CPJE LAW UPDATED SCRIPTED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+

CPJE LAW UPDATED SCRIPTED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Ratio of Pharmacist to Technician (COMMUNITY)
>1 pharmacist --> _____ technicians for each ADDITIONAL pharmacists
2 pharmacists: _____ technicians
3 pharmacists: _____ technicians - ✔✔2
3
5

✔✔Ratio of Pharmacist to Technician (Inpatient)
1 pharmacist: _____ technician per each pharmacist - ✔✔2 technicians

✔✔A pharmacist can only supervise _____ technician TRAINEE at a time, and only for
up to 120 hours. - ✔✔1

✔✔A pharmacist can supervise _____ clerks at a time - ✔✔unlimited

✔✔Clerks _____ (can/ connot?) put drugs on the shelf and give patients their
prescriptions at the point of transaction. - ✔✔CAN

✔✔Any prescriber that prescribes for controlled substances must be registered w/the
_____ (organization). Pharmacists should not fill a prescription if the practitioner is not
prescribing w/in his/her SCOPE OF PRACTICE. - ✔✔DEA

✔✔Prescriptions from DECEASED prescribers: If a valid prescription was written when
the prescriber was living, the prescription is considered valid untill _____ & no more
than _____ (time) from the written date for CONTROLLED substances & _____ (time)
for UNCONTROLLED substances (whichever comes 1st). - ✔✔refills are gone
6 months- controlled
1 year- uncontrolled

✔✔A prescription must have the following information: - ✔✔Pt name
Address of pt
Name & quantity of drug/ device
Directions for use
Date of issue
Prescriber info (stamped, typed, or written by hand/ typeset)- Name, address, &
telephone number, prescriber's license classification, prescriber's DEA number (if
controlled substance is prescribed)
Condition or purpose of prescribed drug (if requested by the pt)
Prescriber signature

,✔✔If the prescription is written by a veterinarian for a controlled substance for an
animal, it must state the _____ of animal & the _______ of the owner or person having
custody of the animal. - ✔✔kind
name & address

✔✔Prescriptions must be kept in the pharmacy for _____ (time) - ✔✔3 years

✔✔Stop dispensing prescriptions for NON-CONTROLLED drugs after _____ (time)
from the issue date (even if the Rx has more refills lefts). - ✔✔1 year

✔✔All CONTROLLED drugs expire _____ (time) from the date of issue. - ✔✔6 months

✔✔There is _____ refill limit for schedule V drugs - ✔✔no refill limit

✔✔Refills for schedule III and IV drugs are limited to a maximum of _____ refills within
_____ (time) and all refills COMBINED cannot exceed _____-day supply. The original
fill is NOT A REFILL and is NOT included when determining if _____-day supply limit
has been exceeded. - ✔✔5
6 months
120
120

✔✔There is _____ refill that can be given for schedule II drugs - ✔✔0

✔✔PRN refills are ONLY acceptable for _____ (non-controlled/ controlled?)
substances. PRN refills should not be refilled past _____ (time) from the date of issue -
✔✔non-controlled
1 year

✔✔If a non-controlled Rx has a PRN refill and is written for 30d supply, how many refills
can you give to the pt? - ✔✔11 refills (remember the 1st fill is not considered a refill)

✔✔If a non-controlled Rx has a PRN refill and is written for 90d supply, how many refills
can you give to the pt? - ✔✔3 refills (remember the 1st fill is not considered a refill)

✔✔It is allowed to dispense up change Rx to 90d supply of a NON-CONTROLLED,
NON-PSYCHIATRIC drug when the initial Rx specified a shorter time period (ex 30d
supply) as long as the following requirements are met:
1. The pt has completed an initial _____-day supply of the drug w/ no neg effects, or the
pt previously received the same medication w/ a 90d supply.
2. Total quantity dispensed (including the refills) DOES NOT EXCEED the amount
authorized on the Rx.
3. The pharmacist notifies prescriber about 90d supply change. - ✔✔30d

, ✔✔A pharmacist cannot dispense a greater quantity supply of drug (ex: from 30d supply
to 90d supply) if:
1. Prescriber hand written or orally indicates "_____" or words similar to that
2. Prescriber indicates that dispensing the initial amount is MEDICALLY NECESSARY -
✔✔No change to quantity

✔✔At pt's request AND with a VALID Rx that states _____-supply, the pharmacy MUST
dispense up to _____- supply of a self-administered hormonal contraceptive (ALL AT
ONE TIME) (self-admin hormonal contraceptive includes pill, patch, ring, injection) -
✔✔12 month (for both answers)

✔✔Who can be involved in an Rx transfer from one pharmacy to another? -
✔✔Pharmacists, Intern pharmacists

✔✔When a BRAND name is dispensed, the brand name should be listed on the Rx
label. Manufacturer's name _____ (is/ is not?) required because the brand name _____
(can/ cannot) be used to identify the manufacturer. - ✔✔is not
can

✔✔When a GENERIC name is dispensed, the Rx label _____ (must/ must not?)
include:
1. The generic name
2. "GENERIC NAME FOR [insert brand name equiv] to indicate the brand name drug
equivalent to the dispensed generic drug
3. The generic drug manufacturer.
There are often multiple manufacturers of the same generic drug. - ✔✔must

✔✔Each of the following items (and onlt these 4 items) must be clustered into ONE
AREA of the label that comprises at least _____% of the label. Each item must be
printed in at least a _____ font sized sans serif typeface and listed in the FOLLOWING
ORDER: (4) - ✔✔50%
12
1. Name of pt
2. Name and strength of drug
3. Directions for use of drug
Condition or purpose of drug (if written in Rx)

✔✔Which drug classes can impair a person's ability to operate a vehicle or vessel and
the pharmacist should warn the pt about this huge side effect and be included as a
warning in the axiliary label: - ✔✔Muscle relaxants
Antipsychotic drugs w/ CNS depressant effects
Anti deppressants w/ CNS depressant effects
Antihistamines
Motion sickness agents