MA MPJE Top PREDICTED Questions and Correct Answers

Certificate of Fitness - document issued by board to pharmacy/pharmacy dept allowing the pharmacy/pharmacy dept to use alcohol for manufacture of U.S. Pharmacopoeia or national formulary preparations and all medicinal preparations unfit for beverage purposes, and to sell alcohol authorized under M.G.L.c. 138 -issued in the name of pharmacist manager of record or pharmacy dept and is not transferable Intern hours requirement for licensure - at least 1500 hours and at least 1000 have to be completed in a pharmacy or pharmacy related setting Date of expiry of personal registrations - December 31st of even numbered years CE requirements - 30 contact hours (3.0 CEUs) total; 15 hours per each calendar year; 2 law per year; at least 5 live per year. can only earn 8 hours of CE in any one calendar day Continuing Education Committee - composed of 3 board members; reviews requests from providers for authorization to sponsor continuing education programs and the approval of such programs (submit request at least 30 days prior to program date); may appeal decisions to full board How long must authorized providers maintain program records for CE programs? - 3 years How long does an individual pharmacist need to keep records of CE attained? - 2 years Can a registered pharmacist who is board approved as a CE educator receive CE for the program taught? - Yes. On a one-time basis annually Emergency situations in which controlled substances in schedule II may be dispensed upon orally or electronically transmitted prescription - 1. immediate administration is necessary for proper treatment of intended user 2. no appropriate alternative treatment is available, including administration of controlled substance not in schedule II 3. no reasonably possible for prescribing practitioner to provide a written prescription prior to dispensing Emergency supply rules - 1. quantity prescribed/dispensed is limited to amount adequate to treat the patient during emergency period 2. prescription contains all required information except for the signature of the prescriber (immediately reduced to writing by dispensing pharmacist if oral) 3. pharmacist makes reasonable good faith effort to determine that the orally/electronically transmitted authorization was issued by an authorized provider. - Within 7 days after authorizing emergency supply, written prescription must be received by pharmacy with words "Authorization for Emergency Dispensing" written on it and will be attached to original rx reduced to writing by the pharmacist (pharmacist will notify DEA, US Dept of Justice, and Commissioner of public health if prescriber fails to deliver within 7 days. Pharmacy reporting requirements for Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) for controlled substances II-V dispensed to a patient in the Commonwealth (even for pharmacies out of state); does not apply for inpatients in a hospital - Submitted to Dept. of Public Health a)pharmacy identifier; (b)prescription number; (c)customer identifier, as defined in 105 CMR 700.001; (d)relationship of customer to patient; (e)patient name; (f)patient address; (g)patient date of birth; (h)patient gender; (i)source of payment for prescription; (j)date prescription written by prescriber; (k)date the controlled substance is dispensed;