IL MPJE EXAMS SET FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● MPJE
Answer: IL
●● Who administers and enforces the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act?
Answer: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
(IDFPR).
●● How is the practice of pharmacy classified under Illinois law?
Answer: As a professional practice affecting public health, safety, and
welfare.
●● When do Illinois pharmacist licenses expire?
Answer: March 31 of each even-numbered year (biennial renewal).
●● Who sets the renewal period for pharmacist licenses in Illinois?
Answer: IDFPR (the Department) by rule under the Act.
●● How many CE hours are required for IL pharmacist license renewal
(not first renewal)?
,Answer: 30 hours of approved CE in the 24 months before license
expiration.
●● What CE is required for a newly licensed IL pharmacist's first
renewal?
Answer: No CE hours are required for the first renewal cycle.
●● Which specific CE topics are required each IL pharmacist renewal
cycle?
Answer: At least 1 hour sexual harassment prevention CE and 1 hour
implicit bias training.
●● Under which entity is the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy housed?
Answer: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
(IDFPR).
●● What is the role of the IL State Board of Pharmacy relative to
IDFPR?
Answer: It serves in an advisory capacity to IDFPR.
●● Which non-pharmacist member type is specifically required on the
IL State Board of Pharmacy?
Answer: At least one pharmacy technician member.
, ●● Must each IL pharmacy have a pharmacist-in-charge (PIC)?
Answer: Yes, each licensed pharmacy must designate a PIC.
●● When may a pharmacist serve as PIC for more than one IL
pharmacy?
Answer: When they work an average of at least 8 hours per week at each
pharmacy.
●● What must occur if a PIC is on leave for more than 90 days in
Illinois?
Answer: A new PIC must be designated for the pharmacy.
●● When must a controlled substance inventory be taken upon PIC
change in IL?
Answer: On the date the change of PIC occurs.
●● What must a new IL community pharmacy do before dispensing
prescriptions?
Answer: Be inspected and approved/licensed by IDFPR before operating
as a pharmacy.
●● What license does a traditional retail pharmacy serving the public in
Illinois need?
Answer: A community pharmacy license.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● MPJE
Answer: IL
●● Who administers and enforces the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act?
Answer: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
(IDFPR).
●● How is the practice of pharmacy classified under Illinois law?
Answer: As a professional practice affecting public health, safety, and
welfare.
●● When do Illinois pharmacist licenses expire?
Answer: March 31 of each even-numbered year (biennial renewal).
●● Who sets the renewal period for pharmacist licenses in Illinois?
Answer: IDFPR (the Department) by rule under the Act.
●● How many CE hours are required for IL pharmacist license renewal
(not first renewal)?
,Answer: 30 hours of approved CE in the 24 months before license
expiration.
●● What CE is required for a newly licensed IL pharmacist's first
renewal?
Answer: No CE hours are required for the first renewal cycle.
●● Which specific CE topics are required each IL pharmacist renewal
cycle?
Answer: At least 1 hour sexual harassment prevention CE and 1 hour
implicit bias training.
●● Under which entity is the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy housed?
Answer: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
(IDFPR).
●● What is the role of the IL State Board of Pharmacy relative to
IDFPR?
Answer: It serves in an advisory capacity to IDFPR.
●● Which non-pharmacist member type is specifically required on the
IL State Board of Pharmacy?
Answer: At least one pharmacy technician member.
, ●● Must each IL pharmacy have a pharmacist-in-charge (PIC)?
Answer: Yes, each licensed pharmacy must designate a PIC.
●● When may a pharmacist serve as PIC for more than one IL
pharmacy?
Answer: When they work an average of at least 8 hours per week at each
pharmacy.
●● What must occur if a PIC is on leave for more than 90 days in
Illinois?
Answer: A new PIC must be designated for the pharmacy.
●● When must a controlled substance inventory be taken upon PIC
change in IL?
Answer: On the date the change of PIC occurs.
●● What must a new IL community pharmacy do before dispensing
prescriptions?
Answer: Be inspected and approved/licensed by IDFPR before operating
as a pharmacy.
●● What license does a traditional retail pharmacy serving the public in
Illinois need?
Answer: A community pharmacy license.
