INDIANA MPJE EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following describes counseling requirements in IN? (All that apply)
A. Interns may counsel patients as long as they make an offer for a pharmacist to
counsel after
B. Making an offer for a patient to ask questions satisfies the offer to counsel
requirement in IN
C. Pharmacists must document which patients receive counseling
D. Patients have the right to waive counseling
E. An offer to counsel must be make every time a prescription is dispensed - ✔✔A, D, E
✔✔T/F Prescribers are allowed to use commercially printed forms containing names of
controlled substances - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following practitioners may legally supervise an appropriately certified
pharmacy intern providing vaccines under protocol?
I RN
II pharmacist
III APN
IV PA
V Podiatrist - ✔✔D- i, ii, iii
✔✔Which of the following prescribers can write an acetaminophen with codeine
prescription for a human's eye issue in Indiana?
I physician
II optometrist
III podiatrist
IV veterinarian
V APN working under a physician without a specialty - ✔✔C- i and v
✔✔T/F As identified by Indiana's Legend Drug Act and Pharmacy Practice Act, the term
"sale" includes offering, dispensing, and administering - ✔✔True
✔✔Continuing professional education hour requirements vary depending on when and
how the pharmacist is licensed in IN. Which of the following is the correct number for a
pharmacist licensed for the first time on Aug 31, 2019?
A. 0 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 7.25 hours
D. 20 hours
E. 21.25 hours - ✔✔A
,✔✔T/F pharmacist cannot refuse to honor any prescription in Indiana - ✔✔False
✔✔A physician calls your pharmacy to provide a verbal prescription for alprazolam for a
patient. The prescriber has never evaluated the patient, but knows the patient's son.
The physician asked the patient's son why the patient uses the medication and
confirmed they were out of refills. Based in this information, which response best fits
why you can or cannot fill the prescription in this situation.
A. Can fill, the RX was issued within the physician's scope of practice
B. Can fill, the pharmacist has no legal responsibility to question a physician's
prescribing
C. Cannot fill, alprazolam prescriptions cannot be verbally issued
D. Cannot fill, the prescription was not issued for a legitimate medical purpose
E. Cannot fill, the prescription was not issued in the usual course of practice - ✔✔E
✔✔T/F A qualifying pharmacist is responsible to the board for the legal operation of the
pharmacy under the permit - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is true about the Indiana board of pharmacy? (All that apply)
A. The board has 7 pharmacist members
B. The board must adopt the rules establishing the standards for the competent practice
of pharmacy
C. A board member cannot be a full-time faculty member at a college of pharmacy
D. One pharmacist member of the board must be a hospital pharmacist
E. Board members are elected by members of the profession - ✔✔B, D
✔✔T/F - drugs returned to the pharmacy can never be reused or resold - ✔✔False
✔✔A quality-related event in a institution includes which of the following?
I dispensing an incorrect drug
II therapeutic duplications not identified and managed
III dispensing a drug to the wrong patient
IV drug-drug interactions not identified and managed
V clinical abuse/misuse not identified and managed - ✔✔E- all of the above
✔✔Which of the following apply to generic substitution in IN? (All that apply)
A. Pharmacists cannot generically substitute on prescriptions written written by a
veterinarian
B. Pharmacists are required to generically substitute for Medicaid patients unless the
prescriber signs "DAW" and writes "Brand Medically Necessary" on the face of the
prescription
C. If a pharmacist generically substitutes for a brand name product the label must be
labelled with both product names (ex Lisinopril generic for Zestril)
D. Prescription blanks should have 2 signature lines labeled "DAW" on the left and "May
substitute" on the right
, E. If a prescriber signs "DAW" for a non-Medicaid patient and the patient requests
generic, the patient must call the prescriber in order to substitute generically - ✔✔A, B,
C, D, E
✔✔T/F - in indiana, insulin products can be sold over the counter - ✔✔False
✔✔T/F - In indiana, only controlled substance prescriptions and drug orders must be
issued in the usual course of practice and for a legitimate medical purpose - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following are duties of pharmacists in institutional settings? (All that
apply)
A. Perform drug evaluations and drug utilization reviews
B. Interpretation of drug orders written by practitioners
C. Counsel patients and patients' care givers
D. Storage and distribution of drugs and devices
E. Medical record documentation of recommendations made related to the patient's
therapeutic response to medication - ✔✔A, B, C, D, E
✔✔Which of the following are required to be on the label of a sterile pharmaceutical
product prepared in an institution for a patient in that institution?
I date of preparation
II patient name and bed
III prescribing practitioner
IV expiration date, including time, if applicable
V generic name
VI phone number of institutional pharmacy
VII prescription number - ✔✔C- i, ii, iv
✔✔T/F- a pharmacist in an institutional setting must check all drug orders within 24
hours, including those written when the pharmacy is closed and orders filled from
available institutional sources outside the pharmacy - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F - pharmacists in indiana must counsel patients on all new prescriptions -
✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following are activities that a pharmacy technician can perform?
A. Providing advice to the patient about interpreting their prescription
B. Completing the final check on a drug order
C. Receiving refill approval over the phone from a prescriber
D. Completing the final check on a prescription
E. Consulting with the prescriber concerning a patient - ✔✔B, C
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following describes counseling requirements in IN? (All that apply)
A. Interns may counsel patients as long as they make an offer for a pharmacist to
counsel after
B. Making an offer for a patient to ask questions satisfies the offer to counsel
requirement in IN
C. Pharmacists must document which patients receive counseling
D. Patients have the right to waive counseling
E. An offer to counsel must be make every time a prescription is dispensed - ✔✔A, D, E
✔✔T/F Prescribers are allowed to use commercially printed forms containing names of
controlled substances - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following practitioners may legally supervise an appropriately certified
pharmacy intern providing vaccines under protocol?
I RN
II pharmacist
III APN
IV PA
V Podiatrist - ✔✔D- i, ii, iii
✔✔Which of the following prescribers can write an acetaminophen with codeine
prescription for a human's eye issue in Indiana?
I physician
II optometrist
III podiatrist
IV veterinarian
V APN working under a physician without a specialty - ✔✔C- i and v
✔✔T/F As identified by Indiana's Legend Drug Act and Pharmacy Practice Act, the term
"sale" includes offering, dispensing, and administering - ✔✔True
✔✔Continuing professional education hour requirements vary depending on when and
how the pharmacist is licensed in IN. Which of the following is the correct number for a
pharmacist licensed for the first time on Aug 31, 2019?
A. 0 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 7.25 hours
D. 20 hours
E. 21.25 hours - ✔✔A
,✔✔T/F pharmacist cannot refuse to honor any prescription in Indiana - ✔✔False
✔✔A physician calls your pharmacy to provide a verbal prescription for alprazolam for a
patient. The prescriber has never evaluated the patient, but knows the patient's son.
The physician asked the patient's son why the patient uses the medication and
confirmed they were out of refills. Based in this information, which response best fits
why you can or cannot fill the prescription in this situation.
A. Can fill, the RX was issued within the physician's scope of practice
B. Can fill, the pharmacist has no legal responsibility to question a physician's
prescribing
C. Cannot fill, alprazolam prescriptions cannot be verbally issued
D. Cannot fill, the prescription was not issued for a legitimate medical purpose
E. Cannot fill, the prescription was not issued in the usual course of practice - ✔✔E
✔✔T/F A qualifying pharmacist is responsible to the board for the legal operation of the
pharmacy under the permit - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is true about the Indiana board of pharmacy? (All that apply)
A. The board has 7 pharmacist members
B. The board must adopt the rules establishing the standards for the competent practice
of pharmacy
C. A board member cannot be a full-time faculty member at a college of pharmacy
D. One pharmacist member of the board must be a hospital pharmacist
E. Board members are elected by members of the profession - ✔✔B, D
✔✔T/F - drugs returned to the pharmacy can never be reused or resold - ✔✔False
✔✔A quality-related event in a institution includes which of the following?
I dispensing an incorrect drug
II therapeutic duplications not identified and managed
III dispensing a drug to the wrong patient
IV drug-drug interactions not identified and managed
V clinical abuse/misuse not identified and managed - ✔✔E- all of the above
✔✔Which of the following apply to generic substitution in IN? (All that apply)
A. Pharmacists cannot generically substitute on prescriptions written written by a
veterinarian
B. Pharmacists are required to generically substitute for Medicaid patients unless the
prescriber signs "DAW" and writes "Brand Medically Necessary" on the face of the
prescription
C. If a pharmacist generically substitutes for a brand name product the label must be
labelled with both product names (ex Lisinopril generic for Zestril)
D. Prescription blanks should have 2 signature lines labeled "DAW" on the left and "May
substitute" on the right
, E. If a prescriber signs "DAW" for a non-Medicaid patient and the patient requests
generic, the patient must call the prescriber in order to substitute generically - ✔✔A, B,
C, D, E
✔✔T/F - in indiana, insulin products can be sold over the counter - ✔✔False
✔✔T/F - In indiana, only controlled substance prescriptions and drug orders must be
issued in the usual course of practice and for a legitimate medical purpose - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following are duties of pharmacists in institutional settings? (All that
apply)
A. Perform drug evaluations and drug utilization reviews
B. Interpretation of drug orders written by practitioners
C. Counsel patients and patients' care givers
D. Storage and distribution of drugs and devices
E. Medical record documentation of recommendations made related to the patient's
therapeutic response to medication - ✔✔A, B, C, D, E
✔✔Which of the following are required to be on the label of a sterile pharmaceutical
product prepared in an institution for a patient in that institution?
I date of preparation
II patient name and bed
III prescribing practitioner
IV expiration date, including time, if applicable
V generic name
VI phone number of institutional pharmacy
VII prescription number - ✔✔C- i, ii, iv
✔✔T/F- a pharmacist in an institutional setting must check all drug orders within 24
hours, including those written when the pharmacy is closed and orders filled from
available institutional sources outside the pharmacy - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F - pharmacists in indiana must counsel patients on all new prescriptions -
✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following are activities that a pharmacy technician can perform?
A. Providing advice to the patient about interpreting their prescription
B. Completing the final check on a drug order
C. Receiving refill approval over the phone from a prescriber
D. Completing the final check on a prescription
E. Consulting with the prescriber concerning a patient - ✔✔B, C
