FLORIDA MPJE TEST PAPER 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔DEA Form 224 - ✔✔Used for dispensers including hospitals, retail pharmacies, and
teaching institutions
✔✔DEA Form 225 - ✔✔Used for manufacturers, distributors, researchers, and
importers/exporters
✔✔DEA Form 363 - ✔✔Used for narcotic treatment facilities
✔✔Expired DEA Registration - ✔✔Reinstatement of an expired registration is allowed
up to 1 calendar month after the expiration date
✔✔Temporary Use of a DEA Registration with Sale of a Pharmacy - ✔✔- New owner
must apply for their own DEA
- Previous owner grants power of attorney to new owner
- Previous owner is still held accountable for violations during that period
- This lasts for no more than 45 days from purchase
✔✔DEA Form 222 - ✔✔Allows the ordering of CII medications
- Required with each sale or transfer
- Form must be signed by both parties in sale/transfer
- Name and address of supplier must be included
- The purchaser must make a copy of the form for their records and then return the
original to the supplier
- Upon receiving, the number of containers and date must be noted
- A pharmacist must verify the controlled substance on the list matches what has been
received
- If the form is lost, the purchaser must prepare a new form
- The supplier has 60 days to fill the entire order before refunding the difference to the
purchaser
✔✔Electronic Ordering of CIIs - ✔✔Controlled Substances Ordering System (CSOS)
- Must appoint a CSOS Coordinator
- CSOS Administrative Certificates = given to CSOS coordinators to receive
communications from DEA
- CSOS Signing Certificates = given to approved registrants to sign for CII orders
- If order is refused, records must be kept for 2 years
✔✔5% Rule for Control Transfers - ✔✔The total quality of transferred controlled
substances cannot exceed 5% of the yearly dispensing
✔✔Security/Storage for Controlled Substances - ✔✔- Locked storage cabinet =
required for Class C pharmacies (hospitals) and optional for Class A (retail)
, - Disperse controls throughout stock = only allowed in Class A
✔✔Theft for Significant Loss of Controls - ✔✔- Must notify the DEA and Florida
Department of Pharmacy within 1 day of identifying the theft/loss
- Must notify the county sheriff within 24 hours (Florida law)
- DEA Form 106 must be submitted (45 days)
- It is also recommended to notify the local police department
✔✔DEA Form 106 - ✔✔Reports theft or loss of controlled substances
- Must be completed within 45 days of discovery
- Not required for breakage/spillage
✔✔DEA Form 107 - ✔✔Theft or loss of listed chemicals (primarily pseudoephedrine)
- Must be completed within 15 days
✔✔DEA Form 41 - ✔✔On-site destruction of controlled substances
- Requires two signatures, with a witness being the pharmacy manager, designated
person, director of nursing, DEA agent, or law enforcement officer
- Not required for the wasting of a partial substance
- Use for non-recoverable breakage/spillage
✔✔Destruction of Controls at Nursing Homes - ✔✔A pharmacist must review the
destruction list monthly
- Staff must dispose of the medications within 3 business days of collection
✔✔Collection Receptacles - ✔✔- Secured outer structure with removable, taper-evident
inner liner
- The inner liner must have a unique identification number for tracking
- The inner liner must be removed and witnessed by 2 people
✔✔Inventory Requirments - ✔✔- Initial inventory on the first day of business
- New/changed scheduling inventory for controls
- Biennial inventory (every 2 years)
- Inventories listed above must be signed by the person taking the inventory and the
PIC. The PICs signature must be notarized within 3 days
- Records must be kept for 2 years
- CIIs need an exact count (perpetual inventory is required for Class C)
- Remote pharmacy and emergency room controls need a perpetual inventory count
✔✔Summary Record - ✔✔Records covering the previous 60 days of controlled
substance dispensing
- Must be made available within 72 hours upon request
✔✔Central Pharmacy Records - ✔✔- Must notify the nearest DEA Diversion Office
- May move records to a central location 14 days after notice was given
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔DEA Form 224 - ✔✔Used for dispensers including hospitals, retail pharmacies, and
teaching institutions
✔✔DEA Form 225 - ✔✔Used for manufacturers, distributors, researchers, and
importers/exporters
✔✔DEA Form 363 - ✔✔Used for narcotic treatment facilities
✔✔Expired DEA Registration - ✔✔Reinstatement of an expired registration is allowed
up to 1 calendar month after the expiration date
✔✔Temporary Use of a DEA Registration with Sale of a Pharmacy - ✔✔- New owner
must apply for their own DEA
- Previous owner grants power of attorney to new owner
- Previous owner is still held accountable for violations during that period
- This lasts for no more than 45 days from purchase
✔✔DEA Form 222 - ✔✔Allows the ordering of CII medications
- Required with each sale or transfer
- Form must be signed by both parties in sale/transfer
- Name and address of supplier must be included
- The purchaser must make a copy of the form for their records and then return the
original to the supplier
- Upon receiving, the number of containers and date must be noted
- A pharmacist must verify the controlled substance on the list matches what has been
received
- If the form is lost, the purchaser must prepare a new form
- The supplier has 60 days to fill the entire order before refunding the difference to the
purchaser
✔✔Electronic Ordering of CIIs - ✔✔Controlled Substances Ordering System (CSOS)
- Must appoint a CSOS Coordinator
- CSOS Administrative Certificates = given to CSOS coordinators to receive
communications from DEA
- CSOS Signing Certificates = given to approved registrants to sign for CII orders
- If order is refused, records must be kept for 2 years
✔✔5% Rule for Control Transfers - ✔✔The total quality of transferred controlled
substances cannot exceed 5% of the yearly dispensing
✔✔Security/Storage for Controlled Substances - ✔✔- Locked storage cabinet =
required for Class C pharmacies (hospitals) and optional for Class A (retail)
, - Disperse controls throughout stock = only allowed in Class A
✔✔Theft for Significant Loss of Controls - ✔✔- Must notify the DEA and Florida
Department of Pharmacy within 1 day of identifying the theft/loss
- Must notify the county sheriff within 24 hours (Florida law)
- DEA Form 106 must be submitted (45 days)
- It is also recommended to notify the local police department
✔✔DEA Form 106 - ✔✔Reports theft or loss of controlled substances
- Must be completed within 45 days of discovery
- Not required for breakage/spillage
✔✔DEA Form 107 - ✔✔Theft or loss of listed chemicals (primarily pseudoephedrine)
- Must be completed within 15 days
✔✔DEA Form 41 - ✔✔On-site destruction of controlled substances
- Requires two signatures, with a witness being the pharmacy manager, designated
person, director of nursing, DEA agent, or law enforcement officer
- Not required for the wasting of a partial substance
- Use for non-recoverable breakage/spillage
✔✔Destruction of Controls at Nursing Homes - ✔✔A pharmacist must review the
destruction list monthly
- Staff must dispose of the medications within 3 business days of collection
✔✔Collection Receptacles - ✔✔- Secured outer structure with removable, taper-evident
inner liner
- The inner liner must have a unique identification number for tracking
- The inner liner must be removed and witnessed by 2 people
✔✔Inventory Requirments - ✔✔- Initial inventory on the first day of business
- New/changed scheduling inventory for controls
- Biennial inventory (every 2 years)
- Inventories listed above must be signed by the person taking the inventory and the
PIC. The PICs signature must be notarized within 3 days
- Records must be kept for 2 years
- CIIs need an exact count (perpetual inventory is required for Class C)
- Remote pharmacy and emergency room controls need a perpetual inventory count
✔✔Summary Record - ✔✔Records covering the previous 60 days of controlled
substance dispensing
- Must be made available within 72 hours upon request
✔✔Central Pharmacy Records - ✔✔- Must notify the nearest DEA Diversion Office
- May move records to a central location 14 days after notice was given
