CFPN Study Guide 2026

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📋 CFPN Exam Format at a Glance

120
Questions
150 min
Time Limit
70.00%
Passing Score

📚 CFPN Topics to Study (21)

✍️ Sample CFPN Questions & Answers

1. A DEA Form 222 (or its electronic equivalent) is required for ordering which schedule of controlled substances?
Schedule I and II

DEA Form 222 or CSOS electronic equivalent is required specifically for ordering Schedule I and Schedule II controlled substances.

2. Which regulatory body issues and maintains the DEA registration required for healthcare providers to prescribe controlled substances?
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

The DEA issues DEA registrations (DEA numbers) to practitioners and other entities authorized to handle controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act.

3. What is the Daubert standard used for in US federal courts regarding expert testimony?
To evaluate whether scientific evidence is based on reliable, testable, peer-reviewed methodology

The Daubert standard requires judges to assess whether expert scientific testimony meets criteria of validity, testability, and peer review.

4. Which recovery program model allows healthcare professionals who have diverted drugs due to substance use disorder to maintain their license under monitored conditions?
Healthcare Professional Recovery Program (Peer Assistance Program)

Peer assistance or healthcare professional recovery programs offer monitored treatment as an alternative to immediate license revocation for substance use disorder.

5. Which federal regulation primarily governs the handling and disposal of pharmaceutical waste, including unused hazardous medications in healthcare settings?
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) governs pharmaceutical waste disposal, classifying certain drugs as hazardous waste that requires special handling and disposal procedures.

6. During an investigation of suspected diversion, a forensic pharmacy nurse reviews the suspect's metabolic impairment documentation. Why is this relevant?
To determine if legitimate medical conditions explain behaviors consistent with substance use disorder

Medical records may reveal documented health conditions that legitimately explain some behavioral signs attributed to diversion.

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