TX MPJE Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Which patients are exempt from a required PMP check?
✔✔Patients in hospice, cancer treatment, or receiving palliative care.
What action must be taken if a prescription is missing required information for a controlled
substance?
✔✔Contact the prescriber for verification before dispensing.
What is the legal classification of a community pharmacy in Texas?
✔✔Class A.
How often must controlled substances inventories be conducted in Texas pharmacies?
✔✔Annually.
Who is responsible for signing the controlled substances inventory?
✔✔The pharmacist-in-charge and the pharmacist taking inventory.
What must a pharmacist do before transferring a prescription for a dangerous drug?
✔✔Verify legal requirements and properly document the transfer.
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,What is required for emergency dispensing of a Schedule II drug?
✔✔Oral prescription from prescriber with written prescription received within seven days.
What is the maximum day supply allowed for an emergency refill of a noncontrolled
prescription?
✔✔A 72-hour supply unless otherwise authorized.
Who may supervise pharmacy interns in Texas?
✔✔A licensed pharmacist registered as a preceptor.
What must pharmacies do with recalled medications?
✔✔Follow Board and FDA recall procedures and remove affected drugs from inventory.
When is a PMP check not required due to patient setting?
✔✔During an inpatient hospital stay.
What is required for prescription labeling in Texas?
✔✔Patient name, drug name, directions, prescriber info, pharmacy info, and cautionary
statements.
What is the primary role of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy?
✔✔To license, regulate, and discipline pharmacists, pharmacies, and pharmacy technicians.
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,When is a pharmacist required to check the Texas PMP before dispensing a prescription?
✔✔Before dispensing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol to outpatients,
unless an exception applies.
Who can be delegated to access the Texas PMP under supervision?
✔✔Registered pharmacy technicians and authorized pharmacy staff.
How long must prescription records be retained in Texas?
✔✔At least two years from the date of the last refill.
What is the maximum number of times a Schedule III or IV drug may be refilled?
✔✔Up to five times within six months.
When must a pharmacy report dispensed controlled substances to the Texas PMP?
✔✔By the next business day after dispensing.
What is required for telepharmacy dispensing?
✔✔Remote pharmacist verification, counseling documentation, and secure transmission of
prescription data.
What is required before a pharmacist can administer vaccines?
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, ✔✔Completion of Board-approved training and adherence to protocols.
What action must be taken if a controlled substance is lost or stolen?
✔✔Report immediately to the Board and local law enforcement and document the incident.
When can a pharmacist refuse to fill a prescription?
✔✔If the prescription appears illegal, unsafe, or outside professional judgment.
What documentation is required when a prescription is partially filled for a Schedule II drug?
✔✔Record quantity dispensed, date, and remaining balance.
How must pharmacies store controlled substances securely?
✔✔In locked cabinets, safes, or compliant automated dispensing systems.
What is required for electronic prescribing if the system fails?
✔✔Document the reason and use an alternative method while complying with regulations.
What must be included in compounded medication records?
✔✔Ingredients, lot numbers, expiration dates, and preparation logs.
What is required for pharmacists regarding patient counseling on dangerous drugs?
✔✔Provide instructions on proper use, side effects, and storage.
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Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Which patients are exempt from a required PMP check?
✔✔Patients in hospice, cancer treatment, or receiving palliative care.
What action must be taken if a prescription is missing required information for a controlled
substance?
✔✔Contact the prescriber for verification before dispensing.
What is the legal classification of a community pharmacy in Texas?
✔✔Class A.
How often must controlled substances inventories be conducted in Texas pharmacies?
✔✔Annually.
Who is responsible for signing the controlled substances inventory?
✔✔The pharmacist-in-charge and the pharmacist taking inventory.
What must a pharmacist do before transferring a prescription for a dangerous drug?
✔✔Verify legal requirements and properly document the transfer.
1
,What is required for emergency dispensing of a Schedule II drug?
✔✔Oral prescription from prescriber with written prescription received within seven days.
What is the maximum day supply allowed for an emergency refill of a noncontrolled
prescription?
✔✔A 72-hour supply unless otherwise authorized.
Who may supervise pharmacy interns in Texas?
✔✔A licensed pharmacist registered as a preceptor.
What must pharmacies do with recalled medications?
✔✔Follow Board and FDA recall procedures and remove affected drugs from inventory.
When is a PMP check not required due to patient setting?
✔✔During an inpatient hospital stay.
What is required for prescription labeling in Texas?
✔✔Patient name, drug name, directions, prescriber info, pharmacy info, and cautionary
statements.
What is the primary role of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy?
✔✔To license, regulate, and discipline pharmacists, pharmacies, and pharmacy technicians.
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,When is a pharmacist required to check the Texas PMP before dispensing a prescription?
✔✔Before dispensing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol to outpatients,
unless an exception applies.
Who can be delegated to access the Texas PMP under supervision?
✔✔Registered pharmacy technicians and authorized pharmacy staff.
How long must prescription records be retained in Texas?
✔✔At least two years from the date of the last refill.
What is the maximum number of times a Schedule III or IV drug may be refilled?
✔✔Up to five times within six months.
When must a pharmacy report dispensed controlled substances to the Texas PMP?
✔✔By the next business day after dispensing.
What is required for telepharmacy dispensing?
✔✔Remote pharmacist verification, counseling documentation, and secure transmission of
prescription data.
What is required before a pharmacist can administer vaccines?
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, ✔✔Completion of Board-approved training and adherence to protocols.
What action must be taken if a controlled substance is lost or stolen?
✔✔Report immediately to the Board and local law enforcement and document the incident.
When can a pharmacist refuse to fill a prescription?
✔✔If the prescription appears illegal, unsafe, or outside professional judgment.
What documentation is required when a prescription is partially filled for a Schedule II drug?
✔✔Record quantity dispensed, date, and remaining balance.
How must pharmacies store controlled substances securely?
✔✔In locked cabinets, safes, or compliant automated dispensing systems.
What is required for electronic prescribing if the system fails?
✔✔Document the reason and use an alternative method while complying with regulations.
What must be included in compounded medication records?
✔✔Ingredients, lot numbers, expiration dates, and preparation logs.
What is required for pharmacists regarding patient counseling on dangerous drugs?
✔✔Provide instructions on proper use, side effects, and storage.
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