MA MPJE END OF COURSE 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔internship - ✔✔the period of training under the supervision of a Board-approved
registered
pharmacist preceptor, which training is a prerequisite to examination for personal
registration
as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
✔✔legend drug, device, or gas - ✔✔a drug, device or gas which by federal law must
bear the
legend: "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription."
✔✔live program - ✔✔a continuing education program that provides for direct interaction
between faculty and participants and may include, but not be limited to, lectures,
symposia, live teleconferences and workshops.
✔✔manager of record or pharmacist manager of record (MOR) - ✔✔pharmacist,
currently registered
by the Board pursuant to 247 CMR 6.07: Pharmacist Manager of Record, who is
responsible
for the operation of a pharmacy or pharmacy department in conformance with all laws
and
regulations pertinent to the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of drugs
✔✔manufacturer - ✔✔a person who is engaged in manufacturing, preparing,
propagating,
compounding, processing, packaging, repackaging or labeling a prescription drug
✔✔MPJE - ✔✔Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination
✔✔NABP - ✔✔National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
✔✔NABP number - ✔✔A unique seven digit number issued by the National Council for
Prescription Drug Programs.
✔✔NAPLEX - ✔✔North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination
✔✔national drug code (NDC) - ✔✔a nationally recognized standard which identifies
drug products using a unique number issued by the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
The NDC number has three components: the first component identifies the drug
manufacturer
("Labeler No."); the second component identifies the product ("Product No."); and the
third
, component identifies the package size ("Pkg.")
✔✔NCPDP - ✔✔National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
✔✔over the counter (OTC) drug - ✔✔any drug whose availability is not restricted to an
order of a
practitioner
✔✔pharmacy - ✔✔a facility under the direction or supervision of a registered pharmacist
which
is authorized to dispense controlled substances
The term "pharmacy" shall not include institutional pharmacies or pharmacy
departments except as otherwise provided in 247 CMR
✔✔pharmacy department - ✔✔that part of a retail store registered by the Board in which
a drug
business, as defined in M.G.L. c. 112, § 37, is transacted
✔✔pharmacy intern - ✔✔an individual who has completed two years of academic
curriculum or
who has standing as a student beyond the second-year class in the undergraduate
academic
sequence of an approved college/school of pharmacy, and who is registered by the
Board to acquire, under the direction of a Board-approved registered pharmacist
preceptor to whom he or
she has been assigned, that practical experience which is a prerequisite to examination
for
personal registration as a pharmacist
A pharmacy intern may engage in the full range of
activities conducted by a registered pharmacist provided that at all time he or she is
under the
direct supervision of a registered pharmacist preceptor
✔✔pharmacy permit - ✔✔a document issued by the board to a registered by the board
to a registered pharmacist in the name of a pharmacy or pharmacy department to
manager and operate a pharmacy or a pharmacy department
✔✔pharmacy technician - ✔✔an individual who is registered by the Board, pursuant to
247 CMR 8.02: Pharmacy Technicians, who performs pharmacy duties under the direct
supervision of a pharmacist
✔✔pharmacy technician trainee - ✔✔an individual preparing to be registered as a
pharmacy
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔internship - ✔✔the period of training under the supervision of a Board-approved
registered
pharmacist preceptor, which training is a prerequisite to examination for personal
registration
as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
✔✔legend drug, device, or gas - ✔✔a drug, device or gas which by federal law must
bear the
legend: "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription."
✔✔live program - ✔✔a continuing education program that provides for direct interaction
between faculty and participants and may include, but not be limited to, lectures,
symposia, live teleconferences and workshops.
✔✔manager of record or pharmacist manager of record (MOR) - ✔✔pharmacist,
currently registered
by the Board pursuant to 247 CMR 6.07: Pharmacist Manager of Record, who is
responsible
for the operation of a pharmacy or pharmacy department in conformance with all laws
and
regulations pertinent to the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of drugs
✔✔manufacturer - ✔✔a person who is engaged in manufacturing, preparing,
propagating,
compounding, processing, packaging, repackaging or labeling a prescription drug
✔✔MPJE - ✔✔Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination
✔✔NABP - ✔✔National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
✔✔NABP number - ✔✔A unique seven digit number issued by the National Council for
Prescription Drug Programs.
✔✔NAPLEX - ✔✔North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination
✔✔national drug code (NDC) - ✔✔a nationally recognized standard which identifies
drug products using a unique number issued by the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
The NDC number has three components: the first component identifies the drug
manufacturer
("Labeler No."); the second component identifies the product ("Product No."); and the
third
, component identifies the package size ("Pkg.")
✔✔NCPDP - ✔✔National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
✔✔over the counter (OTC) drug - ✔✔any drug whose availability is not restricted to an
order of a
practitioner
✔✔pharmacy - ✔✔a facility under the direction or supervision of a registered pharmacist
which
is authorized to dispense controlled substances
The term "pharmacy" shall not include institutional pharmacies or pharmacy
departments except as otherwise provided in 247 CMR
✔✔pharmacy department - ✔✔that part of a retail store registered by the Board in which
a drug
business, as defined in M.G.L. c. 112, § 37, is transacted
✔✔pharmacy intern - ✔✔an individual who has completed two years of academic
curriculum or
who has standing as a student beyond the second-year class in the undergraduate
academic
sequence of an approved college/school of pharmacy, and who is registered by the
Board to acquire, under the direction of a Board-approved registered pharmacist
preceptor to whom he or
she has been assigned, that practical experience which is a prerequisite to examination
for
personal registration as a pharmacist
A pharmacy intern may engage in the full range of
activities conducted by a registered pharmacist provided that at all time he or she is
under the
direct supervision of a registered pharmacist preceptor
✔✔pharmacy permit - ✔✔a document issued by the board to a registered by the board
to a registered pharmacist in the name of a pharmacy or pharmacy department to
manager and operate a pharmacy or a pharmacy department
✔✔pharmacy technician - ✔✔an individual who is registered by the Board, pursuant to
247 CMR 8.02: Pharmacy Technicians, who performs pharmacy duties under the direct
supervision of a pharmacist
✔✔pharmacy technician trainee - ✔✔an individual preparing to be registered as a
pharmacy
