MA MPJE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following statements are TRUE about issuing a certificate of fitness by
the Board for allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages?
I. A pharmacist Manager of Record, acting on behalf of a pharmacy or pharmacy
department, may apply to the Board for the issuance of a certificate of fitness.
II. The Board may require a personal interview with an applicant for a certificate of
fitness to determine the merits of any application for such certificate.
III. A certificate of fitness shall be issued by the Board in the name of a pharmacy or
pharmacy department, and must not be issued in the name of the pharmacist who
manages or operates the pharmacy.
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(b) I and II only, [247 CMR 6.08].
The Board may issue, to a registered pharmacist who is the Manager of Record of a
pharmacy or pharmacy department, a certificate of fitness permitting the pharmacy to
use alcohol for the manufacturing of U.S. Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary
preparations and all medicinal preparations unfit for beverage purposes, and to sell
alcohol as authorized under Massachusetts Pharmacy Law.
A pharmacist Manager of Record, acting on behalf of a pharmacy or pharmacy
department, may apply to the Board for the issuance of a certificate of fitness.
An applicant for a certificate of fitness may be required by the Board to furnish evidence
satisfactory to the Board that he or she is a proper person to be entrusted with the
authority to manufacture and sell alcoholic beverages and that the issuance of such
certificate shall promote the public good.
The Board may require a personal interview with an applicant for a certificate of fitness
to determine the merits of any application for such certificate.
A certificate of fitness that is issued by the Board to a pharmacy or pharmacy
department shall be issued in the NAME of the PHARMACIST who manages and
operates the pharmacy or pharmacy department and is not transferable. Prescriptions
for alcoholic beverages shall be maintained in a separate file and shall not be refilled.
Any authorized sale or transfer of alcohol or alcoholic beverages that can be used for
human consumption shall be made by a registered pharmacist, or by an adult non
,pharmacist employee at the direction, and under the supervision of, a registered
pharmacist on the premises.
No sale or transfer of any alcohol or alcoholic beverage that can be used for human
consumption shall be made to a minor.
Prior to the sale or transfer of any alcoholic beverage, a pharmacy or pharmac
✔✔According to Massachusetts State Pharmacy Law, a registered pharmacist
preceptor shall not directly supervise more than one pharmacy intern at one time.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔(b) False, [247 CMR 8.01(13)].
According to Massachusetts State Pharmacy Law, a registered pharmacist preceptor
shall not directly supervise more than TWO pharmacy interns at one time.
To be eligible for personal registration as a pharmacist a candidate shall have competed
a pharmacy internship. A pharmacy intern shall have:
(a). completed two years of education, or achieved standing as a student beyond the
second year, in an approved college/school of pharmacy in which the candidate is
currently enrolled; and
(b). completed 1500 hours of Board-approved pharmacy internship experience, of
which:
1. at least 1000 hours has been acquired in a pharmacy or pharmacy-related setting
approved by the Board; and
2. no more than 500 hours has been acquired in any one, or any combination of Board
approved internships(s) in the following areas:
a. clinical pharmacy;
b. demonstration project;
c. manufacturing; or
d. analytical and/or industrial pharmacy.
(2). The pharmacy internship shall be performed under the direct supervision of a
registered pharmacist preceptor.
(3). A pharmacy intern may receive credit for up to 12 hours of pharmacy internship
credit per day.
,✔✔A prescription for a controlled substance may be transmitted electronically with the
electronic signature and electronic instructions of the prescriber from the prescriber to
the pharmacy designated by the patient.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔(a) True, [M.G.L Chapter 94C: Section 23(g)].
A prescription for a controlled substance may be transmitted electronically with the
electronic signature and electronic instructions of the prescriber, and shall be
transmitted directly from the prescriber to the pharmacy designated by the patient
without alteration of the prescription information, except that third-party intermediaries
may act as conduits to route the prescription from the prescriber to the pharmacy.
All prescriptions for controlled substances shall be kept for two years by the pharmacy
and shall be subject to inspection pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
✔✔Faxing a prescription for Schedule II controlled drugs may serve as the original
prescription only if:
I. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
undergoing home infusion/IV pain therapy.
II. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
living in a LTCF.
III. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
living in hospice care as certified by Medicare.
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All. Normally, a C-II prescription drug order may be transmitted by the
practitioner or the practitioner's agent, but not the patient or patient's agent, to a
pharmacy via facsimile machine or equipment.
The original written, signed prescription drug order must be presented by the patient to
the pharmacist prior to the actual dispensing of the schedule II (C-II) drug.
Faxing a prescription for Schedule II controlled drugs may serve as the original
prescription only if [21CFR1306.11 (e),(f) and (g)]:
1. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
undergoing home infusion/IV pain therapy.
, 2. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
residing in a LTCF.
3. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
residing in hospice care as certified by by Medicare under Title XVIII.
4. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for the direct
administration to a patient by parenteral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, or
intraspinal infusion route.
✔✔A certified pharmacy technician may NOT:
I. Request refill authorizations from the prescriber or prescriber's agent.
II. Perform prescription transfers for controlled substances in Schedule VI between
pharmacies or pharmacy departments.
III. Perform dispensing process validation.
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. III only
d. All - ✔✔(c) III only, [247 CMR 8.04(2)(e) and 8.02].
A certified pharmacy technician may NOT:
1. administer controlled substances;
2. perform drug utilization review;
3. conduct clinical conflict resolution;
4. contact prescribers concerning prescription drug order clarification or therapy
modification;
5. provide patient counseling; or
6. perform dispensing process validation.
A certified pharmacy technician, after identifying him/herself as such, may request refill
authorizations from the prescriber or prescriber's agent and, with the approval of the
pharmacist on duty, receive new or omitted prescription information from the prescriber
or agent, except where otherwise prohibited by federal or state law and regulations.
A certified pharmacy technician may, with the approval of the pharmacist on duty,
perform prescription transfers between pharmacies or pharmacy departments for non-
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following statements are TRUE about issuing a certificate of fitness by
the Board for allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages?
I. A pharmacist Manager of Record, acting on behalf of a pharmacy or pharmacy
department, may apply to the Board for the issuance of a certificate of fitness.
II. The Board may require a personal interview with an applicant for a certificate of
fitness to determine the merits of any application for such certificate.
III. A certificate of fitness shall be issued by the Board in the name of a pharmacy or
pharmacy department, and must not be issued in the name of the pharmacist who
manages or operates the pharmacy.
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(b) I and II only, [247 CMR 6.08].
The Board may issue, to a registered pharmacist who is the Manager of Record of a
pharmacy or pharmacy department, a certificate of fitness permitting the pharmacy to
use alcohol for the manufacturing of U.S. Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary
preparations and all medicinal preparations unfit for beverage purposes, and to sell
alcohol as authorized under Massachusetts Pharmacy Law.
A pharmacist Manager of Record, acting on behalf of a pharmacy or pharmacy
department, may apply to the Board for the issuance of a certificate of fitness.
An applicant for a certificate of fitness may be required by the Board to furnish evidence
satisfactory to the Board that he or she is a proper person to be entrusted with the
authority to manufacture and sell alcoholic beverages and that the issuance of such
certificate shall promote the public good.
The Board may require a personal interview with an applicant for a certificate of fitness
to determine the merits of any application for such certificate.
A certificate of fitness that is issued by the Board to a pharmacy or pharmacy
department shall be issued in the NAME of the PHARMACIST who manages and
operates the pharmacy or pharmacy department and is not transferable. Prescriptions
for alcoholic beverages shall be maintained in a separate file and shall not be refilled.
Any authorized sale or transfer of alcohol or alcoholic beverages that can be used for
human consumption shall be made by a registered pharmacist, or by an adult non
,pharmacist employee at the direction, and under the supervision of, a registered
pharmacist on the premises.
No sale or transfer of any alcohol or alcoholic beverage that can be used for human
consumption shall be made to a minor.
Prior to the sale or transfer of any alcoholic beverage, a pharmacy or pharmac
✔✔According to Massachusetts State Pharmacy Law, a registered pharmacist
preceptor shall not directly supervise more than one pharmacy intern at one time.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔(b) False, [247 CMR 8.01(13)].
According to Massachusetts State Pharmacy Law, a registered pharmacist preceptor
shall not directly supervise more than TWO pharmacy interns at one time.
To be eligible for personal registration as a pharmacist a candidate shall have competed
a pharmacy internship. A pharmacy intern shall have:
(a). completed two years of education, or achieved standing as a student beyond the
second year, in an approved college/school of pharmacy in which the candidate is
currently enrolled; and
(b). completed 1500 hours of Board-approved pharmacy internship experience, of
which:
1. at least 1000 hours has been acquired in a pharmacy or pharmacy-related setting
approved by the Board; and
2. no more than 500 hours has been acquired in any one, or any combination of Board
approved internships(s) in the following areas:
a. clinical pharmacy;
b. demonstration project;
c. manufacturing; or
d. analytical and/or industrial pharmacy.
(2). The pharmacy internship shall be performed under the direct supervision of a
registered pharmacist preceptor.
(3). A pharmacy intern may receive credit for up to 12 hours of pharmacy internship
credit per day.
,✔✔A prescription for a controlled substance may be transmitted electronically with the
electronic signature and electronic instructions of the prescriber from the prescriber to
the pharmacy designated by the patient.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔(a) True, [M.G.L Chapter 94C: Section 23(g)].
A prescription for a controlled substance may be transmitted electronically with the
electronic signature and electronic instructions of the prescriber, and shall be
transmitted directly from the prescriber to the pharmacy designated by the patient
without alteration of the prescription information, except that third-party intermediaries
may act as conduits to route the prescription from the prescriber to the pharmacy.
All prescriptions for controlled substances shall be kept for two years by the pharmacy
and shall be subject to inspection pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
✔✔Faxing a prescription for Schedule II controlled drugs may serve as the original
prescription only if:
I. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
undergoing home infusion/IV pain therapy.
II. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
living in a LTCF.
III. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
living in hospice care as certified by Medicare.
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All. Normally, a C-II prescription drug order may be transmitted by the
practitioner or the practitioner's agent, but not the patient or patient's agent, to a
pharmacy via facsimile machine or equipment.
The original written, signed prescription drug order must be presented by the patient to
the pharmacist prior to the actual dispensing of the schedule II (C-II) drug.
Faxing a prescription for Schedule II controlled drugs may serve as the original
prescription only if [21CFR1306.11 (e),(f) and (g)]:
1. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
undergoing home infusion/IV pain therapy.
, 2. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
residing in a LTCF.
3. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for a patient
residing in hospice care as certified by by Medicare under Title XVIII.
4. A licensed practitioner prescribes the Schedule II controlled substances for the direct
administration to a patient by parenteral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, or
intraspinal infusion route.
✔✔A certified pharmacy technician may NOT:
I. Request refill authorizations from the prescriber or prescriber's agent.
II. Perform prescription transfers for controlled substances in Schedule VI between
pharmacies or pharmacy departments.
III. Perform dispensing process validation.
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. III only
d. All - ✔✔(c) III only, [247 CMR 8.04(2)(e) and 8.02].
A certified pharmacy technician may NOT:
1. administer controlled substances;
2. perform drug utilization review;
3. conduct clinical conflict resolution;
4. contact prescribers concerning prescription drug order clarification or therapy
modification;
5. provide patient counseling; or
6. perform dispensing process validation.
A certified pharmacy technician, after identifying him/herself as such, may request refill
authorizations from the prescriber or prescriber's agent and, with the approval of the
pharmacist on duty, receive new or omitted prescription information from the prescriber
or agent, except where otherwise prohibited by federal or state law and regulations.
A certified pharmacy technician may, with the approval of the pharmacist on duty,
perform prescription transfers between pharmacies or pharmacy departments for non-
