MA MPJE EXAMS SCRIPT CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔A pharmacist shall not be required to counsel a patient or care giver when the patient
or care giver refuses such consultation and such refusal is documented.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔(a) True, [M.G.L Chapter 94C: Section 21A(3)].
A pharmacist shall not be required to counsel a patient or care giver when the patient or
care giver refuses such consultation and such refusal is documented.
✔✔Which of the following information is/are TRUE ABOUT counseling under the
Massachusetts Pharmacy Law?
I. A pharmacist shall offer to counsel any person who presents a new prescription for
filling.
II. If a person elects delivery of a prescription drug at a location other than a pharmacy,
the counseling may be satisfied by providing such person with access to a toll-free
telephone service to facilitate communication between such person and the pharmacist
at such pharmacy.
III. The person presenting the prescription may decline to accept an offer for counseling.
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All, [M.G.L Chapter 94C: Section 21A].
A pharmacist shall offer to counsel any person who presents a new prescription for
filling. Such offer shall be made either by face to face communication between the
,pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee and the patient, or by telephone, except when
the patient's needs or availability require an alternative method of counseling.
If a person elects delivery of a prescription drug at a location other than a pharmacy, the
requirements of this section may be satisfied by providing such person with access to a
toll-free telephone service to facilitate communication between such person and the
pharmacist at such pharmacy.
The number of such toll-free telephone service shall be printed on a label affixed to
each container of a prescription drug dispensed by a pharmacy to a patient.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a pharmacist to provide counseling
if the person presenting the prescription declines to accept such offer for counseling.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any drug dispensed to an inpatient at a
hospital or nursing home.
✔✔A prescription for Methylphenidate may be filled for up to a sixty-day supply for any
given single filling if said substance is being used for the treatment of:
I. Minimal brain dysfunction
II. Narcolepsy
III. Fibromyalgia
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(b) I and II only, [Massachusetts Controlled Substance Act Chapter 94C:
Section 23(d)].
A prescription for Methylphenidate or Dextro amphetamine may be filled for up to a
sixty-day supply for any given single filling if said substance is being used for the
treatment of:
I. Minimal brain dysfunction; also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD)
II. Narcolepsy
✔✔How often should a laminar flow hood be certified?
a. Weekly
b. Monthly
c. Quarterly
d. Annually - ✔✔(d) Annually, [247 CMR Chapter 6, Section 6.01(5)(c)(4)].
,The laminar flow hood standards of operation of HEPA (High Energy Particulate Air)
filters and prefilters must be determined and certification shall be made annually by a
Board-approved hood certification service.
✔✔All of the following are Schedule I controlled drugs EXCEPT:
a. Heroin
b. LSD
c. Methylpenidate
d. Mescaline - ✔✔(c) Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is a Schedule II controlled drug,
[21CFR1308.12].
List of Schedule I controlled drugs:
Difenoxin (Lyspafen)
Dihydromorphine
Heroin (Diacetylmorphine, diamorphine)
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD, lysergide)
Mescaline
Peyote
✔✔Which of the following is/are classified as Schedule IV controlled drug(s)?
I. Oxazepam
II. Zaleplon
III. Butorphanol
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All, [21CFR1308.14].
List of Schedule IV controlled drugs:
Carisoprodol (Soma)
Tramadol (Ultram)
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Barbital (Barbitone)
, Butorphanol (Stadol, Stadol NS, Torbugesic, Torbutrol)
Chloral hydrate (Noctec)
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Libritabs, Limbitrol, SK-Lygen)
Clonazepam (Klonopin, Clonopin)
Clorazepate(Tranxene)
Dexfenfluramine (Redux)
Diazepam (Valium, Valrelease)
Dichloralphenazone (Midrin)
Difenoxin 1 mg/ Atropine 25 mcg (Motofen)
Estazolam (ProSom, Domnamid, Eurodin, Nuctalon)
Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
Fenfluramine (Pondimin, Ponderal)
Flurazepam (Dalmane)
Fospropofol (Lusedra)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Mazindol (Sanorex, Mazanor)
Meprobamate (Miltown, Equanil, Deprol, Equagesic, Meprospan)
Midazolam (Versed)
Modafinil (Provigil)
Oxazepam (Serax, Serenid-D)
Pemoline (Cylert)
Pentazocine (Talwin, Talwin NX, Talacen, Talwin Compound)
Phenobarbital (Luminal, Donnatal, Bellergal-S)
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔A pharmacist shall not be required to counsel a patient or care giver when the patient
or care giver refuses such consultation and such refusal is documented.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔(a) True, [M.G.L Chapter 94C: Section 21A(3)].
A pharmacist shall not be required to counsel a patient or care giver when the patient or
care giver refuses such consultation and such refusal is documented.
✔✔Which of the following information is/are TRUE ABOUT counseling under the
Massachusetts Pharmacy Law?
I. A pharmacist shall offer to counsel any person who presents a new prescription for
filling.
II. If a person elects delivery of a prescription drug at a location other than a pharmacy,
the counseling may be satisfied by providing such person with access to a toll-free
telephone service to facilitate communication between such person and the pharmacist
at such pharmacy.
III. The person presenting the prescription may decline to accept an offer for counseling.
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All, [M.G.L Chapter 94C: Section 21A].
A pharmacist shall offer to counsel any person who presents a new prescription for
filling. Such offer shall be made either by face to face communication between the
,pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee and the patient, or by telephone, except when
the patient's needs or availability require an alternative method of counseling.
If a person elects delivery of a prescription drug at a location other than a pharmacy, the
requirements of this section may be satisfied by providing such person with access to a
toll-free telephone service to facilitate communication between such person and the
pharmacist at such pharmacy.
The number of such toll-free telephone service shall be printed on a label affixed to
each container of a prescription drug dispensed by a pharmacy to a patient.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a pharmacist to provide counseling
if the person presenting the prescription declines to accept such offer for counseling.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any drug dispensed to an inpatient at a
hospital or nursing home.
✔✔A prescription for Methylphenidate may be filled for up to a sixty-day supply for any
given single filling if said substance is being used for the treatment of:
I. Minimal brain dysfunction
II. Narcolepsy
III. Fibromyalgia
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(b) I and II only, [Massachusetts Controlled Substance Act Chapter 94C:
Section 23(d)].
A prescription for Methylphenidate or Dextro amphetamine may be filled for up to a
sixty-day supply for any given single filling if said substance is being used for the
treatment of:
I. Minimal brain dysfunction; also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD)
II. Narcolepsy
✔✔How often should a laminar flow hood be certified?
a. Weekly
b. Monthly
c. Quarterly
d. Annually - ✔✔(d) Annually, [247 CMR Chapter 6, Section 6.01(5)(c)(4)].
,The laminar flow hood standards of operation of HEPA (High Energy Particulate Air)
filters and prefilters must be determined and certification shall be made annually by a
Board-approved hood certification service.
✔✔All of the following are Schedule I controlled drugs EXCEPT:
a. Heroin
b. LSD
c. Methylpenidate
d. Mescaline - ✔✔(c) Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is a Schedule II controlled drug,
[21CFR1308.12].
List of Schedule I controlled drugs:
Difenoxin (Lyspafen)
Dihydromorphine
Heroin (Diacetylmorphine, diamorphine)
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD, lysergide)
Mescaline
Peyote
✔✔Which of the following is/are classified as Schedule IV controlled drug(s)?
I. Oxazepam
II. Zaleplon
III. Butorphanol
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All, [21CFR1308.14].
List of Schedule IV controlled drugs:
Carisoprodol (Soma)
Tramadol (Ultram)
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Barbital (Barbitone)
, Butorphanol (Stadol, Stadol NS, Torbugesic, Torbutrol)
Chloral hydrate (Noctec)
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Libritabs, Limbitrol, SK-Lygen)
Clonazepam (Klonopin, Clonopin)
Clorazepate(Tranxene)
Dexfenfluramine (Redux)
Diazepam (Valium, Valrelease)
Dichloralphenazone (Midrin)
Difenoxin 1 mg/ Atropine 25 mcg (Motofen)
Estazolam (ProSom, Domnamid, Eurodin, Nuctalon)
Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
Fenfluramine (Pondimin, Ponderal)
Flurazepam (Dalmane)
Fospropofol (Lusedra)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Mazindol (Sanorex, Mazanor)
Meprobamate (Miltown, Equanil, Deprol, Equagesic, Meprospan)
Midazolam (Versed)
Modafinil (Provigil)
Oxazepam (Serax, Serenid-D)
Pemoline (Cylert)
Pentazocine (Talwin, Talwin NX, Talacen, Talwin Compound)
Phenobarbital (Luminal, Donnatal, Bellergal-S)
