CPJE FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
▶ If the pharmacy has only 1 pharmacist on duty, the pharmacist can
leave for a break and meal periods for up to _____ (time). Answer: 30
minutes
▶ While the pharmacist is away (not inside the pharmacy), only _____
(type) medications that the pharmacist has already checked and which
do not require patient counseling can be dispensed. Answer: refill
▶ A new law in 2018 _____ (allows/ phohibits?) a community pharmacy
from requiring a pharmacist to WORK ALONE. Answer: prohibits
▶ Under SB 493, all registered pharmacists (RPhs) can provide the
following servies after meeting certain training requirements:
(6 things). Answer: 1. administer drugs & biologics
2. furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives
3. Furnish travel medications
4. Furnish prescription nicotine replacement products
5. Independently initiate & administer immunizations (per CDC as long
as patients are 3 y/o or OLDER)
,6. Order and interpret tests
▶ In order to ensure that pharmacists are up-to-date with new drug
changes & treatment guidelines, _____ (time) of continuing education
(CE) must be completed during each 2-yr license period. Answer: 30
hours
▶ For license renewals on or after July 1, 2019, at least _____ (time) of
pharmacy laaw and ethics must be included for each renewal. Answer: 2
hours
▶ Pharmacy license expires on the _____ (first or last?) day of the
pharmacist's BIRTH MONTH. Answer: last day
▶ The first _____-year license cycle is EXEMPT from CE requirements
since the pharmacist is considered up-to-date. Answer: 2
▶ The certificate of completion of pharmacist CEs must be kept for
_____ (time). Answer: 4 years
▶ A pharmacist can supervise _____ interns at any one time. Answer: 2
▶ Ratio of Pharmacist to Technician (COMMUNITY)
1 pharmacist: _____. Answer: 1 technician
,▶ Ratio of Pharmacist to Technician (COMMUNITY)
>1 pharmacist --> _____ technicians for each ADDITIONAL
pharmacists
2 pharmacists: _____ technicians
3 pharmacists: _____ technicians. Answer: 2
3
5
▶ Ratio of Pharmacist to Technician (Inpatient)
1 pharmacist: _____ technician per each pharmacist. Answer: 2
technicians
▶ A pharmacist can only supervise _____ technician TRAINEE at a
time, and only for up to 120 hours. Answer: 1
▶ A pharmacist can supervise _____ clerks at a time. Answer: unlimited
▶ Clerks _____ (can/ connot?) put drugs on the shelf and give patients
their prescriptions at the point of transaction. Answer: 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. Answer: 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). Answer: refills
are gone
6 months- controlled
1 year- uncontrolled
▶ A prescription must have the following information:. Answer: 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
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
▶ If the pharmacy has only 1 pharmacist on duty, the pharmacist can
leave for a break and meal periods for up to _____ (time). Answer: 30
minutes
▶ While the pharmacist is away (not inside the pharmacy), only _____
(type) medications that the pharmacist has already checked and which
do not require patient counseling can be dispensed. Answer: refill
▶ A new law in 2018 _____ (allows/ phohibits?) a community pharmacy
from requiring a pharmacist to WORK ALONE. Answer: prohibits
▶ Under SB 493, all registered pharmacists (RPhs) can provide the
following servies after meeting certain training requirements:
(6 things). Answer: 1. administer drugs & biologics
2. furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives
3. Furnish travel medications
4. Furnish prescription nicotine replacement products
5. Independently initiate & administer immunizations (per CDC as long
as patients are 3 y/o or OLDER)
,6. Order and interpret tests
▶ In order to ensure that pharmacists are up-to-date with new drug
changes & treatment guidelines, _____ (time) of continuing education
(CE) must be completed during each 2-yr license period. Answer: 30
hours
▶ For license renewals on or after July 1, 2019, at least _____ (time) of
pharmacy laaw and ethics must be included for each renewal. Answer: 2
hours
▶ Pharmacy license expires on the _____ (first or last?) day of the
pharmacist's BIRTH MONTH. Answer: last day
▶ The first _____-year license cycle is EXEMPT from CE requirements
since the pharmacist is considered up-to-date. Answer: 2
▶ The certificate of completion of pharmacist CEs must be kept for
_____ (time). Answer: 4 years
▶ A pharmacist can supervise _____ interns at any one time. Answer: 2
▶ Ratio of Pharmacist to Technician (COMMUNITY)
1 pharmacist: _____. Answer: 1 technician
,▶ Ratio of Pharmacist to Technician (COMMUNITY)
>1 pharmacist --> _____ technicians for each ADDITIONAL
pharmacists
2 pharmacists: _____ technicians
3 pharmacists: _____ technicians. Answer: 2
3
5
▶ Ratio of Pharmacist to Technician (Inpatient)
1 pharmacist: _____ technician per each pharmacist. Answer: 2
technicians
▶ A pharmacist can only supervise _____ technician TRAINEE at a
time, and only for up to 120 hours. Answer: 1
▶ A pharmacist can supervise _____ clerks at a time. Answer: unlimited
▶ Clerks _____ (can/ connot?) put drugs on the shelf and give patients
their prescriptions at the point of transaction. Answer: 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. Answer: 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). Answer: refills
are gone
6 months- controlled
1 year- uncontrolled
▶ A prescription must have the following information:. Answer: 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
