CPJE: Regulation of Pharmacy rxprep
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
PIC can supervise up to ___ pharmacies as long as they are within ___ driving miles of each
other. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 2 pharmacies
b. 50 miles
Any change of PIC is reported by the ____ and _____ to the board in writing within ___. -
CORRECT ANSWER - a. pharmacy
b. departing PIC
c. 30 days
When and how often does the PIC must complete a biennial (every other year) self assessment
form for their pharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Before July 1st of each odd number year
A pharmacy must complete an additional self-assessment form within 30 days for what reasons?
How long is each assessment form kept in the pharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Question
1:
1. Issued a new permit
2. When the pharmacy has a new PIC
3. When the pharmacy moves to a new location
Question 2:
3 years
If there is only pharmacist, he/she can leave the pharmacy for breaks and meal periods for up to
__. - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 minutes
,While the pharmacist is away from the pharmacy, only ___ medications that the pharmacist has
already checked and which do not require patient counseling can be dispensed. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Refill medications
SB 493 created a new type of license called the advanced practice pharmacist. Under SB 493, all
registered pharmacists can provide the following services after meeting certain training
requirements: - CORRECT ANSWER - - Administer drugs and biologics when ordered by a
prescriber
- Furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives, which includes oral, TD, vaginal, and
injection
- Furnish travel medications
- Furnish prescription nicotine replacement products for smoking cessation, including inhaler
(Nicotrol) and nasal spray (Nicotril NS)
- Independently initiate and administer immunizations to patients >/= 3 YO
- Order and interpret tests
To be a licensed pharmacist, a candidate must: - CORRECT ANSWER - - Be at least 18 years
old
- Graduated from an ACPE-accredited SOP or graduate of foreign school of pharmacy certified
by NABP's Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC)
- Completed at least 150 hours of semester college credit, 90 in pharmacy school
- Completed 1500 hours of pharmacy practice experience, 900 of those completed in a pharmacy
- Passed NAPLEX and CPJE
- Passed a criminal background check
____ hours of CE must be completed during each ___ year license period. (The first 2-year
license cycle ie exempt from CE) For license renewals on or after July 1, 2019, at least ___ hours
of ________ must be included for each renewal. The certificate of completion of CEs must be
kept for __ years. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 30 hours
b. 2 year
c. 2 hours
, d. pharmacy law and ethics
e. 4 years
The license expires on the ______ of the pharmacist's birth month. - CORRECT ANSWER -
last day
Prescribers can self-prescribe ____.
Prescribers can prescribe ___ and ___ to family members. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. non-
controlled substances
b. non-controlled substances
c. controlled substances
Non-controlled Rx from deceased prescribers are valid until ____ and are still ____ from date
issued. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. all refills are gone
b. 1 year
Controlled Rx from deceased prescribers are good for ___ months from date written. -
CORRECT ANSWER - a. 6 months
If out-of-state prescriber has license equivalent to that of required CA prescriber, then
pharmacists can ... - CORRECT ANSWER - furnish a drug or device by written or oral order
Rx from foreign country is ..., except from ... - CORRECT ANSWER - a. not valid
b. only from district of Columbia & US territories (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and
American Somoa)
Written, oral, electronic, and faxed Rx requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Name of
patient
2. Address of patient
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
PIC can supervise up to ___ pharmacies as long as they are within ___ driving miles of each
other. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 2 pharmacies
b. 50 miles
Any change of PIC is reported by the ____ and _____ to the board in writing within ___. -
CORRECT ANSWER - a. pharmacy
b. departing PIC
c. 30 days
When and how often does the PIC must complete a biennial (every other year) self assessment
form for their pharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Before July 1st of each odd number year
A pharmacy must complete an additional self-assessment form within 30 days for what reasons?
How long is each assessment form kept in the pharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Question
1:
1. Issued a new permit
2. When the pharmacy has a new PIC
3. When the pharmacy moves to a new location
Question 2:
3 years
If there is only pharmacist, he/she can leave the pharmacy for breaks and meal periods for up to
__. - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 minutes
,While the pharmacist is away from the pharmacy, only ___ medications that the pharmacist has
already checked and which do not require patient counseling can be dispensed. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Refill medications
SB 493 created a new type of license called the advanced practice pharmacist. Under SB 493, all
registered pharmacists can provide the following services after meeting certain training
requirements: - CORRECT ANSWER - - Administer drugs and biologics when ordered by a
prescriber
- Furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives, which includes oral, TD, vaginal, and
injection
- Furnish travel medications
- Furnish prescription nicotine replacement products for smoking cessation, including inhaler
(Nicotrol) and nasal spray (Nicotril NS)
- Independently initiate and administer immunizations to patients >/= 3 YO
- Order and interpret tests
To be a licensed pharmacist, a candidate must: - CORRECT ANSWER - - Be at least 18 years
old
- Graduated from an ACPE-accredited SOP or graduate of foreign school of pharmacy certified
by NABP's Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC)
- Completed at least 150 hours of semester college credit, 90 in pharmacy school
- Completed 1500 hours of pharmacy practice experience, 900 of those completed in a pharmacy
- Passed NAPLEX and CPJE
- Passed a criminal background check
____ hours of CE must be completed during each ___ year license period. (The first 2-year
license cycle ie exempt from CE) For license renewals on or after July 1, 2019, at least ___ hours
of ________ must be included for each renewal. The certificate of completion of CEs must be
kept for __ years. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 30 hours
b. 2 year
c. 2 hours
, d. pharmacy law and ethics
e. 4 years
The license expires on the ______ of the pharmacist's birth month. - CORRECT ANSWER -
last day
Prescribers can self-prescribe ____.
Prescribers can prescribe ___ and ___ to family members. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. non-
controlled substances
b. non-controlled substances
c. controlled substances
Non-controlled Rx from deceased prescribers are valid until ____ and are still ____ from date
issued. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. all refills are gone
b. 1 year
Controlled Rx from deceased prescribers are good for ___ months from date written. -
CORRECT ANSWER - a. 6 months
If out-of-state prescriber has license equivalent to that of required CA prescriber, then
pharmacists can ... - CORRECT ANSWER - furnish a drug or device by written or oral order
Rx from foreign country is ..., except from ... - CORRECT ANSWER - a. not valid
b. only from district of Columbia & US territories (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and
American Somoa)
Written, oral, electronic, and faxed Rx requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Name of
patient
2. Address of patient
