AZ MPJE 2024 part 1 Correct 100%
Year of organization of territorial board of pharmacy AZ - ANSWER 1903
Yea of organization of AZ state board of pharmacy - ANSWER 1912
Some AZ board of pharmacy responsibilities - ANSWER - Issue licences and permits
- perform inspections
- review rules and regulations
- carry investigations
Difference between Statutes and Regulations - ANSWER - Statutes are passed by
legislator and signed by governor and can stand on their own as foundations.
- Regulations can not stand on their own as they are results of statutes, they're
discussed and passed by the board after discussed with the industry and the public
criteria for the AZ BOP board members (number, professional titles) - ANSWER There
are 9 in total; 6 pharmacists (one retail and one hospital) at least, 2 members of the
public and one technician (all need to be residents of AZ for at least 5 years,
pharmacists need to be practicing for 10 years and technicians for 5 years)
How long can board members run for and who assigns them - ANSWER They're
assigned by governor and they can run for two terms each 5 years. There's an annual
voting for the president and vice president of the board.
Requirements of the Executive director of the board and the Deputy director - ANSWER
The executive may or may not be a board member, and may or not may be a
pharmacist. The deputy on the other hand has to be licensed AZ pharmacist
(More) rule-making BOP authorities - ANSWER - Make by-laws and adopt rules
- Set standards or pharmacy registrations
- investigate compliance in labeling
- enforcing rules by inspections, sampling, detaining drugs or devices
- examine licenses
- issue duplicates and lost permits
- Adopt rules for licenses rehabilitation
- every 3 months, inform pharmacies of any modifications in practitioner's prescribing
privileges
- provide assistance through educating on hazardous drugs and drug abuse
- approve or reject certain manners of drugs storage
- Adopt rules for professional conduct in the profession of pharmacy
- Adopt rules of training interns and technicians
- Conduct hearings in respect to violations
- Approve colleges of Pharmacy (ACPE)
- Approving programs of training and academia
, - assist in continuing education of pharmacists and interns
- Adopt rules for revocation, suspension, reinstating and others
What are Board meetings - ANSWER there should be 4 held board meetings annually,
that are written documented for government
What are exempted 'pharmacy practice act' mean - ANSWER It means that other
practitioners can not dispense medications (exempted) like pharmacists can.
Prescriptive authority chart - ANSWER
Pharmacists' licensing happens through two ways - ANSWER - By examination
(NAPLEX)
- By reciprocity (AZ MPJE) for outside AZ licensed pharmacists.
How many times allowed to take NAPLEX/MPJE - ANSWER Officially 5 times. But after
the 3rd time, a fourth time needs an application to be approved to be able to take it and
the 5th time is allowed after showing before the board
Training and internship requirements - ANSWER - for students to be attending an ACPE
school
- if you fail to complete training hours within 5 years you are not eligible for licensure
unless convince the board
Do technicians need to be licensed in Arizona? - ANSWER Yes, Tech trainees(license
cant be renewed) have 3 years to complete requirements to be certified techs.
Licenses renewal requirements - ANSWER - Bianneal
- Required CEs are 30 for pharmacists(3 on opioids and 2 immunization if they're
immunizers)
- 20 for techs
- CE records must be kept for 5 years
Different types of licenses disciplinary actions (Suspension, revocation, Probation -
ANSWER - Revocation (license is void for 2 years)
- suspension and probation (only for specific time)
What is the order of a complaint process - ANSWER 1- complaint
2- Formal Hearing
3- Consent agreement and in case of non agreement>4
4- Another hearing at court, where an order is reached
Requirements for updating a licensed pharmacist's personal info - ANSWER - Do so
with the board within 10 days
- changes like (Address, contact info, change of employment, criminal offense..) must
be communicated to the board
Year of organization of territorial board of pharmacy AZ - ANSWER 1903
Yea of organization of AZ state board of pharmacy - ANSWER 1912
Some AZ board of pharmacy responsibilities - ANSWER - Issue licences and permits
- perform inspections
- review rules and regulations
- carry investigations
Difference between Statutes and Regulations - ANSWER - Statutes are passed by
legislator and signed by governor and can stand on their own as foundations.
- Regulations can not stand on their own as they are results of statutes, they're
discussed and passed by the board after discussed with the industry and the public
criteria for the AZ BOP board members (number, professional titles) - ANSWER There
are 9 in total; 6 pharmacists (one retail and one hospital) at least, 2 members of the
public and one technician (all need to be residents of AZ for at least 5 years,
pharmacists need to be practicing for 10 years and technicians for 5 years)
How long can board members run for and who assigns them - ANSWER They're
assigned by governor and they can run for two terms each 5 years. There's an annual
voting for the president and vice president of the board.
Requirements of the Executive director of the board and the Deputy director - ANSWER
The executive may or may not be a board member, and may or not may be a
pharmacist. The deputy on the other hand has to be licensed AZ pharmacist
(More) rule-making BOP authorities - ANSWER - Make by-laws and adopt rules
- Set standards or pharmacy registrations
- investigate compliance in labeling
- enforcing rules by inspections, sampling, detaining drugs or devices
- examine licenses
- issue duplicates and lost permits
- Adopt rules for licenses rehabilitation
- every 3 months, inform pharmacies of any modifications in practitioner's prescribing
privileges
- provide assistance through educating on hazardous drugs and drug abuse
- approve or reject certain manners of drugs storage
- Adopt rules for professional conduct in the profession of pharmacy
- Adopt rules of training interns and technicians
- Conduct hearings in respect to violations
- Approve colleges of Pharmacy (ACPE)
- Approving programs of training and academia
, - assist in continuing education of pharmacists and interns
- Adopt rules for revocation, suspension, reinstating and others
What are Board meetings - ANSWER there should be 4 held board meetings annually,
that are written documented for government
What are exempted 'pharmacy practice act' mean - ANSWER It means that other
practitioners can not dispense medications (exempted) like pharmacists can.
Prescriptive authority chart - ANSWER
Pharmacists' licensing happens through two ways - ANSWER - By examination
(NAPLEX)
- By reciprocity (AZ MPJE) for outside AZ licensed pharmacists.
How many times allowed to take NAPLEX/MPJE - ANSWER Officially 5 times. But after
the 3rd time, a fourth time needs an application to be approved to be able to take it and
the 5th time is allowed after showing before the board
Training and internship requirements - ANSWER - for students to be attending an ACPE
school
- if you fail to complete training hours within 5 years you are not eligible for licensure
unless convince the board
Do technicians need to be licensed in Arizona? - ANSWER Yes, Tech trainees(license
cant be renewed) have 3 years to complete requirements to be certified techs.
Licenses renewal requirements - ANSWER - Bianneal
- Required CEs are 30 for pharmacists(3 on opioids and 2 immunization if they're
immunizers)
- 20 for techs
- CE records must be kept for 5 years
Different types of licenses disciplinary actions (Suspension, revocation, Probation -
ANSWER - Revocation (license is void for 2 years)
- suspension and probation (only for specific time)
What is the order of a complaint process - ANSWER 1- complaint
2- Formal Hearing
3- Consent agreement and in case of non agreement>4
4- Another hearing at court, where an order is reached
Requirements for updating a licensed pharmacist's personal info - ANSWER - Do so
with the board within 10 days
- changes like (Address, contact info, change of employment, criminal offense..) must
be communicated to the board
