NV MPJE Exam Questions & Answers Latest Updated

Dispensing pharmacist can supervise how many techs in hospital - Answer 3 Pharmacist supervising distributive functions can supervise how many techs - Answer 2 techs + 1 tech in training Any pharmacy how many techs - Answer 3 techs or 1 tech and 2 techs in training Pharmacist can supervise more than 3 techs if - Answer They keep a record of who is performing tech duties No more than 3 techs or in-trainings are performing tech duties How many intern hours needed to become a licensed pharmacist? - Answer 1500 Can a pharmacist have a license on inactive status? - Answer Yes- must submit completed application to board, and a statement certifying they're not actively practicing in NV Do you need to keep up with CE's when license is inactive? - Answer No Do you still need to renew registration every 2 years if RPh license is inactive? - Answer Yes How to move RPh license from inactive to active? - Answer Application to board Active license in another state OR 30 CE within 2 years + passed written CE law exam How long does RPh have to renew license if it expires? - Answer Need to renew within 5 years Can failure to renew license, certificate, or permit, or failure to pay fees, result in license revocation? - Answer Yes What is the penalty for failure to paying the renewal fee within the statutory period? - Answer 50% of renewal fee + renewal fee for each period of delinquency Does admission to psych hospital constitute grounds for license revocation? - Answer Yes How long must an RPh wait to petition the board for license reinstatement after revocation? - Answer 1 year Process for license reinstatement? - Answer Board meeting with majority vote (3 members) CE requirements? - Answer 30 hours by Oct 31 of odd-numbered years At least 1 unit must be law-related If a pharmacist, intern, or technician changes their residence or place of practice, when do they need to notify the Board/ Executive Secretary? - Answer Within 10 days When do pharmacist licenses expire? - Answer Oct 31 of odd-numbered years When do technician/intern licenses expire? - Answer Oct 31 of even-numbered years What are special requirements, if any, to be a nuclear pharmacist? - Answer NV pharmacist license + certified as nuclear pharmacist by board of pharmaceutical specialities OR do a bunch of training including 500 hours under the supervision of a qualified nuclear pharmacist What are technician responsibilities? - Answer Under direct pharmacist supervision, they can: Prepackage/ label unit dose and repackage drugs Prepare, package, compound, label Rx drugs Prepare bulk compounds Distribute routine orders, stock meds Maintain inventories of supplies of drugs Maintain records Request authorization to refill an Rx Transfer an Rx through computer network ONLY IF: within chain pharmacy, within same computer network Enter new Rx's into computer Technicians may not: - Answer Do anything that requires a judgemental decision regarding a drug, interpretation of Rx, or instructions for the preparation of an Rx Take new Rx or chart order by phone Distribute meds on a chart order or dispense an Rx unless chart order or Rx has been verified by a pharmacist Requirements for tech license: - Answer Pharmaceutical tech training program OR Registered tech in another state with equivalent requirements to NV and successful completion of at least 240 hours of employment OR 1500 hours as tech-in-training OR certified by the pharmacy technician certification board + completed 240 hours of employment as a pharmacy tech-in-training in a pharmacy in another state When can we add more techs-in-training to the supervising ratio? - Answer If the in-training has done at least 9 months of the technician program Who can precept a pharmacy intern? - Answer Any RPh What extra stuff can an intern do in addition to tech stuff? - Answer Counseling patients concerning prescription drugs, administer immunizations, transfer prescriptions to another pharmacy Need a signature from the pharmacist supervising too Can pharmacists sell contact lenses? - Answer Pharmacists/ interns can sell/furnish a contact lens that does not require any adjustment, modification, or fitting if there is an expiration date and # of refills How long must the certificate of completion from CE be retained? - Answer 4 years If a technician changes their employer, do they need to reapply for the tech in training license? - Answer Yes Does there need to be a written record available for inspection showing who is on duty (Rph, techs) during business hours? - Answer YES, everyone should sign in when they get to work. Retain this for 2 years Who can do a blood glucose test? - Answer Pharmacist or intern How many hours of instruction does a pharmacy intern need on immunization training? - Answer 20 hours Do interns/ pharmacists need to do anything to maintain their immunization training? - Answer 2 hours of CE by October 31 of EACH year or a CDC course on vaccines annually