have CSP with ________ max BUD - ✔✔shorter
longer
✔✔All personnel conducing CSPs must have initial glove fingertip sampling competency
no less than ______ times. After initial testing, sampling must occur ________ -
✔✔three
quarterly
✔✔T/F: Using isopropyl alcohol before GFS is allowed - ✔✔False- not allowed
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What must happen when a pharmacist is absent from the pharmacy? - ✔✔-all items
requiring a pharmacist verification must be locked and secured
-sign that is 20x30 inches that says "Prescription Department Closed. No Pharmacist on
Duty" must be displayed
-No pharmacy business shall be conducted
✔✔Pharmacy permit expires every ______ years - ✔✔2
✔✔Lapsed pharmacy permits less than ______ years may be reinstated by the Board -
✔✔3
✔✔Lapsed pharmacy permits more than 3 years may be reinstated after ________
meets eligibility requirements above - ✔✔owner
✔✔T/F: One applicant can have multiple pharmacies - ✔✔True but all must have their
own separate permits and a separate qualifying pharmacist (PIC)
✔✔What is the exception to one qualifying pharmacist per pharmacy? - ✔✔BOP may
permit one qualifying pharmacist for multiple locations of a Category II if they can show
reasonable effort to find a QP but failed to do so and the single QP can fulfill all required
duties at both locations
✔✔T/F: Pharmacy permit is automatically transferable - ✔✔FALSE- not automatic
✔✔Owner must file application for transfer of ownership of a pharmacy within ______
days of change in ownership - ✔✔10
Original permit remains in effect until the Board grants or denys new permit/ownership
✔✔Pharmacy must be _______ - ✔✔stationary
✔✔Pharmacies must have a means to secure the pharmacy, either ________ or
_________ when the pharmacy area is closed - ✔✔electronically
physically (barrier)
✔✔Pharmacy must be well _____ and _______, clean, and sanitary - ✔✔lighted
ventilated
✔✔Pharmacies must have a sink with ______ and ______ water as well as a
refrigerator - ✔✔hot
cold
,✔✔Space requirements for pharmacies - ✔✔sufficient space for the amount of work the
pharmacy does
✔✔Who is responsible for facilities and equipment within a pharmacy? - ✔✔QP
✔✔________ pharmacies can have no means of direct access - ✔✔Adjacent
✔✔Requirements for out of state pharmacies who dispense to IN through a delivery
service - ✔✔-must register with IN BOP
-must provide statement that pharmacy is properly licensed in the state where it resides
-annual notification to IN BOP of location, name, principal corporate officers, and
pharmacists working at that location
-verified statement that the pharmacy will comply with all lawful requests for information
for all states in which the pharmacy is licensed
-pay fees
-maintain readily retrievable records of drugs dispensed to IN residents
-toll free # not less than 40 hours per week and not less than 6 days per week
✔✔Out of state pharmacies must give a ______ day notice of any change in location,
name, principle corporate officers, and pharmacists working at that location - ✔✔30
✔✔T/F: BOP may revoke permit from an out of state pharmacy if an IN resident is
injured or harmed by an action of the pharmacy - ✔✔True
✔✔BOP must be notified of any closure of more than ______ consecutive days - ✔✔5
✔✔If a pharmacy is permanently closing, BOP must be notified at least ______ days
before transferring CS - ✔✔20
✔✔What happens to legend drugs when a pharmacy permanently closes? - ✔✔Must be
returned to wholesaler, sold to another pharmacy, or destroyed before a board witness
✔✔T/F: BOP must inspect premises before a pharmacy permanently closes - ✔✔True
✔✔After a permanent closure, the permit must be returned to the BOP within _____
days after all drugs/devices are removed from the pharmacy - ✔✔10
✔✔CS RX records must be maintained for ______ years - ✔✔two
✔✔File requirements for CS RXs - ✔✔-3 files: CII, CIII-CV, and non CS drugs
OR
-2 files: CII, CIII-CV with non CS (but CS RXs must be readily retrievable and the blanks
have a red C in the lower righthand corner
, OR
-2 files: non CS RXs and all CS together in one file with CIII-CV readily retrievable and
the blanks have a red C in the lower righthand corner
✔✔Red C in the lower righthand corner is waived for pharmacies with computer
_______ _______ _____ - ✔✔automated processing system
✔✔T/F: Home medical equipment providers are subject to the BOP and must be
licensed by the Board - ✔✔True
✔✔Home medical equipment providers must have a physical location and MUST
purchase _________ insurance - ✔✔liability
✔✔All personnel involved in compounding shall receive initial and ongoing _______ in
compounding and a record of it must be kept - ✔✔training
✔✔T/F: No other pharmacy activity may occur in a compounding area - ✔✔True
✔✔Required equipment for compounding pharmacies - ✔✔-ISO Class 5 (Class 100)
environment
-sink with hot and cold water
-environmental controls that maintain ISO Class 8 conditions
-refrigerator with thermometer
-infusion devices
-environmental controls, including biohazard cabinetry
✔✔Required references for compounding pharmacies - ✔✔-The handbook of injectable
drugs
-The King's guide to parenteral admixtures
-Current copy of OSHA requirements
-At least one more BOP approved reference
✔✔Category 1 compounding pharmacies have CSP with ______ max BUD while
Category 2 have CSP with ________ max BUD - ✔✔shorter
longer
✔✔All personnel conducing CSPs must have initial glove fingertip sampling competency
no less than ______ times. After initial testing, sampling must occur ________ -
✔✔three
quarterly
✔✔T/F: Using isopropyl alcohol before GFS is allowed - ✔✔False- not allowed
