Texas MPJE, Ultimate Texas MPJE
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is required for electronic prescriptions if the system fails?
✔✔Use an alternative compliant method and document the reason.
What is the maximum refill limit for Schedule III-V drugs in Texas?
✔✔Up to five times within six months of the original prescription date.
What must a pharmacy do if a recalled drug is in stock?
✔✔Remove it from inventory and follow Board recall procedures.
What is required for dispensing compounded sterile preparations?
✔✔Complete ingredient logs, lot numbers, and expiration dates.
What is the primary purpose of the PMP?
✔✔Monitor controlled substance dispensing to prevent abuse and diversion.
Who may access the PMP under delegation in a pharmacy?
✔✔Pharmacy technicians and other authorized staff.
What must a pharmacy maintain to comply with Texas labeling laws?
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,✔✔Patient name, drug name, directions, prescriber info, pharmacy info, and cautionary
statements.
What is the primary function of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy?
✔✔To regulate pharmacy practice, license pharmacists, and enforce pharmacy laws.
Who is responsible for ensuring a pharmacy complies with all Texas laws?
✔✔The pharmacist-in-charge.
When must a pharmacy technician renew their registration in Texas?
✔✔Every two years.
What documentation must be maintained for controlled substances in Texas pharmacies?
✔✔Separate inventories, records of acquisition, dispensing, and destruction.
Which schedule has the highest potential for abuse but no accepted medical use in Texas?
✔✔Schedule I.
What is the minimum age for a pharmacist to practice in Texas?
✔✔18 years old.
Who may supervise a pharmacy intern in Texas?
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,✔✔A licensed pharmacist with Board-approved registration.
How many pharmacy technicians can a pharmacist supervise in most Texas pharmacies?
✔✔Up to four at one time.
Which Texas law governs the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances?
✔✔The Texas Controlled Substances Act.
What is required before dispensing a Schedule II controlled substance in an emergency?
✔✔Oral authorization from the prescriber with a follow-up written prescription within seven
days.
When must pharmacies report dispensed controlled substances to the Texas PMP?
✔✔By the next business day after dispensing.
Which medications require a PMP check before dispensing in Texas?
✔✔Opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and carisoprodol.
Who may delegate PMP access in a pharmacy?
✔✔Registered pharmacy technicians under pharmacist supervision.
What must be done if the PMP system is unavailable?
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, ✔✔Document a good faith attempt to check before dispensing.
Which patients are typically exempt from PMP checks?
✔✔Hospice, cancer, or sickle cell patients.
How often must controlled substances be inventoried in Texas pharmacies?
✔✔Annually.
Who signs the controlled substance inventory?
✔✔The pharmacist performing the inventory and the pharmacist-in-charge.
What is the retention period for prescription records in Texas?
✔✔At least two years from the last date of dispensing.
What is required when transferring a controlled substance prescription?
✔✔One-time transfer with documentation in both pharmacies.
What is the role of a pharmacist when counseling patients on dangerous drugs?
✔✔Provide guidance on use, side effects, and storage.
When may a pharmacist refuse to dispense a prescription?
✔✔If it is illegal, unsafe, or outside the prescriber’s authority.
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is required for electronic prescriptions if the system fails?
✔✔Use an alternative compliant method and document the reason.
What is the maximum refill limit for Schedule III-V drugs in Texas?
✔✔Up to five times within six months of the original prescription date.
What must a pharmacy do if a recalled drug is in stock?
✔✔Remove it from inventory and follow Board recall procedures.
What is required for dispensing compounded sterile preparations?
✔✔Complete ingredient logs, lot numbers, and expiration dates.
What is the primary purpose of the PMP?
✔✔Monitor controlled substance dispensing to prevent abuse and diversion.
Who may access the PMP under delegation in a pharmacy?
✔✔Pharmacy technicians and other authorized staff.
What must a pharmacy maintain to comply with Texas labeling laws?
1
,✔✔Patient name, drug name, directions, prescriber info, pharmacy info, and cautionary
statements.
What is the primary function of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy?
✔✔To regulate pharmacy practice, license pharmacists, and enforce pharmacy laws.
Who is responsible for ensuring a pharmacy complies with all Texas laws?
✔✔The pharmacist-in-charge.
When must a pharmacy technician renew their registration in Texas?
✔✔Every two years.
What documentation must be maintained for controlled substances in Texas pharmacies?
✔✔Separate inventories, records of acquisition, dispensing, and destruction.
Which schedule has the highest potential for abuse but no accepted medical use in Texas?
✔✔Schedule I.
What is the minimum age for a pharmacist to practice in Texas?
✔✔18 years old.
Who may supervise a pharmacy intern in Texas?
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,✔✔A licensed pharmacist with Board-approved registration.
How many pharmacy technicians can a pharmacist supervise in most Texas pharmacies?
✔✔Up to four at one time.
Which Texas law governs the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances?
✔✔The Texas Controlled Substances Act.
What is required before dispensing a Schedule II controlled substance in an emergency?
✔✔Oral authorization from the prescriber with a follow-up written prescription within seven
days.
When must pharmacies report dispensed controlled substances to the Texas PMP?
✔✔By the next business day after dispensing.
Which medications require a PMP check before dispensing in Texas?
✔✔Opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and carisoprodol.
Who may delegate PMP access in a pharmacy?
✔✔Registered pharmacy technicians under pharmacist supervision.
What must be done if the PMP system is unavailable?
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, ✔✔Document a good faith attempt to check before dispensing.
Which patients are typically exempt from PMP checks?
✔✔Hospice, cancer, or sickle cell patients.
How often must controlled substances be inventoried in Texas pharmacies?
✔✔Annually.
Who signs the controlled substance inventory?
✔✔The pharmacist performing the inventory and the pharmacist-in-charge.
What is the retention period for prescription records in Texas?
✔✔At least two years from the last date of dispensing.
What is required when transferring a controlled substance prescription?
✔✔One-time transfer with documentation in both pharmacies.
What is the role of a pharmacist when counseling patients on dangerous drugs?
✔✔Provide guidance on use, side effects, and storage.
When may a pharmacist refuse to dispense a prescription?
✔✔If it is illegal, unsafe, or outside the prescriber’s authority.
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