Chapter 3- Pharmacy
Operations Comprehensive
Questions and Solutions
Graded A+
1. What is required to become a pharmacist? Answer: Graduating and completing
the required internship hours
Each jurisdiction requires each individual to take the NAPLEX
Most jurisdictions require a passing result on the MJPE or an equivalent jurisprudence exam.
2. What must foreign-trained pharmacists do to become a pharmacist
Answer: Must com- plete the foreign pharmacy graduate examination committee (FPGEC)
certification by passing the foreign pharmacy graduate equivalency examination (FPGEE) and the test
of english as a foreign language (TOEFL)
Once these are completed the individual must complete the state's required internship hours
3. Score transfer of the NAPLEX Answer: NABP otters licensure by score transfer
Must request score transfer through NABP up to 89 days after taking the NAPLEX
4. What is licensure by reciprocity Answer: A pharmacist can apply to transfer their
existing license to one or more other states or jurisdictions.
May need to pass another law or other exam
Most states require that a pharmacist practice for at least a year before allowing license transfer
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, 5. What must be completed within each license renewal cycle? Answer:
continuing pharmacy education (CPE)
6. Specialty pharmacist licenses Answer: Nuclear pharmacist Answer: prepares and
dispenses radioactive medications
Consultant pharmacists Answer: works with long-term care patients to review medication regimens and
makes recommen- dations to improve care. Consultant pharmacists must perform a medication regimen
review for each resident of a medicare certified longterm facility every 30 days ****
Clinical pharmacist practitioner- mid level practitioner with prescriptive authority
7. What is a pharmacist preceptor? Answer: A preceptor is a licensed pharmacist who
mentors pharmacist interns during their introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences
and any additional intern hours required for licensure as a pharmacist
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Operations Comprehensive
Questions and Solutions
Graded A+
1. What is required to become a pharmacist? Answer: Graduating and completing
the required internship hours
Each jurisdiction requires each individual to take the NAPLEX
Most jurisdictions require a passing result on the MJPE or an equivalent jurisprudence exam.
2. What must foreign-trained pharmacists do to become a pharmacist
Answer: Must com- plete the foreign pharmacy graduate examination committee (FPGEC)
certification by passing the foreign pharmacy graduate equivalency examination (FPGEE) and the test
of english as a foreign language (TOEFL)
Once these are completed the individual must complete the state's required internship hours
3. Score transfer of the NAPLEX Answer: NABP otters licensure by score transfer
Must request score transfer through NABP up to 89 days after taking the NAPLEX
4. What is licensure by reciprocity Answer: A pharmacist can apply to transfer their
existing license to one or more other states or jurisdictions.
May need to pass another law or other exam
Most states require that a pharmacist practice for at least a year before allowing license transfer
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11
, 5. What must be completed within each license renewal cycle? Answer:
continuing pharmacy education (CPE)
6. Specialty pharmacist licenses Answer: Nuclear pharmacist Answer: prepares and
dispenses radioactive medications
Consultant pharmacists Answer: works with long-term care patients to review medication regimens and
makes recommen- dations to improve care. Consultant pharmacists must perform a medication regimen
review for each resident of a medicare certified longterm facility every 30 days ****
Clinical pharmacist practitioner- mid level practitioner with prescriptive authority
7. What is a pharmacist preceptor? Answer: A preceptor is a licensed pharmacist who
mentors pharmacist interns during their introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences
and any additional intern hours required for licensure as a pharmacist
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