VA MPJE Study Guide
BOP makeup - ANS10 members (8 pharmacists, 2 citizen members)
Term length for BOP members - ANS4 years
Amount of CE required annually for pharmacists - ANS15 hours (2 could be required in a
specific subject area. BOP will announce that by 1 Jan)
Length of time that CE records must be kept - ANS2 years from renewal date
Amount of CE required annually for technicians - ANS5 hours
Date that registration must be renewed annually (for both techs and pharmacists) - ANSDec
31
Date that pharmacists, if initially licensed after, do not have to renew until following year -
ANSOct 1
Date that techs, if initially licensed after, do not have to renew until following year - ANSJuly
1
Minimum age to buy OTC C-V meds - ANS18
Minimum age to buy OTC dextromethorphan (ie. Mucinex-DM) - ANS18
Minimum age to buy SLCPs (pseudoephedrine, ephedrine) - ANS16
Minimum age to buy controlled paraphernalia w/out an Rx - ANS16
What are controlled paraphernalia? - ANSHypodermic needles/syringes, gelatin capsules,
quinine (or any of its salts) > 0.25 oz
Max number of technicians that a pharmacist can supervise - ANS4
Time after return from deployment that an active duty service member or spouse has to
renew/pay fees w/out penalty - ANS60 days
Max length of time a license can be expired for overseas service members - ANS5 years
Time w/in which registrant must report the kind, quantity, & strength of controlled drugs lost
to the Board - ANSImmediately, & then a detailed report w/in 30 days
Time w/in which a registrant must report a significant loss of controlled drugs to the DEA.
Using what form? - ANS1 business day. Form 106
, Turation of time that records of receipt or disposition (including loss/theft) of controlled
medications must be kept - ANS2 years
Time w/in which, after receiving a controlled drug sample for analysis, pharmacist must send
it off to laboratory - ANS24 hours
Time that a pharmacist must keep records of delivery (certified mail or hand-delivered
receipt) after sending a controlled drug sample to a laboratory - ANS3 years
Time that manufacturer must keep receipt of drug samples distributed to providers - ANS3
years
Duration of time you have to keep records of biosimilar substitutions - ANS2 year
Length of time that a doctor's certificate for cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil use for epilepsy is
valid - ANS1 year
Time in advance that a pharmacy must post notice to its customers if its hours are going to
change for longer than 1 week (unless they are expanding). What else must it do? - ANS14
days. Notify the Board in writing
Time in advance that a pharmacy must mail a notice (to all customers with active refills) if it
is going to close for more than 1 week - ANS14 days
Time in advance that a pharmacy must post a notice if it is going to close for more than 1
week - ANS30 days
In order to not register as a distributor, wholesale distribution must be less than: - ANS5% of
total annual sales, 5% of total controlled dosage units, or 5% of total oxygen sales
Max amt of compounded medication that a veterinarian can DISPENSE to a companion
animal in an emergency if compounding pharmacy not immediately accessible - ANS72 hour
supply
Time that must keep records of names & addresses or copies of IDs of persons picking up a
C-II for someone else - ANS1 month
Time that a location which stocks, manufacturers, or distributes drugs must file for a new
registration after a change in ownership, location, authority, or supervising physician -
ANS14 days
Frequency at which permits (from BOP) renewed for pharmacies/outsourcing
facilities/warehousers/medical equipment suppliers/manufacturers/ distributors -
ANSAnnually
BOP makeup - ANS10 members (8 pharmacists, 2 citizen members)
Term length for BOP members - ANS4 years
Amount of CE required annually for pharmacists - ANS15 hours (2 could be required in a
specific subject area. BOP will announce that by 1 Jan)
Length of time that CE records must be kept - ANS2 years from renewal date
Amount of CE required annually for technicians - ANS5 hours
Date that registration must be renewed annually (for both techs and pharmacists) - ANSDec
31
Date that pharmacists, if initially licensed after, do not have to renew until following year -
ANSOct 1
Date that techs, if initially licensed after, do not have to renew until following year - ANSJuly
1
Minimum age to buy OTC C-V meds - ANS18
Minimum age to buy OTC dextromethorphan (ie. Mucinex-DM) - ANS18
Minimum age to buy SLCPs (pseudoephedrine, ephedrine) - ANS16
Minimum age to buy controlled paraphernalia w/out an Rx - ANS16
What are controlled paraphernalia? - ANSHypodermic needles/syringes, gelatin capsules,
quinine (or any of its salts) > 0.25 oz
Max number of technicians that a pharmacist can supervise - ANS4
Time after return from deployment that an active duty service member or spouse has to
renew/pay fees w/out penalty - ANS60 days
Max length of time a license can be expired for overseas service members - ANS5 years
Time w/in which registrant must report the kind, quantity, & strength of controlled drugs lost
to the Board - ANSImmediately, & then a detailed report w/in 30 days
Time w/in which a registrant must report a significant loss of controlled drugs to the DEA.
Using what form? - ANS1 business day. Form 106
, Turation of time that records of receipt or disposition (including loss/theft) of controlled
medications must be kept - ANS2 years
Time w/in which, after receiving a controlled drug sample for analysis, pharmacist must send
it off to laboratory - ANS24 hours
Time that a pharmacist must keep records of delivery (certified mail or hand-delivered
receipt) after sending a controlled drug sample to a laboratory - ANS3 years
Time that manufacturer must keep receipt of drug samples distributed to providers - ANS3
years
Duration of time you have to keep records of biosimilar substitutions - ANS2 year
Length of time that a doctor's certificate for cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil use for epilepsy is
valid - ANS1 year
Time in advance that a pharmacy must post notice to its customers if its hours are going to
change for longer than 1 week (unless they are expanding). What else must it do? - ANS14
days. Notify the Board in writing
Time in advance that a pharmacy must mail a notice (to all customers with active refills) if it
is going to close for more than 1 week - ANS14 days
Time in advance that a pharmacy must post a notice if it is going to close for more than 1
week - ANS30 days
In order to not register as a distributor, wholesale distribution must be less than: - ANS5% of
total annual sales, 5% of total controlled dosage units, or 5% of total oxygen sales
Max amt of compounded medication that a veterinarian can DISPENSE to a companion
animal in an emergency if compounding pharmacy not immediately accessible - ANS72 hour
supply
Time that must keep records of names & addresses or copies of IDs of persons picking up a
C-II for someone else - ANS1 month
Time that a location which stocks, manufacturers, or distributes drugs must file for a new
registration after a change in ownership, location, authority, or supervising physician -
ANS14 days
Frequency at which permits (from BOP) renewed for pharmacies/outsourcing
facilities/warehousers/medical equipment suppliers/manufacturers/ distributors -
ANSAnnually
