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INDIANA MPJE PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
When transferring a prescription for atenolol from one pharmacy to another,
which of the following must be transferred?
i. number of refills remaining
ii. drug name and strength
iii. directions for use
iv. patient insurance
v. transferring pharmacist's name
vi. prescriber information -correct-answer-D- i, ii, iii, v, vi
Continuing professional education hour requirements vary depending on when
and how the pharmacist is licensed in Indiana. Which of the following is the
correct number for a pharmacist licenced for the first time in IN by license transfer
on Aug 1, 2019.
a. 0 hours
b. 6.25 hours
c. 17.25 hours
d. 21.25 hours
e. 30 hours -correct-answer-E
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In general, Indiana professional standards include (all that apply)
a. professional incompetence by practicing above the level of training or
education
b. knowingly violating a federal regulation on misbranding
c. failure to maintain competence level on current drug therapy
d. intentional violation of a state statute governing pharmacy practice
e. conviction of a crime that has a direct bearing on the ability to practice
competently -correct-answer-A, B, C, D, E
Which of the following describe the requirements to have a store open to the
public while the pharmacist is one and the prescription department is closed? (all
that apply)
a. approval must be obtained by the board of pharmacy
b. breaches of the secured area does not need to be reported to the board of
pharmacy
c. the situation is only allowed if the prescription area is the licensed area- not the
entire store
d. only a pharmacist has access to the secured (prescription department) area
e. a sign stating "pharmacy department closed, no pharmacist on duty" must be
displayed -correct-answer-A, D, E
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Which of the following will not cause and article to be adulterated? (all that apply)
a. stored in unknown conditions
b. it is in a container that leaches into the article
c. it contains a color additive that isn't labeled in that manner
d. it is mixed with a substance to reduce its quality
e. it is not manufactured under cGMP -correct-answer-C
A patient brings a prescription for Robitussin AC that they forged and was not
actually issued by a prescriber. The pharmacist fills this prescription. This drug is:
a. adulterated
b. misbranded
c. neither adulterated nor misbranded
d. both adulterated and misbranded
e. there is not enough information -correct-answer-B
A patient brings a prescription for oxycodone for a knee injury. it was written on
today's date by a hospital resident (MD) using an institutional DEA number with
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the appropriate suffix. The patient was not seeing in the hospital and the resident
is currently on an orthopedic rotation. Can you legally fill this?
a. yes, it was issued in the MDs scope of practice
b. no, it was not issued in the scope of employment
c. yes, it contains the institutional DEA and suffix
d. no, it was not issued in the usual scope of practice
e. yes, it is not up to the pharmacist to verify that the MD can prescribe drugs
where the hospital is located -correct-answer-B
What changes are pharmacists never allowed to make on a prescription for
methylphenidate in IN?
a. patient name, quantity prescribed, prescriber's name/signature
b. patient name, controlled substance prescribed, prescriber's name/ signature
c. controlled substance, quantity, directions for use
d. controlled substance, quantity, directions for use
e. patient name, date written, substance prescribed -correct-answer-B
A pharmacist dispensed an isotretinoin product without going through the
required REMS. This drug is:
INDIANA MPJE PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
When transferring a prescription for atenolol from one pharmacy to another,
which of the following must be transferred?
i. number of refills remaining
ii. drug name and strength
iii. directions for use
iv. patient insurance
v. transferring pharmacist's name
vi. prescriber information -correct-answer-D- i, ii, iii, v, vi
Continuing professional education hour requirements vary depending on when
and how the pharmacist is licensed in Indiana. Which of the following is the
correct number for a pharmacist licenced for the first time in IN by license transfer
on Aug 1, 2019.
a. 0 hours
b. 6.25 hours
c. 17.25 hours
d. 21.25 hours
e. 30 hours -correct-answer-E
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In general, Indiana professional standards include (all that apply)
a. professional incompetence by practicing above the level of training or
education
b. knowingly violating a federal regulation on misbranding
c. failure to maintain competence level on current drug therapy
d. intentional violation of a state statute governing pharmacy practice
e. conviction of a crime that has a direct bearing on the ability to practice
competently -correct-answer-A, B, C, D, E
Which of the following describe the requirements to have a store open to the
public while the pharmacist is one and the prescription department is closed? (all
that apply)
a. approval must be obtained by the board of pharmacy
b. breaches of the secured area does not need to be reported to the board of
pharmacy
c. the situation is only allowed if the prescription area is the licensed area- not the
entire store
d. only a pharmacist has access to the secured (prescription department) area
e. a sign stating "pharmacy department closed, no pharmacist on duty" must be
displayed -correct-answer-A, D, E
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Which of the following will not cause and article to be adulterated? (all that apply)
a. stored in unknown conditions
b. it is in a container that leaches into the article
c. it contains a color additive that isn't labeled in that manner
d. it is mixed with a substance to reduce its quality
e. it is not manufactured under cGMP -correct-answer-C
A patient brings a prescription for Robitussin AC that they forged and was not
actually issued by a prescriber. The pharmacist fills this prescription. This drug is:
a. adulterated
b. misbranded
c. neither adulterated nor misbranded
d. both adulterated and misbranded
e. there is not enough information -correct-answer-B
A patient brings a prescription for oxycodone for a knee injury. it was written on
today's date by a hospital resident (MD) using an institutional DEA number with
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the appropriate suffix. The patient was not seeing in the hospital and the resident
is currently on an orthopedic rotation. Can you legally fill this?
a. yes, it was issued in the MDs scope of practice
b. no, it was not issued in the scope of employment
c. yes, it contains the institutional DEA and suffix
d. no, it was not issued in the usual scope of practice
e. yes, it is not up to the pharmacist to verify that the MD can prescribe drugs
where the hospital is located -correct-answer-B
What changes are pharmacists never allowed to make on a prescription for
methylphenidate in IN?
a. patient name, quantity prescribed, prescriber's name/signature
b. patient name, controlled substance prescribed, prescriber's name/ signature
c. controlled substance, quantity, directions for use
d. controlled substance, quantity, directions for use
e. patient name, date written, substance prescribed -correct-answer-B
A pharmacist dispensed an isotretinoin product without going through the
required REMS. This drug is:
