MPJE - Massachusetts Correct Questions and Answers!!

MPJE - Massachusetts Correct QueHow to categorize the stability of non-sterile compounded products? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 13 Pharmacist Board Members - Requirements - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Department of Public Health (DPH) - Bureau of Health Professions Licensure (BHPL) - Board of Registration in Pharmacy Who chairs the Board of Pharmacy? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Board meets on the 1st Tuesday of December annually. How are the Board members selected? - ANSWER Govenor of Massachusetts appoints the members How long do the Board Members serve? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Publically available New Pharmacist licensure requirements? - ANSWER - Graduate of ACPE or BOP approved SOP - 18 YO - Completion of 1500 intern hours - Good moral character Transfer/Reciprocity pharmacist licensure requirements? - ANSWER - 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? - ANSWER - New pharmacist requirements AND: - Official FPGEC certification from NABP Application fee for New and Foreign graduate pharmacist - ANSWER 421 Application fee for transfer and reciprocity? - ANSWER Reciprocity 525 Transfer 375 How many CE hours are needed for renewal? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Law: 2hr/year Home study: max 15h (5h live) Daily: max 8h Special CE/additional requirements for pharmacist? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER NO. Minimum Intern hours needed and how to obtain them? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER US: Doctor of Pharmacy from accredited SOP Foreign: Graduate from non-accredited SOP or foreign SOP Examination requirements for new graduates? - ANSWER MPJE, NAPLEX Examination requirements for Transfer? - ANSWER MPJE NAPLEX Scores sent by NABP via Transfer of Pharmacist Licensure Application (TPL) Examination requirements for foreign graduates? - ANSWER MPJE NAPLEX Overall licensure application documents needed? - ANSWER Mass BOP uses PCS Complete application has: - recent passport size photo - Copy of Birth certificate, valid passport OR DL - name change? written notification to Board/Board designee - Payment - notarized signature to ok background check Additional application requirements for new pharmacist? - ANSWER Verification of grafuation form. MUST be filled out by school registrar and sealed in envelope to be included in overall application envelope Additional application requirments for Transfer/reciprocity? - ANSWER Transfer: - VOG - Request for NABP to send NAPLEX score to MA BOP prior to taking exam Reciproc stions and Answers!!