CPJE PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026
NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE 130
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
A patient calls a pharmacy for a refill of antihypertensive medication previously
filled at a pharmacy that is no longer in business. The patient provides the
pharmacy with the phone number of the previous owner who has kept the Rx
files at his home. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the
pharmacy?
A. Take the verbal Rx as a transfer order and fill the Rx
B. Verify the records are kept in a locked cabinet
C. Notify the BOP
D. Have the pharmacist fax the hard copy to the pharmacy - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Answer C
A woman asks a community pharmacist for advice on treating a cut on her child's
face. The pharmacist notices that the woman seems very impatient. The child
appears fearful and has several large bruises on his face, forehead, neck and
arms. Which of the following actions should the pharmacist take?
A. Advise the woman to take her child to a physician for evaluation and treatment
B. Suggest a topical antibiotic be applied twice a day to the wound if ti does not
appear to need suturing
C. Report the encounter to the county Child Protective Service Agency
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,D. Establish a medication profile for the child and record all non-prescription
products that are recommended for use
C. Reprot the encounter t - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Answer C
Which of the following options should the pharmacist recommend to a 72 year
old woman who usually takes 0.2 mg levothyroxine PO QD, but who is currently
intubated and on a ventilator?
A. Levothyroxine 100 mcg IV daily
B. levothyroxine 200 mcg IV daily
C. liothyronine 150 mcg IV daily
D. liothyronine 200 mcg IV daily - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Answer A
The IV to PO ratio of levothyroxine is 0.75 to 1 (NAPLEX, RxPreP. The IV to PO
ration of levothyroxine is 1:2 (CPJE study guide)
A pharmacist is conducting a medication use evaluation on epidural clonidine.
Which of the following indicators would be the MOST APPROPRIATE to determine
if the use of epidural clonidine has had a beneficial effect on patient outcomes?
A The number of patients who are diagnosed with HTN crisis
B. the number of analgesic doses needed for breakthrough pain in cancer patients
C. The amount of methadone needed by patients who are enrolled in methadone
maintenance program
D. The number of patients who are smokers needing nicotine patches during
admission - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Answer B
A pharmacy can dispense Ilaris after which of the following conditions has been
met?
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, A. An infectious disease physician has approved the patient's treatment regimen
B. The FDA has granted an orphan drug exemption to the pharmacy
C. The patient has been admitted into a general acute care hospital
D. The manufacturer designates the pharmacy as an authorized distributor -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Answer D
Ilaris (canakinumab) is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat systemic junvenile
idiopathic artiris and cryopyrine associated periodic syndromes.
A compounding pharmacist has received the following prescription for a 44 lb five
year old child: metronidazole oral suspension 50 mg/mL; give 6 mL BID x 10 days
(30 mg/kg/day). Which action is most appropriate?
A. DAW
B. contact the physician to change the dose
C. contact the physician to change the frequency
D. contact the physician since metronidazole is CI with peds - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Answer A
A pharmacist is counseling a 58-year-old man with a new prescription for
repaglinide 0.5 mg t.i.d. According to the patient profile, he is homeless. Which of
the following information should be requested from the patient and what is the
rationale? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Are you eating three regular meals per day?
Drug is taken with meals and skipped if meal is skipped.
What could be considered barriers to providing a thorough oral consultation to a
patient? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Educational Background.
Primary language.
Physical Impairment.
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NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE 130
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
A patient calls a pharmacy for a refill of antihypertensive medication previously
filled at a pharmacy that is no longer in business. The patient provides the
pharmacy with the phone number of the previous owner who has kept the Rx
files at his home. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the
pharmacy?
A. Take the verbal Rx as a transfer order and fill the Rx
B. Verify the records are kept in a locked cabinet
C. Notify the BOP
D. Have the pharmacist fax the hard copy to the pharmacy - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Answer C
A woman asks a community pharmacist for advice on treating a cut on her child's
face. The pharmacist notices that the woman seems very impatient. The child
appears fearful and has several large bruises on his face, forehead, neck and
arms. Which of the following actions should the pharmacist take?
A. Advise the woman to take her child to a physician for evaluation and treatment
B. Suggest a topical antibiotic be applied twice a day to the wound if ti does not
appear to need suturing
C. Report the encounter to the county Child Protective Service Agency
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,D. Establish a medication profile for the child and record all non-prescription
products that are recommended for use
C. Reprot the encounter t - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Answer C
Which of the following options should the pharmacist recommend to a 72 year
old woman who usually takes 0.2 mg levothyroxine PO QD, but who is currently
intubated and on a ventilator?
A. Levothyroxine 100 mcg IV daily
B. levothyroxine 200 mcg IV daily
C. liothyronine 150 mcg IV daily
D. liothyronine 200 mcg IV daily - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Answer A
The IV to PO ratio of levothyroxine is 0.75 to 1 (NAPLEX, RxPreP. The IV to PO
ration of levothyroxine is 1:2 (CPJE study guide)
A pharmacist is conducting a medication use evaluation on epidural clonidine.
Which of the following indicators would be the MOST APPROPRIATE to determine
if the use of epidural clonidine has had a beneficial effect on patient outcomes?
A The number of patients who are diagnosed with HTN crisis
B. the number of analgesic doses needed for breakthrough pain in cancer patients
C. The amount of methadone needed by patients who are enrolled in methadone
maintenance program
D. The number of patients who are smokers needing nicotine patches during
admission - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Answer B
A pharmacy can dispense Ilaris after which of the following conditions has been
met?
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, A. An infectious disease physician has approved the patient's treatment regimen
B. The FDA has granted an orphan drug exemption to the pharmacy
C. The patient has been admitted into a general acute care hospital
D. The manufacturer designates the pharmacy as an authorized distributor -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Answer D
Ilaris (canakinumab) is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat systemic junvenile
idiopathic artiris and cryopyrine associated periodic syndromes.
A compounding pharmacist has received the following prescription for a 44 lb five
year old child: metronidazole oral suspension 50 mg/mL; give 6 mL BID x 10 days
(30 mg/kg/day). Which action is most appropriate?
A. DAW
B. contact the physician to change the dose
C. contact the physician to change the frequency
D. contact the physician since metronidazole is CI with peds - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Answer A
A pharmacist is counseling a 58-year-old man with a new prescription for
repaglinide 0.5 mg t.i.d. According to the patient profile, he is homeless. Which of
the following information should be requested from the patient and what is the
rationale? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Are you eating three regular meals per day?
Drug is taken with meals and skipped if meal is skipped.
What could be considered barriers to providing a thorough oral consultation to a
patient? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Educational Background.
Primary language.
Physical Impairment.
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