Texas MPJE Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
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What is the main purpose of the Texas MPJE exam?
✔✔To test knowledge of federal and Texas pharmacy law and its application in practice.
Who issues pharmacy licenses in Texas?
✔✔The Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
What must pharmacies maintain in the pharmacy for staff reference?
✔✔Current copies of Texas pharmacy laws and rules.
Which law regulates controlled substances in Texas?
✔✔The Texas Controlled Substances Act.
When state and federal pharmacy laws conflict, which must a pharmacist follow?
✔✔The stricter law to ensure compliance.
Which Texas statute governs dangerous drugs?
✔✔Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 483.
Which system must pharmacists use to report outpatient controlled substances?
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,✔✔The Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).
Within how many days must prescriptions be reported to the Texas PMP?
✔✔By the next business day after dispensing.
Who can be delegated access to the Texas PMP?
✔✔Registered pharmacy technicians and other authorized staff.
For which medications is a PMP check required before dispensing?
✔✔Opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and carisoprodol.
What must a pharmacist document if the PMP cannot be accessed?
✔✔A good faith attempt to comply with the law.
Which patients are exempt from a required PMP check?
✔✔Patients with cancer, hospice, or sickle cell disease.
How must Schedule II drug inventories be maintained?
✔✔Separately from all other drugs.
How often must controlled substances inventories be conducted?
✔✔Annually.
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,Who must sign the controlled substances inventory in Texas?
✔✔The pharmacist taking inventory and the pharmacist-in-charge.
What is the classification of a community pharmacy under Texas law?
✔✔Class A.
Which chapters of the Texas Administrative Code cover pharmacy licensing?
✔✔Chapters 283 and 291.
Who enforces pharmacy laws and rules in Texas?
✔✔The Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
Which Texas act governs food, drugs, and cosmetics?
✔✔Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Chapter 431.
Which federal law is referenced in Texas pharmacy regulations?
✔✔The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Which drugs are considered dangerous drugs under Texas law?
✔✔All drugs requiring a prescription to be dispensed.
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, What is the purpose of drug scheduling?
✔✔To classify drugs based on abuse potential and medical use.
Within how many days must controlled substances inventories be notarized?
✔✔Within three days of completion.
How must prescription records be maintained for inspection?
✔✔Separate filing for controlled substances and noncontrolled drugs.
What is the classification of institutional pharmacies?
✔✔Class C.
What must pharmacists review before dispensing controlled substances?
✔✔Patient PMP history when required.
What is the minimum education requirement for a pharmacist license in Texas?
✔✔Graduation from an accredited pharmacy program and passing NAPLEX and MPJE.
Which schedule of drugs has the highest potential for abuse?
✔✔Schedule I.
What must pharmacies do if they cannot accept electronic prescriptions?
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Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the main purpose of the Texas MPJE exam?
✔✔To test knowledge of federal and Texas pharmacy law and its application in practice.
Who issues pharmacy licenses in Texas?
✔✔The Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
What must pharmacies maintain in the pharmacy for staff reference?
✔✔Current copies of Texas pharmacy laws and rules.
Which law regulates controlled substances in Texas?
✔✔The Texas Controlled Substances Act.
When state and federal pharmacy laws conflict, which must a pharmacist follow?
✔✔The stricter law to ensure compliance.
Which Texas statute governs dangerous drugs?
✔✔Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 483.
Which system must pharmacists use to report outpatient controlled substances?
1
,✔✔The Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).
Within how many days must prescriptions be reported to the Texas PMP?
✔✔By the next business day after dispensing.
Who can be delegated access to the Texas PMP?
✔✔Registered pharmacy technicians and other authorized staff.
For which medications is a PMP check required before dispensing?
✔✔Opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and carisoprodol.
What must a pharmacist document if the PMP cannot be accessed?
✔✔A good faith attempt to comply with the law.
Which patients are exempt from a required PMP check?
✔✔Patients with cancer, hospice, or sickle cell disease.
How must Schedule II drug inventories be maintained?
✔✔Separately from all other drugs.
How often must controlled substances inventories be conducted?
✔✔Annually.
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,Who must sign the controlled substances inventory in Texas?
✔✔The pharmacist taking inventory and the pharmacist-in-charge.
What is the classification of a community pharmacy under Texas law?
✔✔Class A.
Which chapters of the Texas Administrative Code cover pharmacy licensing?
✔✔Chapters 283 and 291.
Who enforces pharmacy laws and rules in Texas?
✔✔The Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
Which Texas act governs food, drugs, and cosmetics?
✔✔Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Chapter 431.
Which federal law is referenced in Texas pharmacy regulations?
✔✔The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Which drugs are considered dangerous drugs under Texas law?
✔✔All drugs requiring a prescription to be dispensed.
3
, What is the purpose of drug scheduling?
✔✔To classify drugs based on abuse potential and medical use.
Within how many days must controlled substances inventories be notarized?
✔✔Within three days of completion.
How must prescription records be maintained for inspection?
✔✔Separate filing for controlled substances and noncontrolled drugs.
What is the classification of institutional pharmacies?
✔✔Class C.
What must pharmacists review before dispensing controlled substances?
✔✔Patient PMP history when required.
What is the minimum education requirement for a pharmacist license in Texas?
✔✔Graduation from an accredited pharmacy program and passing NAPLEX and MPJE.
Which schedule of drugs has the highest potential for abuse?
✔✔Schedule I.
What must pharmacies do if they cannot accept electronic prescriptions?
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