CPJE UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Name tags - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 18 point font
2. worn at all times *at work*
3. State: Name and License Status
PIC - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. strict liability for violation of laws
2. may supervise up to *2* pharmacies
3. the 2 pharmacies MUST be w/in *50 driving miles*
4. any change of PIC must let the board know *in writing* within *30 days*
5. PIC can*NOT* be both a PIC and Designated Representative-in-charge (DRIC) for a
wholesaler or vet food-animal drug retailer
Biennial self-assessment form - CORRECT ANSWER - *completed by PIC when*
1. every odd # year before July 1st (QOY)
2. within *30 days* of pharmacy receiving a new permit
3. within *30 days* if the pharmacy has a new PIC
Self-assessment kept on site for *3 years*
Pharmacist Breaks - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. *30 min*
2. can only dispense *refills* that have *already been checked* by the pharmacist
Can NOT dispense initial fills/New Rx's while pharmacist is NOT there
SB493 (p. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER - Now can:
1. Administer drugs and biologics
,2. Furnish *self-administered* hormonal contraceptives
3. Furnish travel medications
4. Furnish Rx nicotine replacement products
5. Independently initiate and administer immunizations (*> 3 yrs old*)
6. Order and interpret tests
1. Administer drugs and biologics - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. must be ordered by a
prescriber
2. all routes of drug admin. (i.e. topical and injectable)
2. Furnish *self-administered* hormonal contraceptives - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. oral
formulations
2. transdermal patch
3. Vaginal ring
4. Injection (depo provera)
3. Furnish travel medications - CORRECT ANSWER - recommended by CDC and that
*do NOT require a diagnosis*
4. Furnish Rx nicotine replacement products - CORRECT ANSWER - *nicotine
replacement products*
--inhaler (Nicotrol)
--Nasal spray (Nicotrol NS)
5. Independently initiate and administer immunizations (*>/= 3 yrs old*) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. immunizations recommended by the CDC
2. *3 yrs and older*
3. Physician protocol required if *< 3 yrs old*
,6. Order and interpret tests - CORRECT ANSWER - For purposes of monitoring and
managing efficacy and toxicity of drug therapies, in coordination w/ pt's PCP or diagnosing
prescriber
Pharmacist Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 18+ yrs
2. ACPE accredited school of pharmacy
or (grad of FPGEC - foreign school of pharmacy and certified by NABP's foreign pharmacy
graduate examination committee)
3. 150 hours of semester college credit (90 from pharmacy school)
4. 1,500 hours of pharmacy experience (900 in a pharmacy)
5. Pass NAPLEX and CPJE
Continuing education/licensure - CORRECT ANSWER - CE: *30h every 2 years*
License expires on the LAST day of the pharmacist's birth month
1st 2 pharmacy years are EXEMPT from having to do CE
CE certificate kept for *4 years*
Advanced Practice Pharmacist (p. 17 bottom) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Perform
physical assessments
2. Order and interpret drug therapy related tests
3. Refer pts to other healthcare providers
4. participate in the evaluation and management of patients w/ other HCP's
5. Initiate, adjust, and d/c drug therapy pursuant to a protocol
(if APP is adjusting or initiating controlled substance therapy they need to be registered w/ the
*DEA*)
, APP requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Earn a certificate in a relavent area of
practice
2. complete a residency
3. Provide clinical services to pts for 1 year under a CPA or protocol w/ a physician, APP
pharmacist or pharmacist practicing under a collaborative practice agreement
A pharmacist can supervise _________ interns at a time
(p. 19) - CORRECT ANSWER - *2*
Intern pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. all functions of a pharmacist
2. caNOT have a key to the pharmacy
3. All Rx's filled by an intern MUST be checked by a pharmacist
Pharmacy technician - CORRECT ANSWER - Can perform *"Non-discretionary"* tasks
--can not include the ability to make decisions according to the technician's judgement
1. *removing drugs from stock*
2. *counting*
3. *pouring or mixing pharmaceuticals*
4. *placing product into containers*
5. *Applying labels*
Tech-Check-Tech Program - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacists need to check Tech fills
unless:
1. Tech-Check-Tech program
2. Acute care hospital with ongoing clinical pharmacy program
3. pharmacists must be located in pt care areas
4. medication orders must have been previously approved by a pharmacist
Tech canNOT approve orders, ONLY can confirm the accuracy of the filling
CORRECT Answers
Name tags - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 18 point font
2. worn at all times *at work*
3. State: Name and License Status
PIC - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. strict liability for violation of laws
2. may supervise up to *2* pharmacies
3. the 2 pharmacies MUST be w/in *50 driving miles*
4. any change of PIC must let the board know *in writing* within *30 days*
5. PIC can*NOT* be both a PIC and Designated Representative-in-charge (DRIC) for a
wholesaler or vet food-animal drug retailer
Biennial self-assessment form - CORRECT ANSWER - *completed by PIC when*
1. every odd # year before July 1st (QOY)
2. within *30 days* of pharmacy receiving a new permit
3. within *30 days* if the pharmacy has a new PIC
Self-assessment kept on site for *3 years*
Pharmacist Breaks - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. *30 min*
2. can only dispense *refills* that have *already been checked* by the pharmacist
Can NOT dispense initial fills/New Rx's while pharmacist is NOT there
SB493 (p. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER - Now can:
1. Administer drugs and biologics
,2. Furnish *self-administered* hormonal contraceptives
3. Furnish travel medications
4. Furnish Rx nicotine replacement products
5. Independently initiate and administer immunizations (*> 3 yrs old*)
6. Order and interpret tests
1. Administer drugs and biologics - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. must be ordered by a
prescriber
2. all routes of drug admin. (i.e. topical and injectable)
2. Furnish *self-administered* hormonal contraceptives - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. oral
formulations
2. transdermal patch
3. Vaginal ring
4. Injection (depo provera)
3. Furnish travel medications - CORRECT ANSWER - recommended by CDC and that
*do NOT require a diagnosis*
4. Furnish Rx nicotine replacement products - CORRECT ANSWER - *nicotine
replacement products*
--inhaler (Nicotrol)
--Nasal spray (Nicotrol NS)
5. Independently initiate and administer immunizations (*>/= 3 yrs old*) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. immunizations recommended by the CDC
2. *3 yrs and older*
3. Physician protocol required if *< 3 yrs old*
,6. Order and interpret tests - CORRECT ANSWER - For purposes of monitoring and
managing efficacy and toxicity of drug therapies, in coordination w/ pt's PCP or diagnosing
prescriber
Pharmacist Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 18+ yrs
2. ACPE accredited school of pharmacy
or (grad of FPGEC - foreign school of pharmacy and certified by NABP's foreign pharmacy
graduate examination committee)
3. 150 hours of semester college credit (90 from pharmacy school)
4. 1,500 hours of pharmacy experience (900 in a pharmacy)
5. Pass NAPLEX and CPJE
Continuing education/licensure - CORRECT ANSWER - CE: *30h every 2 years*
License expires on the LAST day of the pharmacist's birth month
1st 2 pharmacy years are EXEMPT from having to do CE
CE certificate kept for *4 years*
Advanced Practice Pharmacist (p. 17 bottom) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Perform
physical assessments
2. Order and interpret drug therapy related tests
3. Refer pts to other healthcare providers
4. participate in the evaluation and management of patients w/ other HCP's
5. Initiate, adjust, and d/c drug therapy pursuant to a protocol
(if APP is adjusting or initiating controlled substance therapy they need to be registered w/ the
*DEA*)
, APP requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Earn a certificate in a relavent area of
practice
2. complete a residency
3. Provide clinical services to pts for 1 year under a CPA or protocol w/ a physician, APP
pharmacist or pharmacist practicing under a collaborative practice agreement
A pharmacist can supervise _________ interns at a time
(p. 19) - CORRECT ANSWER - *2*
Intern pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. all functions of a pharmacist
2. caNOT have a key to the pharmacy
3. All Rx's filled by an intern MUST be checked by a pharmacist
Pharmacy technician - CORRECT ANSWER - Can perform *"Non-discretionary"* tasks
--can not include the ability to make decisions according to the technician's judgement
1. *removing drugs from stock*
2. *counting*
3. *pouring or mixing pharmaceuticals*
4. *placing product into containers*
5. *Applying labels*
Tech-Check-Tech Program - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacists need to check Tech fills
unless:
1. Tech-Check-Tech program
2. Acute care hospital with ongoing clinical pharmacy program
3. pharmacists must be located in pt care areas
4. medication orders must have been previously approved by a pharmacist
Tech canNOT approve orders, ONLY can confirm the accuracy of the filling
