CPJE 2023 Study Set /236 Complete Questions And
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Quiz :Spatial/Physical Pharmacy Requirements - Answer :- sink w/hot and cold
running water
- space for consultation
- bathroom nearby
- security measures (steel curtains, cameras
- adequate lighting
- licenses and current renewals placed in an area easily read by the public
Quiz :Additional requirements for pharmacy if sterile compounding is
involved: - Answer :- need to keep written documents of the facility,
equipment and records of certification
- all equipment must be used, stored and maintained per the manufacturer
- equipment must be calibrated before use
- all calibrations must be documented and be kept in the pharmacy
Quiz :What are the P&Ps that need to be in place? (Policies & Procedures) -
Answer :helping pts w/limited or no English proficiency
Quiz :What are examples of an adulterated drug? - Answer :In general, it
means that something is wrong w/the drug
- when purity/quality is lower than it's supposed to be
- when the drug b/c putrid, filthy or deteriorated
- when the strength is different from what it's supposed to be
- made/stored in unsanitary conditions
- contaminated
Quiz :What is misbranding? - Answer :-when anything is false/misleading,
incorrect, or missing on the label of a drug
-if you forget to give out a med guide w/a drug that requires it or a PI with a
drug
- or when the drug is not packaged according to use instructions
- special precautions not taken (i.e. protect from light)
Quiz :Who can sign for drugs and devices delivered to a pharmacy? -
Answer :Only a pharmacist
,Quiz :Where can drugs and devices be delivered to? - Answer :only to licensed
premises
Quiz :Drugs and devices delivered to a hospital, need to be delivered to the
central pharmacy within how many days? - Answer :1 working day
Quiz :Drugs and devices delivered to a hospital pharmacy need to be checked
how soon upon arrival to the pharmacy? - Answer :Immediately
Quiz :PIC Requirements - Answer :- can only be PIC of up to 2 pharmacies, as
long as they are w/in 50 miles driving distance of each other
- any change of PIC must be reported IN WRITING w/in 30 days
- a PIC can't serve as both a PIC and a DRIC for a wholesaler or vet food drug
retailer
- PIC must complete a BIENNIAL (every other year) self assessment form before
July 1st of each odd numbered year
- an additional self assessment form must be done when: a new permit is
issued, when there is a new PIC, and when the pharmacy moves to a new
location
- self assessment forms should be kept in the pharmacy for 3 years
Quiz :What do you need to be a licensed pharmacist? - Answer :- 1500 hours
of pharmacy practice experience*
*Students who graduated after 2016 have these hours incorporated into the
curriculum
- pass NAPLEX + CPJE
- pass a background check
Quiz :What can a licensed pharmacist do under California Law? - Answer :-
administer drugs and biologics (including injections)
- Furnish self administered birth control (includes oral, transdermal, and
vaginal ring preps and injections)
- furnish travel meds (tht don't require a diagnosis)
- Furnish Rx nicotine replacement products (including the inhaler Nicotrol and
nasal spray Nicotrol NS)
- immunizations to patients 3 YO or older
- order and interpret tests
Quiz :Continuing Education (CE) Requirements - Answer :30 hours of CE need
to be done during each 2 year license period
,For license renewals on or after July 1, 2019, at least 2 hours of pharmacy law
and ethics must be included w/each renewal
The first two years of license don't require CEs
* Certificate of CE completion is required to be kept for 4 years*
Quiz :When does your pharmacy license expire? - Answer :in 2 years on the
last day of the pharmacists birth month
Quiz :What do you need to disclose on your renewal form? - Answer :Any
violations of the law that you were convicted for
EXCEPT for: traffic violations that don't involve alcohol or controlled
substances
Quiz :How long are pharmacist breaks? - Answer :30 minutes (especially if
there is only one pharmacist working)
Quiz :What are non-discretionary duties? - Answer :removing drugs from
stock, filling, refilling meds tht a pharmacist already checked and which don't
require pt counseling
Quiz :Pharmacist supervision limits - Answer :Interns: 2 per pharmacist
Techs (community): 1 pharmacist to 1 tech, but each additional pharmacist can
supervise 2 techs
Techs (hospital): 2 per pharmacist
Tech trainees: 1:1
Clerks: a reasonable number (at the pharmacist's discretion)
Quiz :What is an advanced practice pharmacist? - Answer :it's a license tht
allows a pharmacist to provide clinical services in a variety of practice settings
You can:
- perform pt assessments, order/interpret tests, refer pts to other HCPs,
evaluate/manage disease states
, - initiate/adjust/D/C drug therapy --> if starting or adjusting a CS then the APh
needs to be registered w/the DEA
Quiz :What do you need to be an APh? - Answer :You need to meet 2-3 of the
following:
1. Earn certification in a relevant area such as amb care, critical care, onc or
pharmacotherapy
2. Complete a residency
3. Have provided clinical services to pts for 1 year (1500 hours)
An APh must provide *10* hours of CE per cycle and this is in addition to the
30 hours
**APh is exempt from CEs for the first year
Quiz :What is tech-check-tech? - Answer :used in the hospital setting
after finishing/replenishing the unit dose distribution, floor stock or ward
stock, another tech can check the accuracy of the work
TCT is only allowed in acute care hospitals tht have an ongoing clinical
pharmacy program and tht have pharmacists located in the pt care areas
Quiz :What is a hospital tech not allowed to check? - Answer :compounded
and repackaged drugs
Quiz :What is a pharmacy clerk allowed to do? - Answer :They can:
- type an Rx label
- enter Rx information
- request and receive refill authorizations
- put drugs BACK on the shelf
- give pts their prescription at the POS
- there's no limit to how many clerks a pharmacist can have at one time
Quiz :What is a clerk not allowed to do - Answer :- they can't PULL drugs from
the shelf or fill
**they can put drugs BACK on the shelf
Quiz :What should a pharmacist do if they suspect another pharmacist of
being impaired d/t drugs or mentally? - Answer :they must report it to the BoP
w/in 14 days
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