MISSOURI MPJE CORE EXAMS SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What happens with a telephone prescription? - ✔✔A telephone prescription shall be
promptly reduced to written or electronic medium by the pharmacist and shall comply
with all laws governing
prescriptions and record keeping.
✔✔T or F: Pharmacy law does not limit the authority of other licensed health care
providers to prescribe, administer, or dispense medications and treatments within the
scope of their professional practice. - ✔✔true
✔✔Who can accept a prescription presented to be dispensed? - ✔✔the patient or
patient's authorized representative, unless that person is located on a premises licensed
by the board as a pharmacy
✔✔How long must original prescriptions be kept and be producible for court? - ✔✔At
least 5 years
✔✔Which records can be contained on microfilm? - ✔✔Those maintained for greater
than 3 years
✔✔Who must the pharmacist be able to furnish an original rx for? - ✔✔prescriber or
patient
✔✔How many people sit on the MO BOP? - ✔✔7 persons not affiliated with any SOP
✔✔What kind of people make up the BOP? - ✔✔6 practicing MO pharmacists (at least
one hospital or LTCF pharmacist) and 1 voting public member
✔✔How are BOP members appointed? - ✔✔Appointed by governor, approved by
senate
✔✔How long is a term on the MO BOP? - ✔✔five years
✔✔What are the requirements for the public member of the BOP? - ✔✔not affiliated
with pharmacy profession, registered voter, lived in MO for at least a year
✔✔How often are president and vice president of the board elected? - ✔✔annually
✔✔How much do board members get compensated? - ✔✔$50 for each day doing
board duties + expenses
,✔✔How often must the board provide a written report of their proceedings to the
governor? - ✔✔annually and upon request
✔✔Who makes up the advisory board? - ✔✔6 memers:
1 pharmacy representative
3 wholesale drug distributor representatives
1 drug manufacturer representative
1 licensed veterinarian
✔✔Who can administer oaths and issue subpoenas? - ✔✔board president
✔✔What happens if the board decides to test drug products at the pharmacy? - ✔✔they
will pay for testing and product requested
✔✔T or F: Any person acting to cooperate with the board is immune to civil damages
related to doing so. - ✔✔T
✔✔What titles can only be held by pharmacists? - ✔✔pharmacist, registered
pharmacist, druggist, apothecary
✔✔T or F: The board has access to court records. - ✔✔T
✔✔What is the conviction placed on a licensee that violates sections 310.010 to .090?
A non-licensee? - ✔✔Class A misdemeanor, Class C felony
✔✔Can a pharmacist fill an rx from an out of state prescriber? - ✔✔Yes, but must follow
their direction on generic substitution
✔✔When can a pharmacist dispense an emergency supply of medication? - ✔✔1)
Interruption of tx might lead to undesirable health consequences
2) Pharmacy previously dispensed the rx from that prescriber
3) Med is not a controlled substance
4) Pharmacist informs patient that refill is required for future fills
5) Pharmacist documents the emergency fill in pts record
✔✔How much medication can be given as an emergency supply if prescriber cannot be
reached? If incapacitated or dead? - ✔✔up to 7 days worth, based on pharmacist's
discretion;
30 days if incapacitated or dead
✔✔When should the pharmacist notify the prescriber after an emergency supply is
given? - ✔✔promptly
✔✔What constitutes a pharmacy? - ✔✔1) Place where pharmacy is practiced
, 2) Where drugs, chemicals, medicines, any legend drugs, prescriptions, or poisons are
compounded, prepared, dispensed or sold or offered for sale at retail
3) Where the words "pharmacist", "apothecary", "drugstore", "drugs", and any other
symbols, words or
phrases of similar meaning or understanding are used in any form to advertise retail
products or services
4) Where pt records are kept for the purpose of practicing pharmacy
✔✔Is a permit required for a pharmacist to perform nondispensing activities outside of a
pharmacy? - ✔✔No
✔✔Which class is community/ambulatory pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class A
✔✔Which class is hospital pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class B
✔✔Which class is LCT pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class C
✔✔Which class is nonsterile compounding in? - ✔✔Class D
✔✔Which class is radiopharmaceuticals in? - ✔✔Class E
✔✔Which class is renal dialysis in? - ✔✔Class F
✔✔Which class is medical gas in? - ✔✔Class G
✔✔Which class is sterile product compounding in? - ✔✔Class H
✔✔Which class are consultant services in? - ✔✔Class I
✔✔Which class is shared service in - ✔✔Class J
✔✔Which class is internet pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class K
✔✔Which class is veterinary pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class L
✔✔Which class is specialty pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class M
✔✔Which class is automatic dispensing pharmacy LTCF in? - ✔✔Class N
✔✔Which class is automatic dispensing pharmacy ambulatory in? - ✔✔Class O
✔✔Which class is practitioner/office clinic pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class P
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What happens with a telephone prescription? - ✔✔A telephone prescription shall be
promptly reduced to written or electronic medium by the pharmacist and shall comply
with all laws governing
prescriptions and record keeping.
✔✔T or F: Pharmacy law does not limit the authority of other licensed health care
providers to prescribe, administer, or dispense medications and treatments within the
scope of their professional practice. - ✔✔true
✔✔Who can accept a prescription presented to be dispensed? - ✔✔the patient or
patient's authorized representative, unless that person is located on a premises licensed
by the board as a pharmacy
✔✔How long must original prescriptions be kept and be producible for court? - ✔✔At
least 5 years
✔✔Which records can be contained on microfilm? - ✔✔Those maintained for greater
than 3 years
✔✔Who must the pharmacist be able to furnish an original rx for? - ✔✔prescriber or
patient
✔✔How many people sit on the MO BOP? - ✔✔7 persons not affiliated with any SOP
✔✔What kind of people make up the BOP? - ✔✔6 practicing MO pharmacists (at least
one hospital or LTCF pharmacist) and 1 voting public member
✔✔How are BOP members appointed? - ✔✔Appointed by governor, approved by
senate
✔✔How long is a term on the MO BOP? - ✔✔five years
✔✔What are the requirements for the public member of the BOP? - ✔✔not affiliated
with pharmacy profession, registered voter, lived in MO for at least a year
✔✔How often are president and vice president of the board elected? - ✔✔annually
✔✔How much do board members get compensated? - ✔✔$50 for each day doing
board duties + expenses
,✔✔How often must the board provide a written report of their proceedings to the
governor? - ✔✔annually and upon request
✔✔Who makes up the advisory board? - ✔✔6 memers:
1 pharmacy representative
3 wholesale drug distributor representatives
1 drug manufacturer representative
1 licensed veterinarian
✔✔Who can administer oaths and issue subpoenas? - ✔✔board president
✔✔What happens if the board decides to test drug products at the pharmacy? - ✔✔they
will pay for testing and product requested
✔✔T or F: Any person acting to cooperate with the board is immune to civil damages
related to doing so. - ✔✔T
✔✔What titles can only be held by pharmacists? - ✔✔pharmacist, registered
pharmacist, druggist, apothecary
✔✔T or F: The board has access to court records. - ✔✔T
✔✔What is the conviction placed on a licensee that violates sections 310.010 to .090?
A non-licensee? - ✔✔Class A misdemeanor, Class C felony
✔✔Can a pharmacist fill an rx from an out of state prescriber? - ✔✔Yes, but must follow
their direction on generic substitution
✔✔When can a pharmacist dispense an emergency supply of medication? - ✔✔1)
Interruption of tx might lead to undesirable health consequences
2) Pharmacy previously dispensed the rx from that prescriber
3) Med is not a controlled substance
4) Pharmacist informs patient that refill is required for future fills
5) Pharmacist documents the emergency fill in pts record
✔✔How much medication can be given as an emergency supply if prescriber cannot be
reached? If incapacitated or dead? - ✔✔up to 7 days worth, based on pharmacist's
discretion;
30 days if incapacitated or dead
✔✔When should the pharmacist notify the prescriber after an emergency supply is
given? - ✔✔promptly
✔✔What constitutes a pharmacy? - ✔✔1) Place where pharmacy is practiced
, 2) Where drugs, chemicals, medicines, any legend drugs, prescriptions, or poisons are
compounded, prepared, dispensed or sold or offered for sale at retail
3) Where the words "pharmacist", "apothecary", "drugstore", "drugs", and any other
symbols, words or
phrases of similar meaning or understanding are used in any form to advertise retail
products or services
4) Where pt records are kept for the purpose of practicing pharmacy
✔✔Is a permit required for a pharmacist to perform nondispensing activities outside of a
pharmacy? - ✔✔No
✔✔Which class is community/ambulatory pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class A
✔✔Which class is hospital pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class B
✔✔Which class is LCT pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class C
✔✔Which class is nonsterile compounding in? - ✔✔Class D
✔✔Which class is radiopharmaceuticals in? - ✔✔Class E
✔✔Which class is renal dialysis in? - ✔✔Class F
✔✔Which class is medical gas in? - ✔✔Class G
✔✔Which class is sterile product compounding in? - ✔✔Class H
✔✔Which class are consultant services in? - ✔✔Class I
✔✔Which class is shared service in - ✔✔Class J
✔✔Which class is internet pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class K
✔✔Which class is veterinary pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class L
✔✔Which class is specialty pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class M
✔✔Which class is automatic dispensing pharmacy LTCF in? - ✔✔Class N
✔✔Which class is automatic dispensing pharmacy ambulatory in? - ✔✔Class O
✔✔Which class is practitioner/office clinic pharmacy in? - ✔✔Class P
