PHR 915 Block| 129 Questions| With Complete Solutions

In order to be a licensed pharmacist you must __________ correct answer: 1) Graduate from an accredited PharmD program 2) Acquire 1500 experiential hours (varies by state) 3) Pass the license exams (NAPLEX and state MPJE) What does NAPLEX stand for? correct answer: North American Pharmacy Licensure Examination What is considered a passing score on the NAPLEX? correct answer: 75% What is considered a passing score on the MPJE? correct answer: 75% If you fail the NAPLEX, how long must you wait to retake it? correct answer: 45 days If you fail the MPJE, how long must you wait to retake it? correct answer: 30 days` How does the Board of Pharmacy stay self-sufficient? correct answer: Licensure fees and fines What is the most common problem for retaining licensure for pharmacists? correct answer: Not taking the required continuing education hours each year The KY Pharmacy Act states that, in a state of emergency, pharmacists can have these additional responsibilities correct answer: NOTE: Must be declared by the governor in KY Can refill emergency medications, even w/o contacting a physician for up to 30 days. MUST be documented Supply immunizations related to the emergency What is a possible issue of out of state pharmacists traveling to assist in a state of emergency? correct answer: Licenses are issued on a state level. HOWEVER, in a state of emergency, some states can grant partial licenses to pharmacists willing to provide aid. What is significant about 1240 AD in terms of the history of pharmacy? correct answer: A European king issued a decree that pharmacy was to be separated from medicine What is a drugist? correct answer: A pharmacist that owned the pharmacy. This term is outdated now What were clerks? correct answer: Pharmacists that worked in a pharmacy but did not own it. This is an outdated term What was the NARD? correct answer: National Association of Retail Drugists What did the NARD become and what does it stand for? correct answer: NCPA = National Community Pharmacists Association When did chain pharmacies really begin to grow? correct answer: The 1900s What were the two main chains in KY and where did they operate? correct answer: Begley's (HQ in Richmond, operated East of I75)