CPJE 2026 EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are some red flags to watch out for to determine if you should dispense or
not? - ✔✔1. Irregularities on the face fo the Rx itself.
2. Nervous pt demeanor, age, or presentation of pt (Ex: youthful pts seeking chronic
opioids for pain).
3. Multiple pts all with the same residential address, cash payments, multiple
prescribers for the same pt for duplicate therapy.
4. Frequent requests for early refills, large quantities, or other suspicious prescriptions,
especially if brought in at busiest time.
5. Long distances traveled from the pt's home to the prescriber's office or to the
pharmacy.
6. Irregularities in the prescriber's qualifications in relation to the type of medication(s)
prescribed.
7. Rxs that are written outside of the prescriber's medical specialty.
8. Rxs for medications w/ no logical connection to an illness or condition.
9. Pts coming to the pharmacy in groups (especially if most of the pts live far away from
the pharmacy or prescriber & each pt has similar Rxs issued by the same prescriber)
10. The same diagnosis codes for many pts, the same drug combinations for many pts.
, ✔✔Each pharmacy submits dispensing data fr schedule II-IV drugs to CURES on a
_____ (weekly/ monthly?) basis. All CA pharmacists w/ active licenses must be
registered to access CURES. - ✔✔Weekly
✔✔Prescribers must check CURES before prescribing schedule II-IV prescriptions for
the 1st time and every _____ (time) after, IF the medication is part of the pt's txt. - ✔✔4
months
✔✔Do pharmacist HAVE TO check CURES before dispensing scheduled II-IV drugs? -
✔✔No but it is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED
✔✔Scheduled V drugs can be refilled up to _____ (time) from the date of issue. Is there
a refill or day supply limit? - ✔✔6 months
There is NO limit for # of refills or days supply per fill
✔✔Scheduled III-IV drugs can be refilled up to _____ times within _____ (time) of the
date written and all refills taken together cannot exceed a _____ (time) supply -
✔✔Refilled up to 5 times within 6 months of the date written
All refills taken together cannot exceed a 120 supply
The original fill DOES NOT COUNT AS A "REFILL" towards the 120d supply limit.
✔✔Partial filling for schedule II prescriptions is permissible IF:
(Scenario: Deadline for remaining Balance to be Filled)
1. Pharmacy does not have sufficient stock of the drug.
2. Partial filling of an emergency oral prescription.
3. Partial fill is requested by the pt or the practitioner that wrote the Rx.
4. Partial filling for terminally ill pts.
5. Partial filling for LTCF residents. - ✔✔(Scenario: Deadline for remaining Balance to
be Filled)
1. Pharmacy does not have sufficient stock of the drug.: 72 hrs
2. Partial filling of an emergency oral prescription.: 72 hrs
3. Partial fill is requested by the pt or the practitioner that wrote the Rx.: 30 d
4. Partial filling for terminally ill pts.: 60 d
5. Partial filling for LTCF residents.: 60 d
✔✔Can you transfer a schedule II Rx from 1 pharmacy to another? - ✔✔No
✔✔Can you transfer a schedule III-V Rx from 1 pharmacy to another? - ✔✔Yes
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are some red flags to watch out for to determine if you should dispense or
not? - ✔✔1. Irregularities on the face fo the Rx itself.
2. Nervous pt demeanor, age, or presentation of pt (Ex: youthful pts seeking chronic
opioids for pain).
3. Multiple pts all with the same residential address, cash payments, multiple
prescribers for the same pt for duplicate therapy.
4. Frequent requests for early refills, large quantities, or other suspicious prescriptions,
especially if brought in at busiest time.
5. Long distances traveled from the pt's home to the prescriber's office or to the
pharmacy.
6. Irregularities in the prescriber's qualifications in relation to the type of medication(s)
prescribed.
7. Rxs that are written outside of the prescriber's medical specialty.
8. Rxs for medications w/ no logical connection to an illness or condition.
9. Pts coming to the pharmacy in groups (especially if most of the pts live far away from
the pharmacy or prescriber & each pt has similar Rxs issued by the same prescriber)
10. The same diagnosis codes for many pts, the same drug combinations for many pts.
, ✔✔Each pharmacy submits dispensing data fr schedule II-IV drugs to CURES on a
_____ (weekly/ monthly?) basis. All CA pharmacists w/ active licenses must be
registered to access CURES. - ✔✔Weekly
✔✔Prescribers must check CURES before prescribing schedule II-IV prescriptions for
the 1st time and every _____ (time) after, IF the medication is part of the pt's txt. - ✔✔4
months
✔✔Do pharmacist HAVE TO check CURES before dispensing scheduled II-IV drugs? -
✔✔No but it is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED
✔✔Scheduled V drugs can be refilled up to _____ (time) from the date of issue. Is there
a refill or day supply limit? - ✔✔6 months
There is NO limit for # of refills or days supply per fill
✔✔Scheduled III-IV drugs can be refilled up to _____ times within _____ (time) of the
date written and all refills taken together cannot exceed a _____ (time) supply -
✔✔Refilled up to 5 times within 6 months of the date written
All refills taken together cannot exceed a 120 supply
The original fill DOES NOT COUNT AS A "REFILL" towards the 120d supply limit.
✔✔Partial filling for schedule II prescriptions is permissible IF:
(Scenario: Deadline for remaining Balance to be Filled)
1. Pharmacy does not have sufficient stock of the drug.
2. Partial filling of an emergency oral prescription.
3. Partial fill is requested by the pt or the practitioner that wrote the Rx.
4. Partial filling for terminally ill pts.
5. Partial filling for LTCF residents. - ✔✔(Scenario: Deadline for remaining Balance to
be Filled)
1. Pharmacy does not have sufficient stock of the drug.: 72 hrs
2. Partial filling of an emergency oral prescription.: 72 hrs
3. Partial fill is requested by the pt or the practitioner that wrote the Rx.: 30 d
4. Partial filling for terminally ill pts.: 60 d
5. Partial filling for LTCF residents.: 60 d
✔✔Can you transfer a schedule II Rx from 1 pharmacy to another? - ✔✔No
✔✔Can you transfer a schedule III-V Rx from 1 pharmacy to another? - ✔✔Yes
