Michigan MPJE- Prescriptions UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Drug Product - CORRECT ANSWER - A finished dosage form that contains an active drug
and inactive ingredients (or excipients)
Active Ingredient - CORRECT ANSWER - an ingredient that produces pharmacological
activity or produces a direct effect on diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of a
disease
Legend Drug - CORRECT ANSWER - Prescription Drug approved by FDA
Drug that is dispensed with a RX order
Role of prescription orders - CORRECT ANSWER - RX orders serve as instructions,
authorizing dispensers to fill, compound + dispense a drug or device to a patient
Is off-label use of FDA-approved drugs legal? - CORRECT ANSWER - YES!
Both FEDERAL + MICHIGAN law allow the off-label use of drugs
Who is responsible for making sure all the requirements of federal + state laws, rules, &
regulations are present on the RX? - CORRECT ANSWER - The prescriber
The dispensing pharmacist
Who must validate RX authenticity? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacist
Who can prepare + transmit a prescription order? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Prescriber
,and
An agent/employee designated to act on the behalf of the prescriber
How should can hard copy prescriptions be written? - CORRECT ANSWER - In a legible
manner
Ink
Indelible pencil (cannot erase)
Typewriter
Printed on a computer
Methods of Prescribing - CORRECT ANSWER - Written
Verbal
Electronic
Faxed
Electronic signature - CORRECT ANSWER - unique identifier
can sound, symbol or process associated with a record and executed by the prescriber
What is consider the original RX for written, verbal, electronic + faxed prescriptions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Written
- original rx = hard copy
Verbal
- original rx = the transcribed RX order written by the pharmacy personnel
Electronic
, - original rx = electronic record
Faxed
- original rx = printed copy of the order
What is considered an electronic RX? - CORRECT ANSWER - Computer-to- computer
Computer-to-fax
E-mail transmission
NOT AN ELECTRONIC RX:
- transmitted from the prescriber's office by fax --> faxed rx
Medical Institution Prescribing - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications ordered & administered
to a pt can be found in the PATIENT CHART
A prescriber or agent can transmit a prescription within a pt's chart to the pharmacy
original RX = prescription in the pt's chart & transmitted to the pharmacy
Signing - CORRECT ANSWER - affixing one's signature to a document or using an
electronic signature when transmitting a RX electronically
What types of RX need to be manually signed? - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL (includes
printed hard copies + faxed RXs)
EXCEPTION: verbal orders
Accepted Signatures for Written RX - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-controlled = Manual
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Drug Product - CORRECT ANSWER - A finished dosage form that contains an active drug
and inactive ingredients (or excipients)
Active Ingredient - CORRECT ANSWER - an ingredient that produces pharmacological
activity or produces a direct effect on diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of a
disease
Legend Drug - CORRECT ANSWER - Prescription Drug approved by FDA
Drug that is dispensed with a RX order
Role of prescription orders - CORRECT ANSWER - RX orders serve as instructions,
authorizing dispensers to fill, compound + dispense a drug or device to a patient
Is off-label use of FDA-approved drugs legal? - CORRECT ANSWER - YES!
Both FEDERAL + MICHIGAN law allow the off-label use of drugs
Who is responsible for making sure all the requirements of federal + state laws, rules, &
regulations are present on the RX? - CORRECT ANSWER - The prescriber
The dispensing pharmacist
Who must validate RX authenticity? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacist
Who can prepare + transmit a prescription order? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Prescriber
,and
An agent/employee designated to act on the behalf of the prescriber
How should can hard copy prescriptions be written? - CORRECT ANSWER - In a legible
manner
Ink
Indelible pencil (cannot erase)
Typewriter
Printed on a computer
Methods of Prescribing - CORRECT ANSWER - Written
Verbal
Electronic
Faxed
Electronic signature - CORRECT ANSWER - unique identifier
can sound, symbol or process associated with a record and executed by the prescriber
What is consider the original RX for written, verbal, electronic + faxed prescriptions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Written
- original rx = hard copy
Verbal
- original rx = the transcribed RX order written by the pharmacy personnel
Electronic
, - original rx = electronic record
Faxed
- original rx = printed copy of the order
What is considered an electronic RX? - CORRECT ANSWER - Computer-to- computer
Computer-to-fax
E-mail transmission
NOT AN ELECTRONIC RX:
- transmitted from the prescriber's office by fax --> faxed rx
Medical Institution Prescribing - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications ordered & administered
to a pt can be found in the PATIENT CHART
A prescriber or agent can transmit a prescription within a pt's chart to the pharmacy
original RX = prescription in the pt's chart & transmitted to the pharmacy
Signing - CORRECT ANSWER - affixing one's signature to a document or using an
electronic signature when transmitting a RX electronically
What types of RX need to be manually signed? - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL (includes
printed hard copies + faxed RXs)
EXCEPTION: verbal orders
Accepted Signatures for Written RX - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-controlled = Manual
