IL MPJE NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is a power of attorney? - ans -Method of delegating responsibility to
another person to issue orders for and obtain schedule I and II controlled
substances
Who must the POA for the DEA Form 222 be executed and signed by? - ans -- the
registrant
- person who POA is granted to
- 2 witnesses
If revoking the POA for DEA Form 222, who must revoke the notice of revocation?
- ans -- person who signed the most recent DEA registration
- 2 witnesses
Who can be a POA? Who is preferred to be a POA? - ans -Can be anyone: non-
pharmacist owners, techs, interns, and unlicensed persons. BUT it is always
preferable (even if not legally required) that only pharmacists order controlled
substances
What type of DEA registration do pharmacies apply for? - ans -Dispenser
Which DEA Form do pharmacies and other dispensers use for initial registration?
What form is used for renewal? How often is renewal? - ans -DEA 224; DEA 224a;
3 years
Neither federal or IL law require the DEA registration applicant or the person with
POA to be a pharmacist; however, under state law, the ordering, securing, and
dispensing of controlled substance is responsibility of ____, regardless of whether
they are the registrant and regardless of whether they have a POA. - ans -PIC
Hospitals register as "___ ____" - registration is issued to the entire hospital,
allowing controlled substances to be stored anywhere in the registered location,
,and to give employee practitioners, nurses, pharmacists the authority to possess,
prescribe, dispense, and administer controlled substances - ans -Institutional
practitioners
T/F: Pharmacies in hospitals require a separate DEA registration - ans -False - can
use the institutional dispenser registration issued to hospital
T/F: Institutional practitioner registration is also available to clinics that are
licensed under state law - ans -True
When are multiple DEA registrations required? (2)
- ans -1. Location: required for each site w/ different street addresses
2. Activity: for each activity, even if in the same address (i.e. distributor, detox
compounder, etc.)
What are 3 activities would trigger multiple DEA registrations for pharmacies? -
ans -1. Pharmacy as a distributor
2. Pharmacy as a manufacturer
3. Pharmacy as "detox compounder"
What makes a pharmacy a distributor?
- ans -1. Participates in joint buying activities, and is the location from which
drugs are stored and shipped to other pharmacies OR
2. Its annual distribution of controlled substances to other pharmacies or
practitioners exceeds 5% of total number of dosage units dispensed
What makes a pharmacy a manufacturer?
- ans -1. It purchases controlled substances for the purpose of repackaging for
sale within the pharmacy w/o a prescription or to other registrants
2. It compounds for office use (note that this is no longer legal)
What makes a pharmacy a detox compounder? - ans -It compounds controlled
substance product for sale or distribution to a narcotic treatment program for
purposes of addiction treatment
,Which DEA Form do manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, exporters, and
researchers use to register? What form is used to renew? How often is renewal? -
ans -225; 225a; 3 years
If the Applicant has done the following, the DEA may deny registration: (4)
- ans -1. Falsified info
2. Drug-related felony conviction
3. Committed such acts to make registration inconsistent w/ public interest
4. State license suspended, revoked, or denied
When can DEA revoke registration? (5)
- ans -1. Falsified info
2. Drug-related felony conviction
3. Committed such acts to make registration inconsistent w/ public interest
4. State license suspended, revoked, or denied
5. Has been subject to mandatory exclusion from Medicare or any state
healthcare program
What is required in order to dispense controlled substances in IL? (3)
- ans -1. DEA registration
2. Pharmacy or other practitioner's state professional license
3. State controlled substance license registration
What is required for IL controlled substance registration? (2) - ans -1. Proof of
federal registration
2. Registration fee
When does the IL controlled substance registration expire? - ans -Expires on date
certificate holders pharmacy license expires (March 31 on even years)
What type of license does a pharmacy in IL possess in order to dispense all RX
drugs? (3) - ans -1. 1. DEA registration
2. Pharmacy license
3. State controlled substance license registration
Hospital/clinic/practitioner/teaching institution/pharmacy DEA letters - ans -
A/B/F/G
, Mid-level practitioner DEA letter - ans -M
Reverse distributors DEA letter - ans -L
Manufacturer/distributor/researcher/analytical lab/importer/exporter/reverse
distributor/narcotic treatment program DEA number - ans -P/R
DEA letter used by a practitioner of addictions on an outpatient basis - ans -X
Issued and used in addition to the A/B/F/G DEA number
Steps for verifying a DEA number - ans -1. Add digits 1, 3, and 5
2. Add digits 2, 4, and 6 and multiply sum by 2
3. Add results from above and the last number of sum should equal last number
in DEA number
How many days before a controlled substance is "automatically" made uniform
with federal law unless the Department of Human Services objects and holds a
hearing to place it into a different schedule? - ans -30 days
What is the entry point for newly scheduled controlled drugs? - ans -Schedule IV
Products containing not more than ___ mg of dihydrocodeine, or any of its salts,
per ____ mL or per ____ grams are also considered to be C___ substances - ans -
10; 100; 100; 5
Under state and federal law, how much CV controlled substances may be
obtained without a prescription? - ans -4 ounces
In IL, no person shall purchase or be dispensed more than ____ mL or more than
___ g of any Schedule V substance which contains codeine, dihydrocodeine, or
any salts thereof, in any ____ period - ans -120; 120; 96 hour
What is the quantity restriction of schedule V substances (exempt narcotics)? -
ans -Not more than 120 mL or more than 120 grams
500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is a power of attorney? - ans -Method of delegating responsibility to
another person to issue orders for and obtain schedule I and II controlled
substances
Who must the POA for the DEA Form 222 be executed and signed by? - ans -- the
registrant
- person who POA is granted to
- 2 witnesses
If revoking the POA for DEA Form 222, who must revoke the notice of revocation?
- ans -- person who signed the most recent DEA registration
- 2 witnesses
Who can be a POA? Who is preferred to be a POA? - ans -Can be anyone: non-
pharmacist owners, techs, interns, and unlicensed persons. BUT it is always
preferable (even if not legally required) that only pharmacists order controlled
substances
What type of DEA registration do pharmacies apply for? - ans -Dispenser
Which DEA Form do pharmacies and other dispensers use for initial registration?
What form is used for renewal? How often is renewal? - ans -DEA 224; DEA 224a;
3 years
Neither federal or IL law require the DEA registration applicant or the person with
POA to be a pharmacist; however, under state law, the ordering, securing, and
dispensing of controlled substance is responsibility of ____, regardless of whether
they are the registrant and regardless of whether they have a POA. - ans -PIC
Hospitals register as "___ ____" - registration is issued to the entire hospital,
allowing controlled substances to be stored anywhere in the registered location,
,and to give employee practitioners, nurses, pharmacists the authority to possess,
prescribe, dispense, and administer controlled substances - ans -Institutional
practitioners
T/F: Pharmacies in hospitals require a separate DEA registration - ans -False - can
use the institutional dispenser registration issued to hospital
T/F: Institutional practitioner registration is also available to clinics that are
licensed under state law - ans -True
When are multiple DEA registrations required? (2)
- ans -1. Location: required for each site w/ different street addresses
2. Activity: for each activity, even if in the same address (i.e. distributor, detox
compounder, etc.)
What are 3 activities would trigger multiple DEA registrations for pharmacies? -
ans -1. Pharmacy as a distributor
2. Pharmacy as a manufacturer
3. Pharmacy as "detox compounder"
What makes a pharmacy a distributor?
- ans -1. Participates in joint buying activities, and is the location from which
drugs are stored and shipped to other pharmacies OR
2. Its annual distribution of controlled substances to other pharmacies or
practitioners exceeds 5% of total number of dosage units dispensed
What makes a pharmacy a manufacturer?
- ans -1. It purchases controlled substances for the purpose of repackaging for
sale within the pharmacy w/o a prescription or to other registrants
2. It compounds for office use (note that this is no longer legal)
What makes a pharmacy a detox compounder? - ans -It compounds controlled
substance product for sale or distribution to a narcotic treatment program for
purposes of addiction treatment
,Which DEA Form do manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, exporters, and
researchers use to register? What form is used to renew? How often is renewal? -
ans -225; 225a; 3 years
If the Applicant has done the following, the DEA may deny registration: (4)
- ans -1. Falsified info
2. Drug-related felony conviction
3. Committed such acts to make registration inconsistent w/ public interest
4. State license suspended, revoked, or denied
When can DEA revoke registration? (5)
- ans -1. Falsified info
2. Drug-related felony conviction
3. Committed such acts to make registration inconsistent w/ public interest
4. State license suspended, revoked, or denied
5. Has been subject to mandatory exclusion from Medicare or any state
healthcare program
What is required in order to dispense controlled substances in IL? (3)
- ans -1. DEA registration
2. Pharmacy or other practitioner's state professional license
3. State controlled substance license registration
What is required for IL controlled substance registration? (2) - ans -1. Proof of
federal registration
2. Registration fee
When does the IL controlled substance registration expire? - ans -Expires on date
certificate holders pharmacy license expires (March 31 on even years)
What type of license does a pharmacy in IL possess in order to dispense all RX
drugs? (3) - ans -1. 1. DEA registration
2. Pharmacy license
3. State controlled substance license registration
Hospital/clinic/practitioner/teaching institution/pharmacy DEA letters - ans -
A/B/F/G
, Mid-level practitioner DEA letter - ans -M
Reverse distributors DEA letter - ans -L
Manufacturer/distributor/researcher/analytical lab/importer/exporter/reverse
distributor/narcotic treatment program DEA number - ans -P/R
DEA letter used by a practitioner of addictions on an outpatient basis - ans -X
Issued and used in addition to the A/B/F/G DEA number
Steps for verifying a DEA number - ans -1. Add digits 1, 3, and 5
2. Add digits 2, 4, and 6 and multiply sum by 2
3. Add results from above and the last number of sum should equal last number
in DEA number
How many days before a controlled substance is "automatically" made uniform
with federal law unless the Department of Human Services objects and holds a
hearing to place it into a different schedule? - ans -30 days
What is the entry point for newly scheduled controlled drugs? - ans -Schedule IV
Products containing not more than ___ mg of dihydrocodeine, or any of its salts,
per ____ mL or per ____ grams are also considered to be C___ substances - ans -
10; 100; 100; 5
Under state and federal law, how much CV controlled substances may be
obtained without a prescription? - ans -4 ounces
In IL, no person shall purchase or be dispensed more than ____ mL or more than
___ g of any Schedule V substance which contains codeine, dihydrocodeine, or
any salts thereof, in any ____ period - ans -120; 120; 96 hour
What is the quantity restriction of schedule V substances (exempt narcotics)? -
ans -Not more than 120 mL or more than 120 grams
