Licensure and Personnel Flashcards
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A foreign pharmacy graduate seeking licensure in the US must typically complete which of the following before sitting for the NAPLEX?
Answer: Obtain FPGEC certification from NABP
Foreign pharmacy graduates must obtain Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certification from NABP, which includes passing the FPGEE and TOEFL, before they are eligible to sit for NAPLEX.
A pharmacist intern who has accumulated the required internship hours but has not yet passed the MPJE is permitted to:
Answer: Sit for the NAPLEX examination
An intern who has completed the required internship hours may sit for the NAPLEX; however, passing both NAPLEX and MPJE is required before a full license is granted.
Which entity administers the NAPLEX examination used for pharmacist licensure in the United States?
Answer: NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy)
NABP develops and administers the NAPLEX on behalf of member boards of pharmacy throughout the US.
Under federal law, a pharmacy technician trainee working in a hospital pharmacy must perform drug dispensing activities:
Answer: Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist
Pharmacy technician trainees must perform all dispensing activities under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist regardless of setting.
A pharmacist whose license has lapsed for three years wishes to reinstate it. Most state boards would typically require:
Answer: Meeting current reinstatement requirements, which may include CE and/or re-examination
Most states require lapsed licensees to meet current reinstatement standards, which commonly include CE completion and may require re-examination depending on the length of lapse.
A preceptor pharmacist overseeing a pharmacy intern must generally hold:
Answer: An active pharmacist license in the state where training occurs
Preceptors must hold an active, unrestricted pharmacist license in the state where the internship is being conducted; additional certifications are generally not required by state law.
Which of the following actions by a pharmacy technician would most likely require the pharmacist to intervene and correct?
Answer: Verifying the final product before dispensing to the patient
Final verification of a dispensed prescription is a pharmacist-only function; technicians may perform preparatory steps but cannot perform the final check unless a state has enacted tech-check-tech laws.