FLORIDA MPJE CORE EXAM MANUAL 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔requirements for a pharmacy - ✔✔-working sink
-sufficient shelf, drawer, cabinet space for orderly storage of stock, supplies
-adequate storage for drugs that require refrigeration
-adequate sanitation
-current pharm reference compendium
✔✔signage requirements for pharmacies - ✔✔when rx dept is closed, sign with bold
letters at least 2 inches in width and height must be displayed prominantly and read
"prescription department closed"
✔✔how many days must a pharmacy notify the BOP that there has been a change in
prescription department manager - ✔✔10 days (most pharmacies); 30 days (internet)
✔✔are there any limitations on medication delivery (by couriers, pharmacy employees,
or by kiosk?) - ✔✔no
✔✔are there any limitations on drive-up windows? - ✔✔no
✔✔does the state recognize pharmacists as providers for reimbursement purposes? -
✔✔no
✔✔can pharmacists enter collaborative practice aggreements? - ✔✔yes
✔✔does a collaborative practice agreement need to be submitted to the board? -
✔✔no, but needs to be available if requested upon inspection
✔✔what actions are pharmacists allowed to perform under a collaborative practice
agreement? - ✔✔1. order and evaluate lab/clinical testing
2. conduct patient assessments
3. administer meds
4. initiate, modify, D/C medicinal drugs pursuant to a patient-specific order or treatment
protocol
✔✔are there any restrictions on what diseases a pharmacist can manage under a
collaborative practice agreement? - ✔✔no
✔✔is every pharmacy required to have a prescription department manager? - ✔✔yes
✔✔how many pharmacies can a pharmacist serve as prescription department manager
at one time? - ✔✔one, unless approved by BOP
, ✔✔is there a minimum # of hours the PIC must be present in the pharmacy? - ✔✔no
✔✔what can interns not do? - ✔✔perform final check of completed prescriptions
✔✔is tech-check-tech permitted? - ✔✔no
✔✔a pharmacist may delegate duties to non-licensed supportive personnel as long as -
✔✔they are under the supervision of the pharmacist
✔✔how many years must prescription records be kept? - ✔✔4
✔✔within what time frame from the issue date are non-controlled prescriptions
permitted to be refilled? - ✔✔1 year
✔✔are there a max number of refills permitted for non-controlled drugs? - ✔✔no (but
the script may not be refilled beyond one year from the original date on the script)
✔✔FL requirements for rx label (9) - ✔✔name of 1 patient, 2 prescriber, 3 pharmacy
4. expiration and 5 fill date
6. drug name 7 directions
8 pharmacy address
9 serial number
(CS: 10. warning that it is a crime to transfer the drug to another person)
✔✔is it required to provide a larger type size on the container for pts with visual
impairment? - ✔✔no
✔✔are patient profiles required to be kept in the pharmacy for all patients (even a pt
traveling on vacation getting a one time fill)? - ✔✔yes
✔✔how long must patient profiles be kept after last fill? - ✔✔4 years
✔✔what is required in a patient profile? (pharmacist must make reasonable effort to
obtain) - ✔✔1. full name, address, phone number
2. age/DOB
3. gender
4. a list of new/refill rx x 4 years
5. relevant pharmacist comments
6. allergies, rxns, idiosyncrasies, chronic conditions, disease states, any other drugs
(OTC) or devices currently used
✔✔is patient ID required to dispense non-controlled? - ✔✔no (only if the pt is unknown
to the pharmacist)
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔requirements for a pharmacy - ✔✔-working sink
-sufficient shelf, drawer, cabinet space for orderly storage of stock, supplies
-adequate storage for drugs that require refrigeration
-adequate sanitation
-current pharm reference compendium
✔✔signage requirements for pharmacies - ✔✔when rx dept is closed, sign with bold
letters at least 2 inches in width and height must be displayed prominantly and read
"prescription department closed"
✔✔how many days must a pharmacy notify the BOP that there has been a change in
prescription department manager - ✔✔10 days (most pharmacies); 30 days (internet)
✔✔are there any limitations on medication delivery (by couriers, pharmacy employees,
or by kiosk?) - ✔✔no
✔✔are there any limitations on drive-up windows? - ✔✔no
✔✔does the state recognize pharmacists as providers for reimbursement purposes? -
✔✔no
✔✔can pharmacists enter collaborative practice aggreements? - ✔✔yes
✔✔does a collaborative practice agreement need to be submitted to the board? -
✔✔no, but needs to be available if requested upon inspection
✔✔what actions are pharmacists allowed to perform under a collaborative practice
agreement? - ✔✔1. order and evaluate lab/clinical testing
2. conduct patient assessments
3. administer meds
4. initiate, modify, D/C medicinal drugs pursuant to a patient-specific order or treatment
protocol
✔✔are there any restrictions on what diseases a pharmacist can manage under a
collaborative practice agreement? - ✔✔no
✔✔is every pharmacy required to have a prescription department manager? - ✔✔yes
✔✔how many pharmacies can a pharmacist serve as prescription department manager
at one time? - ✔✔one, unless approved by BOP
, ✔✔is there a minimum # of hours the PIC must be present in the pharmacy? - ✔✔no
✔✔what can interns not do? - ✔✔perform final check of completed prescriptions
✔✔is tech-check-tech permitted? - ✔✔no
✔✔a pharmacist may delegate duties to non-licensed supportive personnel as long as -
✔✔they are under the supervision of the pharmacist
✔✔how many years must prescription records be kept? - ✔✔4
✔✔within what time frame from the issue date are non-controlled prescriptions
permitted to be refilled? - ✔✔1 year
✔✔are there a max number of refills permitted for non-controlled drugs? - ✔✔no (but
the script may not be refilled beyond one year from the original date on the script)
✔✔FL requirements for rx label (9) - ✔✔name of 1 patient, 2 prescriber, 3 pharmacy
4. expiration and 5 fill date
6. drug name 7 directions
8 pharmacy address
9 serial number
(CS: 10. warning that it is a crime to transfer the drug to another person)
✔✔is it required to provide a larger type size on the container for pts with visual
impairment? - ✔✔no
✔✔are patient profiles required to be kept in the pharmacy for all patients (even a pt
traveling on vacation getting a one time fill)? - ✔✔yes
✔✔how long must patient profiles be kept after last fill? - ✔✔4 years
✔✔what is required in a patient profile? (pharmacist must make reasonable effort to
obtain) - ✔✔1. full name, address, phone number
2. age/DOB
3. gender
4. a list of new/refill rx x 4 years
5. relevant pharmacist comments
6. allergies, rxns, idiosyncrasies, chronic conditions, disease states, any other drugs
(OTC) or devices currently used
✔✔is patient ID required to dispense non-controlled? - ✔✔no (only if the pt is unknown
to the pharmacist)
