CPJE ACTUAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What could be considered barriers to providing a thorough oral
consultation to a patient?
Answer: Educational Background.
Primary language.
Physical Impairment.
◉ A hospital pharmacist has just received a new medication order
for brimonidine. The pharmacist wishes to confirm the
appropriateness of this order and calls the nurse for the patient's
diagnosis. What diagnoses would confirm that the brimonidine
order is APPROPRIATE?
Answer: Glaucoma
◉ A physician writes the following prescription: Finasteride 1 mg
tablets #30
1 tab p.o. daily for benign prostatic hyperplasia
What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE action of the pharmacist?
Answer: Call physician regarding dosage strength.
,◉ Which of the following is CORRECT about a prescription for
naproxen sodium 275 mg tablets #20 Sig: i tab b.i.d.?
A. Naproxen sodium at that dosage may be sold without a
prescription as a product called Aleve®.
B. The prescription may be filled as written.
C. The prescription may be filled with Naprosyn® if Anaprox® is
not available.
D. Naproxen sodium at that dosage should not be given b.i.d.
Answer: B. Fill as written.
◉ The pharmacist receives a telephone prescription for testosterone
patches from a physician's nurse. Assuming that the dosage,
quantity, and instructions are appropriate, and the prescription is
reduced to writing, the pharmacist should
Answer: Fill the prescription after noting the physician's and the
nurse's names on the prescription.
◉ A pharmacist receives a security prescription from a known local
medical group for promethazine with codeine. The prescription
blank has the physician's name, address, phone number, DEA
number, and license number, but is signed only by a physician's
assistant (PA). The pharmacist's best course of action is to
Answer: Call the medical group and request the PA's DEA number.
, ◉ A patient brings in a prescription for Propecia® written by a
known physician on a plain piece of paper. The paper is not a
prescription blank, but just a plain white sheet of paper with all the
needed information hand written. The pharmacist should
Answer: Fill the prescription as written and file.
◉ A 60-year-old woman who recently had a hysterectomy comes to
the pharmacy with new
prescriptions for estradiol, ibuprofen, calcium carbonate, and
medroxyprogesterone. Which of the following drugs should be
discussed with the prescriber?
Answer: Medroxyprogesterone
◉ What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE auxiliary labels for a
prescription for clarithromycin 250 mg/5 mL?
Answer: Do not refrigerate and Shake well.
◉ A pharmacy technician has prepared four IV piggyback doses of
sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for 24-hour dosing for a patient.
The technician
asked the pharmacist to verify the medication before delivery to the
patient ward. What is a concern regarding the preparation?
Answer: Short term drug stability
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What could be considered barriers to providing a thorough oral
consultation to a patient?
Answer: Educational Background.
Primary language.
Physical Impairment.
◉ A hospital pharmacist has just received a new medication order
for brimonidine. The pharmacist wishes to confirm the
appropriateness of this order and calls the nurse for the patient's
diagnosis. What diagnoses would confirm that the brimonidine
order is APPROPRIATE?
Answer: Glaucoma
◉ A physician writes the following prescription: Finasteride 1 mg
tablets #30
1 tab p.o. daily for benign prostatic hyperplasia
What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE action of the pharmacist?
Answer: Call physician regarding dosage strength.
,◉ Which of the following is CORRECT about a prescription for
naproxen sodium 275 mg tablets #20 Sig: i tab b.i.d.?
A. Naproxen sodium at that dosage may be sold without a
prescription as a product called Aleve®.
B. The prescription may be filled as written.
C. The prescription may be filled with Naprosyn® if Anaprox® is
not available.
D. Naproxen sodium at that dosage should not be given b.i.d.
Answer: B. Fill as written.
◉ The pharmacist receives a telephone prescription for testosterone
patches from a physician's nurse. Assuming that the dosage,
quantity, and instructions are appropriate, and the prescription is
reduced to writing, the pharmacist should
Answer: Fill the prescription after noting the physician's and the
nurse's names on the prescription.
◉ A pharmacist receives a security prescription from a known local
medical group for promethazine with codeine. The prescription
blank has the physician's name, address, phone number, DEA
number, and license number, but is signed only by a physician's
assistant (PA). The pharmacist's best course of action is to
Answer: Call the medical group and request the PA's DEA number.
, ◉ A patient brings in a prescription for Propecia® written by a
known physician on a plain piece of paper. The paper is not a
prescription blank, but just a plain white sheet of paper with all the
needed information hand written. The pharmacist should
Answer: Fill the prescription as written and file.
◉ A 60-year-old woman who recently had a hysterectomy comes to
the pharmacy with new
prescriptions for estradiol, ibuprofen, calcium carbonate, and
medroxyprogesterone. Which of the following drugs should be
discussed with the prescriber?
Answer: Medroxyprogesterone
◉ What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE auxiliary labels for a
prescription for clarithromycin 250 mg/5 mL?
Answer: Do not refrigerate and Shake well.
◉ A pharmacy technician has prepared four IV piggyback doses of
sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for 24-hour dosing for a patient.
The technician
asked the pharmacist to verify the medication before delivery to the
patient ward. What is a concern regarding the preparation?
Answer: Short term drug stability
