MI MPJE: Pharmacy Practice UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Should there be conflict between federal and Michigan law, which law should be followed?
a. federal
b. Michigan law
c. stricter law
d. it doesn't matter - CORRECT ANSWER - c. stricter law
Scope of practice for pharmacists is defined by:
a. FDA
b. State law
c. Department
d. prescriber Boards
e. prescriber professional orgs - CORRECT ANSWER - b. state law
Pharmacist can delegate to which: (SA)
a. pharm clerk
b. pharm intern
c. pharm tech
d. another pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWER - a. pharm clerk
b. pharm intern
c. pharm tech
,Which is true regarding delegation in community pharmacy? (SA)
a. a pharmacy may only delegate to pharmacy techs
b. pharmacy's supervision of delegatee is general supervision
c. pharmacist's supervision of delegatee is by personal charge (pharmacist evaluates delegates
performance)
d. pharmacy must have written procedures/protocols to be followed by delegetee
e. pharmacist must have written procedures/protocols to be followed by delegatee - CORRECT
ANSWER - c. pharmacist's supervision of delegatee is by personal charge (pharmacist
evaluates delegates performance)
e. pharmacist must have written procedures/protocols to be followed by delegatee
A pharmacist may delegate which of the following? (SA)
a. drug product selection
b. counseling of patient
c. interpretation of prescription
d. retrieving drug product from shelf
e. entry of prescription in computer data system - CORRECT ANSWER - d. retrieving drug
product from shelf
e. entry of prescription in computer data system
Pharmacist duties include: (SA)
a. ensure a pharmacist is present when pharmacy is open
b. ensure all techs working with pharmacist are licensed
c. ensure fully licensed tech always personally supervises a temp tech
d. ensure fully licensed tech is in personal charge of pharmacy for no more than 15 min
,e. ensure limited licensed tech is in personal charge of pharmacy for not more than 10 min
f. ensure pharm techs only perform duties within their license scope of practice - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. ensure a pharmacist is present when pharmacy is open
b. ensure all techs working with pharmacist are licensed
f. ensure pharm techs only perform duties within their license scope of practice
Which is true regarding PIC? (SA)
a. must be licensed in state
b. can only be PIC for one pharmacy
c. must work at least 8 hours a week for each pharmacy in which they are the PIC
d. shall establish hours of operation for pharmacy/pharmacies for which they are PIC
e. PIC of parent pharmacy must serve as PIC of remote - CORRECT ANSWER - a. must be
licensed in state
c. must work at least 8 hours a week for each pharmacy in which they are the PIC
e. PIC of parent pharmacy must serve as PIC of remote
Which is true regarding PIC? (SA)
a. can only be PIC for max of 4 pharmacies
b. must notify board within 30 days if no longer PIC
c. must have practiced for at least 2 years before becoming PIC
d. PIC shall ensure remote pharmacy staffed by a qualified pharm tech if not under personal
charge of a pharmacist
e. must work avg 40 hours a month at each pharmacy they are PIC - CORRECT ANSWER -
b. must notify board within 30 days if no longer PIC
d. PIC shall ensure remote pharmacy staffed by a qualified pharm tech if not under personal
charge of a pharmacist
Lead tech discovers loss of 5,000 alprazolam 2 mg and normally pharmacy dispenses
500,000/year. Which is best course of action?
a. PIC must report loss to registrant
, b. registrant must report loss to DEA
c. lead tech must report loss to PIC
d. no loss reporting required, not significant loss - CORRECT ANSWER - b. registrant must
report loss to DEA (significant loss)
Notes from 21 CFR §1301.76: When determining whether a loss is significant, a registrant
should consider, among others, the following factors:
(1) Quantity of CS lost in relation to type of business;
(2) The specific CS lost;
(3) Whether loss of CS can be associated w/ access to those CS by specific individuals, or
whether loss can be attributed to unique activities that may take place involving CS;
(4) Pattern of loss over a specific time period, whether the losses appear to be random, and the
results of efforts taken to resolve the losses; and, if known,
(5) Whether the specific CS are likely candidates for diversion;
(6) Local trends and other indicators of the diversion potential of the missing CS.
Pharmacy notices pharmacy-opened tote from wholesaler missing 100 ct bottle of alprazolam.
Which is true?
a. wholesaler must report loss only to DEA
b. pharmacy must report loss only to Board
c. pharmacy must report loss to DEA and Board
d. wholesaler must report loss to DEA and Board - CORRECT ANSWER - c. pharmacy must
report loss to DEA and Board
Which is true?
a. pharmacy must flush any outdated drugs to dispose them
b. pharmacy may use reverse distributor to dispose of outdated controlled substance inventory
c. pharmacy must use reverse distributor to dispose outdated noncontrolled drugs
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Should there be conflict between federal and Michigan law, which law should be followed?
a. federal
b. Michigan law
c. stricter law
d. it doesn't matter - CORRECT ANSWER - c. stricter law
Scope of practice for pharmacists is defined by:
a. FDA
b. State law
c. Department
d. prescriber Boards
e. prescriber professional orgs - CORRECT ANSWER - b. state law
Pharmacist can delegate to which: (SA)
a. pharm clerk
b. pharm intern
c. pharm tech
d. another pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWER - a. pharm clerk
b. pharm intern
c. pharm tech
,Which is true regarding delegation in community pharmacy? (SA)
a. a pharmacy may only delegate to pharmacy techs
b. pharmacy's supervision of delegatee is general supervision
c. pharmacist's supervision of delegatee is by personal charge (pharmacist evaluates delegates
performance)
d. pharmacy must have written procedures/protocols to be followed by delegetee
e. pharmacist must have written procedures/protocols to be followed by delegatee - CORRECT
ANSWER - c. pharmacist's supervision of delegatee is by personal charge (pharmacist
evaluates delegates performance)
e. pharmacist must have written procedures/protocols to be followed by delegatee
A pharmacist may delegate which of the following? (SA)
a. drug product selection
b. counseling of patient
c. interpretation of prescription
d. retrieving drug product from shelf
e. entry of prescription in computer data system - CORRECT ANSWER - d. retrieving drug
product from shelf
e. entry of prescription in computer data system
Pharmacist duties include: (SA)
a. ensure a pharmacist is present when pharmacy is open
b. ensure all techs working with pharmacist are licensed
c. ensure fully licensed tech always personally supervises a temp tech
d. ensure fully licensed tech is in personal charge of pharmacy for no more than 15 min
,e. ensure limited licensed tech is in personal charge of pharmacy for not more than 10 min
f. ensure pharm techs only perform duties within their license scope of practice - CORRECT
ANSWER - a. ensure a pharmacist is present when pharmacy is open
b. ensure all techs working with pharmacist are licensed
f. ensure pharm techs only perform duties within their license scope of practice
Which is true regarding PIC? (SA)
a. must be licensed in state
b. can only be PIC for one pharmacy
c. must work at least 8 hours a week for each pharmacy in which they are the PIC
d. shall establish hours of operation for pharmacy/pharmacies for which they are PIC
e. PIC of parent pharmacy must serve as PIC of remote - CORRECT ANSWER - a. must be
licensed in state
c. must work at least 8 hours a week for each pharmacy in which they are the PIC
e. PIC of parent pharmacy must serve as PIC of remote
Which is true regarding PIC? (SA)
a. can only be PIC for max of 4 pharmacies
b. must notify board within 30 days if no longer PIC
c. must have practiced for at least 2 years before becoming PIC
d. PIC shall ensure remote pharmacy staffed by a qualified pharm tech if not under personal
charge of a pharmacist
e. must work avg 40 hours a month at each pharmacy they are PIC - CORRECT ANSWER -
b. must notify board within 30 days if no longer PIC
d. PIC shall ensure remote pharmacy staffed by a qualified pharm tech if not under personal
charge of a pharmacist
Lead tech discovers loss of 5,000 alprazolam 2 mg and normally pharmacy dispenses
500,000/year. Which is best course of action?
a. PIC must report loss to registrant
, b. registrant must report loss to DEA
c. lead tech must report loss to PIC
d. no loss reporting required, not significant loss - CORRECT ANSWER - b. registrant must
report loss to DEA (significant loss)
Notes from 21 CFR §1301.76: When determining whether a loss is significant, a registrant
should consider, among others, the following factors:
(1) Quantity of CS lost in relation to type of business;
(2) The specific CS lost;
(3) Whether loss of CS can be associated w/ access to those CS by specific individuals, or
whether loss can be attributed to unique activities that may take place involving CS;
(4) Pattern of loss over a specific time period, whether the losses appear to be random, and the
results of efforts taken to resolve the losses; and, if known,
(5) Whether the specific CS are likely candidates for diversion;
(6) Local trends and other indicators of the diversion potential of the missing CS.
Pharmacy notices pharmacy-opened tote from wholesaler missing 100 ct bottle of alprazolam.
Which is true?
a. wholesaler must report loss only to DEA
b. pharmacy must report loss only to Board
c. pharmacy must report loss to DEA and Board
d. wholesaler must report loss to DEA and Board - CORRECT ANSWER - c. pharmacy must
report loss to DEA and Board
Which is true?
a. pharmacy must flush any outdated drugs to dispose them
b. pharmacy may use reverse distributor to dispose of outdated controlled substance inventory
c. pharmacy must use reverse distributor to dispose outdated noncontrolled drugs
