FLORIDA MPJE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Destruction of Controlled Substances - Describe - ✔✔Use DEA Form 41
- witness and signed by PDM + DEA Agent or Dept inspector - in this instance does not
require prior approval.
- witness by PDM, another RPh and a LEO - must mail in form two weeks prior to
scheduled date of destruction for approval
- may use reverse distributors using
In Nursing Homes - witness and signed by consultant, DON and the administrator or his
designee which could be MD, RPh, mid level practitioner or nurse.
✔✔Examples of Misc Permits in Florida - ✔✔Manufacturer
Repackager,
Non- Resident drug manufacturer
wholesale distributor
out of state wholesale distributor
retail pharmacy wholesale distributor
restricted drug distributor
complimentary drug distributor
freight forwarder
veterinary prescription drug retail establishment
veterinary wholesale distributor
limited Rx drug vet wholesale distributor
O2 retail establishment
Compressed gas wholesale distributor
compressed gas manufacturer
OTC drug manufacturer
device manufacturer
cosmetic manufacturer
third party logistics provider
healthcare clinic establishment
✔✔Pharmacy Practice - ✔✔- must be open to inspection - may not view Rx records or
other confidential information without a warrant. May not take physical materials without
consent or a subpoena.
- must be open a minimum of 40 hours a week and 5 days
- hours of operation in at least one inch block letters
- Patient consultation are directly next to pharmacy with a sign
- If pharmacist is "not present and on duty" pharmacy is closed. Must have a sign that
states prescription dept is closed
- No present and on duty means that the pharmacist is away from the pharmacy doing
any non job related activity
- pharmacist may leave to counsel patients, take a meal break, and attend to personal
hygiene and do other jobs ie take out trash.
,✔✔Are Central Fill Pharmacies permitted in Florida? - ✔✔Yes
- may fill CS for pharmacies they have a contracted agreement with
- must keep records for 2 years
✔✔Are Common Databases permitted in Florida? - ✔✔Yes
- properly licensed
- common ownership
- database owner must have P&P manual
- maintain records of all pharmacist activity
- no RPh is responsible for errors of another pharmacist that is not under direct,
personal supervision
✔✔What steps do you take when Closing a Pharmacy? - ✔✔- Notify BOP - Return
permit - advise where prescriptions are going
- must physically deliver the prescription files to a pharmacy within reasonable proximity
and provide a means to notify public
- receiving pharmacy will keep new files separate and won't co-mingle Rxs
- Close out inventory including controlled substances
- May transfer drugs to another pharmacy - must provide BOP with:
Date of transfer
Name, address, and DEA of both pharmacies
Complete inventory of controlled substances
✔✔What are the exemptions from Tablet Imprints - ✔✔- Compounded meds
-radiopharmaceuticals
-investigational drugs
-any product whose size or physical characteristics make imprinting unfeasible or
impossible
✔✔What do the numbers in an NDC represent? - ✔✔Manufacturer - Drug - Package
Size
** presence of an NDC does not indicate FDA approval
✔✔Who may sell poisons? - ✔✔Only pharmacies - must be labeled with pharmacy
name and address and "Poison"
✔✔Do Syringes sold to a minor need an Rx? - ✔✔YES - Never sell syringes to a minor
without an Rx under Florida Law.
✔✔What Records should be kept for a compounded prescription? - ✔✔- Date of
compounding
- traceable control #
- Complete formula maintained in a readily accessible format
- pharmacist / tech signatures or initials
, - manufacturer of materials used
- quantity in units of finished product
- package size
- number of units prepared
- name of patient
✔✔How long are prescriptions kept for? - ✔✔2 years
may use electronic imaging to capture both sides of Rx
✔✔How long is hard copy of computerized record kept for? - ✔✔2 years
✔✔Daily Hard Copy Print out? - ✔✔Print and sign within 72 hours or have a log book
that is signed each day.
✔✔Must have a back-up Record Keeping System - ✔✔- disk, tape or electronic medium
- must back up weekly at a minimum
- must report to BOP any significant loss of data within 10 days of discovery
** in case of Emergency (ie Hurricane) must have an aux procedure to ensure proper
refilling - retain all data for on-line entry as soon as the system is available for use
again.
✔✔Controlled Substance Record Keeping Requirements - ✔✔- Computerized record
- hard copy print out summary of such record covering previous 60 day period made
available within 72 hours if requested
- date, patient name and address, drug name and quantity
- biennial complete and accurate inventory - may vary no more than 6 months from
biennial date
- records of all lost, destroyed, or stolen - name, qty, date
- readily retrievable x 2 years
✔✔What do you do if you are concerned about the validity of a Controlled Substance
Prescription? - ✔✔Verify with prescriber - if can't then dispense a 72 hour supply
- require a picture ID and make a copy or document
- if don't know patient always ID
✔✔What are Pedigree Papers? - ✔✔Each drug wholesaler of Rx drugs must provide a
pedigree paper to the person who receives the drug.
** No pedigree papers for vet drugs, or drop shipments
✔✔Pharmacist Responsibilities - License - ✔✔- must be 18 years old
- meet internship requirements
- pass NAPLEX and MPJE
- renew license every 2 years
- if 50 years licensed no fee is required
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Destruction of Controlled Substances - Describe - ✔✔Use DEA Form 41
- witness and signed by PDM + DEA Agent or Dept inspector - in this instance does not
require prior approval.
- witness by PDM, another RPh and a LEO - must mail in form two weeks prior to
scheduled date of destruction for approval
- may use reverse distributors using
In Nursing Homes - witness and signed by consultant, DON and the administrator or his
designee which could be MD, RPh, mid level practitioner or nurse.
✔✔Examples of Misc Permits in Florida - ✔✔Manufacturer
Repackager,
Non- Resident drug manufacturer
wholesale distributor
out of state wholesale distributor
retail pharmacy wholesale distributor
restricted drug distributor
complimentary drug distributor
freight forwarder
veterinary prescription drug retail establishment
veterinary wholesale distributor
limited Rx drug vet wholesale distributor
O2 retail establishment
Compressed gas wholesale distributor
compressed gas manufacturer
OTC drug manufacturer
device manufacturer
cosmetic manufacturer
third party logistics provider
healthcare clinic establishment
✔✔Pharmacy Practice - ✔✔- must be open to inspection - may not view Rx records or
other confidential information without a warrant. May not take physical materials without
consent or a subpoena.
- must be open a minimum of 40 hours a week and 5 days
- hours of operation in at least one inch block letters
- Patient consultation are directly next to pharmacy with a sign
- If pharmacist is "not present and on duty" pharmacy is closed. Must have a sign that
states prescription dept is closed
- No present and on duty means that the pharmacist is away from the pharmacy doing
any non job related activity
- pharmacist may leave to counsel patients, take a meal break, and attend to personal
hygiene and do other jobs ie take out trash.
,✔✔Are Central Fill Pharmacies permitted in Florida? - ✔✔Yes
- may fill CS for pharmacies they have a contracted agreement with
- must keep records for 2 years
✔✔Are Common Databases permitted in Florida? - ✔✔Yes
- properly licensed
- common ownership
- database owner must have P&P manual
- maintain records of all pharmacist activity
- no RPh is responsible for errors of another pharmacist that is not under direct,
personal supervision
✔✔What steps do you take when Closing a Pharmacy? - ✔✔- Notify BOP - Return
permit - advise where prescriptions are going
- must physically deliver the prescription files to a pharmacy within reasonable proximity
and provide a means to notify public
- receiving pharmacy will keep new files separate and won't co-mingle Rxs
- Close out inventory including controlled substances
- May transfer drugs to another pharmacy - must provide BOP with:
Date of transfer
Name, address, and DEA of both pharmacies
Complete inventory of controlled substances
✔✔What are the exemptions from Tablet Imprints - ✔✔- Compounded meds
-radiopharmaceuticals
-investigational drugs
-any product whose size or physical characteristics make imprinting unfeasible or
impossible
✔✔What do the numbers in an NDC represent? - ✔✔Manufacturer - Drug - Package
Size
** presence of an NDC does not indicate FDA approval
✔✔Who may sell poisons? - ✔✔Only pharmacies - must be labeled with pharmacy
name and address and "Poison"
✔✔Do Syringes sold to a minor need an Rx? - ✔✔YES - Never sell syringes to a minor
without an Rx under Florida Law.
✔✔What Records should be kept for a compounded prescription? - ✔✔- Date of
compounding
- traceable control #
- Complete formula maintained in a readily accessible format
- pharmacist / tech signatures or initials
, - manufacturer of materials used
- quantity in units of finished product
- package size
- number of units prepared
- name of patient
✔✔How long are prescriptions kept for? - ✔✔2 years
may use electronic imaging to capture both sides of Rx
✔✔How long is hard copy of computerized record kept for? - ✔✔2 years
✔✔Daily Hard Copy Print out? - ✔✔Print and sign within 72 hours or have a log book
that is signed each day.
✔✔Must have a back-up Record Keeping System - ✔✔- disk, tape or electronic medium
- must back up weekly at a minimum
- must report to BOP any significant loss of data within 10 days of discovery
** in case of Emergency (ie Hurricane) must have an aux procedure to ensure proper
refilling - retain all data for on-line entry as soon as the system is available for use
again.
✔✔Controlled Substance Record Keeping Requirements - ✔✔- Computerized record
- hard copy print out summary of such record covering previous 60 day period made
available within 72 hours if requested
- date, patient name and address, drug name and quantity
- biennial complete and accurate inventory - may vary no more than 6 months from
biennial date
- records of all lost, destroyed, or stolen - name, qty, date
- readily retrievable x 2 years
✔✔What do you do if you are concerned about the validity of a Controlled Substance
Prescription? - ✔✔Verify with prescriber - if can't then dispense a 72 hour supply
- require a picture ID and make a copy or document
- if don't know patient always ID
✔✔What are Pedigree Papers? - ✔✔Each drug wholesaler of Rx drugs must provide a
pedigree paper to the person who receives the drug.
** No pedigree papers for vet drugs, or drop shipments
✔✔Pharmacist Responsibilities - License - ✔✔- must be 18 years old
- meet internship requirements
- pass NAPLEX and MPJE
- renew license every 2 years
- if 50 years licensed no fee is required
