MPJE Licensure and Personnel Roles 5

Question 1

Which of the following pharmacy personnel may legally counsel a patient on the proper use of a new prescription medication?

Accepted Answer

A licensed pharmacist

Answer

Patient counseling on prescription medications is a professional act that must be performed by a licensed pharmacist.

Question 2

A pharmacist working at a hospital is asked to also manage a retail pharmacy kiosk in another building on the same campus under a single DEA registration. This arrangement is:

Accepted Answer

Generally not permissible; each pharmacy location requires its own DEA registration

Answer

Each pharmacy location must have its own DEA registration; a single registration cannot cover multiple separate dispensing locations.

Question 3

A pharmacy technician certification through PTCB or NHA is:

Accepted Answer

A national credential that some states require and others recognize as optional

Answer

PTCB and NHA certifications are nationally recognized credentials; requirements vary by state, with some mandating certification and others making it optional.

Question 4

When a pharmacist-in-charge (PIC) accepts responsibility for a new pharmacy, they become liable for:

Accepted Answer

Only violations that occur after they assume the PIC role

Answer

A PIC assumes legal responsibility for compliance from the date they accept the role; they are not retroactively responsible for prior violations.

Question 5

A pharmacist is employed at two different pharmacies owned by two different corporations. Which of the following is true regarding their DEA registration?

Accepted Answer

The pharmacist does not need a personal DEA registration; each pharmacy holds its own

Answer

Individual pharmacists do not hold DEA registrations; the pharmacy entity holds the registration, so multiple employers each have their own.

MPJE - Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination Practice Test

MPJE - Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination Practice Test

MPJE Licensure and Personnel Roles 5