NEBRASKA MPJE UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔In the event of a pharmacy closing what documents must be returned to the
Department - ✔✔Pharmacy license, pharmacy's DEA registration, all unused DEA 222
Forms
✔✔If CS inventory is transferred to another pharmacy, how long must those transfer
records be maintained? - ✔✔2 years
✔✔How often does a consult pharmacist have to physically be in the public health
clinic? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔May a pharmacy intern transfer CS? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔May a pharmacy intern conduct DUR? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔May a pharmacy intern oversee technicians? - ✔✔No
✔✔May a technician receive an oral medication order? - ✔✔No
✔✔May a technician Drug Product Select? - ✔✔No
✔✔May a technician counsel or provide any professional consultations? - ✔✔No
✔✔May a technician clarify a medical order? - ✔✔No
✔✔Can supervision and/or verification be fulfilled via real-time audiovisual
cmmunication? - ✔✔Yes, for verification only if patient is resident of a facility
✔✔Requirements to be a pharmacy technician - ✔✔Must be at least 18 years old, have
met the educational requirements of a high school diploma, never been convicted of any
nonalcohol, drug-related misdemeanor/felony, fulfill training requirements within the first
30 days of employment, apply for registration w/in 30 days of being hired
✔✔Supervision Ratio - ✔✔2 technicians : 1 RPh
3 interns : 1 RPh
2 technicians and 1 intern : 1 RPh
✔✔Are interns receiving their experiential training applied to the supervision ratios -
✔✔No
, ✔✔May retail pharmacies receive starter packs? - ✔✔Yes, they are not considered
samples and are intended for initiation of drug therpy for a patient. Also not labeled as a
sample
✔✔Possession of prescription drug samples by retail pharmacies would be considered
________ ___________ by the FDA. - ✔✔Drug diversion
✔✔When may institutional pharmacies receive prescription drug samples? -
✔✔Licensed prescriber requested (disposition precisely recorded and stored separately
from normal drug stock)
✔✔If a licensed practitioner provides written requiests for prescription drug samples, for
how long must the manufacturer keep the request and who is responsible for the annual
inventory of the samples? - ✔✔3 years; sales representatives are responsible for
prescription drug samples, including the annual inventory
✔✔What is proper refrigeration temperatures - ✔✔36 to 46'F or 2 to 8'C
✔✔What is the proper freezer temperatures - ✔✔-4 to 14'F or -20 to -10'C
✔✔What is the proper room temperature? - ✔✔46 to 59'F or 8 to 15'C
✔✔A pharmacy must register as a wholesale drug distributor if it distributes more than: -
✔✔5% gross dollar value of the total prescription drug sales revenue in a 12month
period
✔✔Define long-term detox treatment - ✔✔30 to 180 days
✔✔Define maintenance treatment - ✔✔> 21 days
✔✔Define short term detox treatment - ✔✔< 30 days
✔✔What act enables qualifying physicians to receive a waiver from the special
registration requirements in the Controlled Substance Act for the provision of
medication-assisted opioid therapy - ✔✔Drug Addiction Treatment Act 2000 (DATA
2000)
✔✔May an optometrist prescribe C2's? - ✔✔Yes but only topical ophthalmics
✔✔May a prescriber prescribe controlled substances to themselves? - ✔✔No
✔✔Can an APRN dispense samples? - ✔✔Yes, but not a APRN-CNS (clinical nurse
specialist) they have no prescribing authority
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔In the event of a pharmacy closing what documents must be returned to the
Department - ✔✔Pharmacy license, pharmacy's DEA registration, all unused DEA 222
Forms
✔✔If CS inventory is transferred to another pharmacy, how long must those transfer
records be maintained? - ✔✔2 years
✔✔How often does a consult pharmacist have to physically be in the public health
clinic? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔May a pharmacy intern transfer CS? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔May a pharmacy intern conduct DUR? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔May a pharmacy intern oversee technicians? - ✔✔No
✔✔May a technician receive an oral medication order? - ✔✔No
✔✔May a technician Drug Product Select? - ✔✔No
✔✔May a technician counsel or provide any professional consultations? - ✔✔No
✔✔May a technician clarify a medical order? - ✔✔No
✔✔Can supervision and/or verification be fulfilled via real-time audiovisual
cmmunication? - ✔✔Yes, for verification only if patient is resident of a facility
✔✔Requirements to be a pharmacy technician - ✔✔Must be at least 18 years old, have
met the educational requirements of a high school diploma, never been convicted of any
nonalcohol, drug-related misdemeanor/felony, fulfill training requirements within the first
30 days of employment, apply for registration w/in 30 days of being hired
✔✔Supervision Ratio - ✔✔2 technicians : 1 RPh
3 interns : 1 RPh
2 technicians and 1 intern : 1 RPh
✔✔Are interns receiving their experiential training applied to the supervision ratios -
✔✔No
, ✔✔May retail pharmacies receive starter packs? - ✔✔Yes, they are not considered
samples and are intended for initiation of drug therpy for a patient. Also not labeled as a
sample
✔✔Possession of prescription drug samples by retail pharmacies would be considered
________ ___________ by the FDA. - ✔✔Drug diversion
✔✔When may institutional pharmacies receive prescription drug samples? -
✔✔Licensed prescriber requested (disposition precisely recorded and stored separately
from normal drug stock)
✔✔If a licensed practitioner provides written requiests for prescription drug samples, for
how long must the manufacturer keep the request and who is responsible for the annual
inventory of the samples? - ✔✔3 years; sales representatives are responsible for
prescription drug samples, including the annual inventory
✔✔What is proper refrigeration temperatures - ✔✔36 to 46'F or 2 to 8'C
✔✔What is the proper freezer temperatures - ✔✔-4 to 14'F or -20 to -10'C
✔✔What is the proper room temperature? - ✔✔46 to 59'F or 8 to 15'C
✔✔A pharmacy must register as a wholesale drug distributor if it distributes more than: -
✔✔5% gross dollar value of the total prescription drug sales revenue in a 12month
period
✔✔Define long-term detox treatment - ✔✔30 to 180 days
✔✔Define maintenance treatment - ✔✔> 21 days
✔✔Define short term detox treatment - ✔✔< 30 days
✔✔What act enables qualifying physicians to receive a waiver from the special
registration requirements in the Controlled Substance Act for the provision of
medication-assisted opioid therapy - ✔✔Drug Addiction Treatment Act 2000 (DATA
2000)
✔✔May an optometrist prescribe C2's? - ✔✔Yes but only topical ophthalmics
✔✔May a prescriber prescribe controlled substances to themselves? - ✔✔No
✔✔Can an APRN dispense samples? - ✔✔Yes, but not a APRN-CNS (clinical nurse
specialist) they have no prescribing authority
