MPJE - Massachusetts Question And Answer Graded A

MPJE - Massachusetts Question And Answer Graded A How to categorize the stability of non-sterile compounded products? - Beyond Use Dates (BUD) based on non-sterile formulation categories - non-water containing liq: BUD 6 months OR earliest of any ingredient - Water containing liq form(PO): 2-8C storage. BUD max 14 days OR earliest ingredient - water containing topicals/mucosal/ semisolid forms MUST be given BUD max 30 days OR earliest ingredient date - can assign longer BUD with proper citations and evidence How many Board members? - 13 Pharmacist Board Members - Requirements - 8 Pharmacists each with 7 consecutive years in MA. 2 independent 2 chain 1 hospital 1 long-term care 1 sterile compounding 1 academia Non- pharmacist Board members and requirements - 1 licensed pharmacy technician 1 public representative with health care service delivery, administration or consumer advocacy exp 1 physician 1 nurse 1 expert in patient safety or quality improvement What entities is the Board under? - Department of Public Health (DPH) - Bureau of Health Professions Licensure (BHPL) - Board of Registration in Pharmacy Who chairs the Board of Pharmacy? - Current member of the board of pharmacy will serve for 1 year as president. Max can serve 1 year as president and 1 year secretary per term of membership When is the Board of Pharmacy President and Secretary elected? - Board meets on the 1st Tuesday of December annually. How are the Board members selected? - Govenor of Massachusetts appoints the members How long do the Board Members serve? - 1 term = 3 years. May serve 2 consecutive years and eligible for reappointment after 1 full year of NOT serving on board How often does the Board convene? - Annual meetings on: 1st Tuesday of Jan, May and October. Election in December. Additional prn determined by members. Who can attend Board of Pharmacy meetings? - Publically available New Pharmacist licensure requirements? - - Graduate of ACPE or BOP approved SOP - 18 YO - Completion of 1500 intern hours - Good moral character Transfer/Reciprocity pharmacist licensure requirements? - - New pharmacist requirements AND: - good standing in current licensed state - other state/jurisdiction BOP recognized - preliminary application via NABP (evaluation conducted) Foreign Graduate pharmacist licensure requirements? - - New pharmacist requirements AND: - Official FPGEC certification from NABP Application fee for New and Foreign graduate pharmacist - 421 Application fee for transfer and reciprocity? - Reciprocity 525 Transfer 375 How many CE hours are needed for renewal? - 20 CE hours per YEAR. Renewal cycle is 2 years, so need total 40 hours. Credit requirement: education, 50 minutes CE requirement stipulations for all pharmacists? - Law: 2hr/year Home study: max 15h (5h live) Daily: max 8h Special CE/additional requirements for pharmacist? - Sterile compounding? Focused 5h/y compounding Non-sterile? focused 3h/y Vaccine administartion? 2h/cycle When does a newly graduated pharmacist need to start completing CE hours? - The calendar AFTER graduation. The newly licensed pharmacist does NOT need to complete CE in the graduation year. Can CE hours be carried over from one calendar year to another? - NO. Minimum Intern hours needed and how to obtain them? - 1500 hours A: 1000 via pharmacy related settings and 500 via internships in settings (manufacturing, demonstration prohects, clinical pharmacy or industy/analytical B: 1500 via experimental pharmacy experience as graduate from ACPE SOP. Degree/ Education required? - US: Doctor of Pharmacy from accredited SOP Foreign: Graduate from non-accredited SOP or foreign SOP Examination requirements for new graduates? - MPJE, NAPLEX Examination requirements for Transfer? - MPJE NAPLEX Scores sent by NABP via Transfer of Pharmacist Licensure Application (TPL) Examination requirements for foreign graduates? - MPJE NAPLEX