INDIANA MPJE 2026 CORE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is the purpose of MedWatch? - ✔✔To allow healthcare professionals and the
public to report adverse effects and product problems with medications.
✔✔What is the difference between expiration dates and beyond-use dates? -
✔✔Expiration dates are set by manufacturers, while beyond-use dates are determined
by pharmacists based on storage conditions.
✔✔What is the role of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)? - ✔✔To set quality
standards for medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements.
✔✔What is the significance of USP <795>? - ✔✔It provides guidelines for nonsterile
compounding practices.
✔✔What does USP <797> cover? - ✔✔Standards for sterile compounding to ensure
patient safety.
✔✔What is the focus of USP <800>? - ✔✔Guidelines for handling hazardous
substances in healthcare settings.
✔✔What is the purpose of the Prescription Drug Marketing Act? - ✔✔To regulate the
marketing of prescription drugs and ensure their safety and efficacy.
✔✔What does reimportation refer to in pharmacy law? - ✔✔The process of bringing
prescription drugs back into the U.S. from other countries.
✔✔What is preferential pricing? - ✔✔Pricing strategies that provide certain customers
with lower prices on prescription drugs.
✔✔What is the Federal Anti-Tampering Act? - ✔✔A law designed to prevent tampering
with consumer products, including pharmaceuticals.
✔✔What does the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act regulate? - ✔✔The
regulation of dietary supplements, ensuring their safety and labeling.
✔✔What is PHI in healthcare? - ✔✔Protected Health Information, which includes any
health information that can identify an individual.
✔✔What are the main requirements for using and disclosing PHI? - ✔✔PHI can only be
used or disclosed with patient consent, for treatment, payment, or healthcare
operations.
,✔✔What is the focus of FDA inspections? - ✔✔To ensure compliance with regulations
regarding the safety and efficacy of drugs.
✔✔What is the purpose of a Notice of Inspection? - ✔✔To inform a facility that an
inspection will take place to assess compliance with regulations.
✔✔What are Phase 1 Clinical Trials? - ✔✔Initial trials to assess the safety and dosage
of a new drug in a small group of participants.
✔✔What is the purpose of Phase 3 Clinical Trials? - ✔✔To confirm the effectiveness
and monitor the adverse reactions of a drug in a larger population.
✔✔What is a Supplemental New Drug Application? - ✔✔An application submitted to the
FDA to request changes to an already approved drug.
✔✔What is the significance of patient-friendly labeling? - ✔✔To ensure that drug
information is understandable and accessible to patients.
✔✔The controlled Substance act (CSA) was formerly known as? - ✔✔Comprehensive
Drug abuse Control and prevention act
✔✔The Controlled substances act replaced which other act? - ✔✔the Harrison Anti-
narcottic act
✔✔What did the controlled substances act create? - ✔✔a new category of substances:
controlled substances
✔✔What are the factors used to determine scheduling or removal from schedules? -
✔✔1. "Its actual or relative potential for abuse.
2. Scientific evidence of its pharmacologic effect, if known.
3. The state of current knowledge regarding the drug or other substance.
4. Its history and current pattern of abuse.
5. The scope, duration, and significance of abuse.
6. What, if any, risk there is to the public health.
7. Its psychic or physiological dependence liability.
8. Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled
under this subchapter.
✔✔What is required for over-the-counter sales of controlled substances? -
✔✔Compliance with specific regulations to prevent misuse and ensure safety.
- ONLY to 18 and up
- can be done by non-pharmacist employee
-limits on amounts of product that can be sold
, -must verify pt and record info on the sale (name of drug sold, qty of drug sold, date of
purchase, name of pt, address of patient, pharmacist intitial) in a bound book
✔✔Max codiene OTC product that can be sold - ✔✔240 ml or 48 dosage units
✔✔What must the PSE logbook contain? - ✔✔the name, address, and signature of the
purchaser, the date and time of the sale, and the name and amount of the product
purchased. As part of recording the sale, a pharmacy or other seller must view a valid
form of identification from the purchaser that contains a photograph, is nonexpired, and
is issued by a state or federal government, though additional forms of identification are
allowed per code.
✔✔What is the daily limit of Federal PSE for an individual? - ✔✔3.6 grams
✔✔What is the 30-day limit of Federal PSE for an individual? - ✔✔9 grams
✔✔What is the maximum amount of Federal PSE that can be imported and received via
US mail or other delivery service? - ✔✔7.5 grams
✔✔Ten registration types - ✔✔1) manufacturing; 2) distributing; 3) reverse distributing;
4) dispensing or instructing; 5) research (I); 6) research (II-V); 7) narcotic treatment
program including compounder; 8) importing; 9) exporting; and 10) chemical analysis
✔✔What form must be used to register? - ✔✔DEA 224 (pharmacy, other healthcare)
DEA 225 (manufacturers)
DEA 363 (narcotic tx program)
DEA 510 (chemical)
✔✔DEA number characters - ✔✔2 letters followed by 7 numbers
✔✔What letter must a DEA start with? - ✔✔A, B, F, or G for "big 4" , pharmacies, or
other institutions
M for mid level"
P or R for distributor
✔✔How to check if a DEA number is correct? - ✔✔1. Add the 1st, 3rd, and 5th digits
together,
2. Add the 2nd, 4th, and 6th digits together and multiply by 2,
3. Add the result from steps 1 and 2,
4. Determine if the right-most digit from step 3 matches the DEA number's final digit (the
check digit)
✔✔What is an institutional DEA number? - ✔✔An institutional DEA number is used by
healthcare facilities to order controlled substances on behalf of their practitioners.
-used by practitioners who are agents/ employees of the institution
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is the purpose of MedWatch? - ✔✔To allow healthcare professionals and the
public to report adverse effects and product problems with medications.
✔✔What is the difference between expiration dates and beyond-use dates? -
✔✔Expiration dates are set by manufacturers, while beyond-use dates are determined
by pharmacists based on storage conditions.
✔✔What is the role of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)? - ✔✔To set quality
standards for medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements.
✔✔What is the significance of USP <795>? - ✔✔It provides guidelines for nonsterile
compounding practices.
✔✔What does USP <797> cover? - ✔✔Standards for sterile compounding to ensure
patient safety.
✔✔What is the focus of USP <800>? - ✔✔Guidelines for handling hazardous
substances in healthcare settings.
✔✔What is the purpose of the Prescription Drug Marketing Act? - ✔✔To regulate the
marketing of prescription drugs and ensure their safety and efficacy.
✔✔What does reimportation refer to in pharmacy law? - ✔✔The process of bringing
prescription drugs back into the U.S. from other countries.
✔✔What is preferential pricing? - ✔✔Pricing strategies that provide certain customers
with lower prices on prescription drugs.
✔✔What is the Federal Anti-Tampering Act? - ✔✔A law designed to prevent tampering
with consumer products, including pharmaceuticals.
✔✔What does the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act regulate? - ✔✔The
regulation of dietary supplements, ensuring their safety and labeling.
✔✔What is PHI in healthcare? - ✔✔Protected Health Information, which includes any
health information that can identify an individual.
✔✔What are the main requirements for using and disclosing PHI? - ✔✔PHI can only be
used or disclosed with patient consent, for treatment, payment, or healthcare
operations.
,✔✔What is the focus of FDA inspections? - ✔✔To ensure compliance with regulations
regarding the safety and efficacy of drugs.
✔✔What is the purpose of a Notice of Inspection? - ✔✔To inform a facility that an
inspection will take place to assess compliance with regulations.
✔✔What are Phase 1 Clinical Trials? - ✔✔Initial trials to assess the safety and dosage
of a new drug in a small group of participants.
✔✔What is the purpose of Phase 3 Clinical Trials? - ✔✔To confirm the effectiveness
and monitor the adverse reactions of a drug in a larger population.
✔✔What is a Supplemental New Drug Application? - ✔✔An application submitted to the
FDA to request changes to an already approved drug.
✔✔What is the significance of patient-friendly labeling? - ✔✔To ensure that drug
information is understandable and accessible to patients.
✔✔The controlled Substance act (CSA) was formerly known as? - ✔✔Comprehensive
Drug abuse Control and prevention act
✔✔The Controlled substances act replaced which other act? - ✔✔the Harrison Anti-
narcottic act
✔✔What did the controlled substances act create? - ✔✔a new category of substances:
controlled substances
✔✔What are the factors used to determine scheduling or removal from schedules? -
✔✔1. "Its actual or relative potential for abuse.
2. Scientific evidence of its pharmacologic effect, if known.
3. The state of current knowledge regarding the drug or other substance.
4. Its history and current pattern of abuse.
5. The scope, duration, and significance of abuse.
6. What, if any, risk there is to the public health.
7. Its psychic or physiological dependence liability.
8. Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled
under this subchapter.
✔✔What is required for over-the-counter sales of controlled substances? -
✔✔Compliance with specific regulations to prevent misuse and ensure safety.
- ONLY to 18 and up
- can be done by non-pharmacist employee
-limits on amounts of product that can be sold
, -must verify pt and record info on the sale (name of drug sold, qty of drug sold, date of
purchase, name of pt, address of patient, pharmacist intitial) in a bound book
✔✔Max codiene OTC product that can be sold - ✔✔240 ml or 48 dosage units
✔✔What must the PSE logbook contain? - ✔✔the name, address, and signature of the
purchaser, the date and time of the sale, and the name and amount of the product
purchased. As part of recording the sale, a pharmacy or other seller must view a valid
form of identification from the purchaser that contains a photograph, is nonexpired, and
is issued by a state or federal government, though additional forms of identification are
allowed per code.
✔✔What is the daily limit of Federal PSE for an individual? - ✔✔3.6 grams
✔✔What is the 30-day limit of Federal PSE for an individual? - ✔✔9 grams
✔✔What is the maximum amount of Federal PSE that can be imported and received via
US mail or other delivery service? - ✔✔7.5 grams
✔✔Ten registration types - ✔✔1) manufacturing; 2) distributing; 3) reverse distributing;
4) dispensing or instructing; 5) research (I); 6) research (II-V); 7) narcotic treatment
program including compounder; 8) importing; 9) exporting; and 10) chemical analysis
✔✔What form must be used to register? - ✔✔DEA 224 (pharmacy, other healthcare)
DEA 225 (manufacturers)
DEA 363 (narcotic tx program)
DEA 510 (chemical)
✔✔DEA number characters - ✔✔2 letters followed by 7 numbers
✔✔What letter must a DEA start with? - ✔✔A, B, F, or G for "big 4" , pharmacies, or
other institutions
M for mid level"
P or R for distributor
✔✔How to check if a DEA number is correct? - ✔✔1. Add the 1st, 3rd, and 5th digits
together,
2. Add the 2nd, 4th, and 6th digits together and multiply by 2,
3. Add the result from steps 1 and 2,
4. Determine if the right-most digit from step 3 matches the DEA number's final digit (the
check digit)
✔✔What is an institutional DEA number? - ✔✔An institutional DEA number is used by
healthcare facilities to order controlled substances on behalf of their practitioners.
-used by practitioners who are agents/ employees of the institution
