New Mexico MPJE 2024 Edition. All
Questions and Correct, Verified
Answers. Graded A+
All required communications between a drug wholesaler and the FDA and Board must
occur within 3 business days, with one exception, which is? -ANS Any changes of
custodian or location of records,
within 15 actual days
Any licensed animal control clinic is required to employ a consultant pharmacist, who
must visit the facility at least how often depending upon whether it uses controlled
substances? -ANS Annually if no CS
Quarterly if CS
16.19.10.10
http://164.64.110.239/nmac/parts/title16/16.019.0010.htm
Are prescribers allowed to orally request standing orders for samples from the
manufacturer? -ANS No
(more info?)
Are samples permitted in hospital pharmacies? -ANS Yes, only in certain
circuimstances.
By how much does the expiration date of a medication decrease when returned from a
qualifying institution? -ANS 50% of the time left of the expiration for the drug
Can a prescriber make a request that all of their patient's prescriptins are filled in non-
child-resistant packaging? -ANS No, only patients may make such a blanket waiver
request.
Can a suboxone prescription have refills written on it? -ANS Yes
Can medications compounded with tax-free alcohol be sold to outpatients? -ANS No,
they cannot be used for anything other than compounding for inpatients.
Inpatients may NOT use tax-free alcohol as a beverage either.
Can unused refrigerated drugs be donated for reuse? -ANS Yes, if they still meet other
requirements for donated drugs
e.g. exp date still ≥6 months, tamper proof packaging, etc.
, clinical pharmacist requirements -ANS To register a pharmacist as a pharmacist
clinician
To obtain initial certification and registration as a pharmacist clinician, he/she must
submit the following:
(a) 60 hour Board-approved assessment course, plus 150-hour, 300 patient contact
preceptorship supervised by a physician or other practitioner with prescriptive authority,
with hours counted only during direct patient interactions;
(b) submit a log of patient encounters
(c) Patient encounters must be initialed and completed within 2 years of the application.
1. The Board shall then register each pharmacist certified as a pharmacist clinician.
Only a registered pharmacist clinician with current protocols, registered with the New
Mexico Medical Board or the New Mexico Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners,
may exercise prescriptive authority.
2. A pharmacist clinician seeking to exercise prescriptive authority shall submit an
application to the Board. The application must include the supervising physician's name
and current medical license, protocol of collaborative practice and other information
requested by the Board.
3. A pharmacist may submit the application with the initial application for certification or
as a separate application after becoming certified and registered as a pharmacist
clinician.
4. After January 1, 2013, documentation of continuing education hours, including proof
of completion of 2.0 CEU twenty (20) contact hours of live CPE or continuing medical
education (CME) approved by (ACPE) or AACME (live programs provided by other
continuing education providers may be submitted for review and approval to the board),
beyond the required hours in 16.19.4.10 NMAC (as amended), as required by the
board; and
(a) a current protocol of collaborative practice signed by the supervising physician (if
prescriptive authority is sought); and
(b
CS Mail order prescriptions can be early refilled when?
90 day vs 30 day? -ANS 90 day prescriptions may be refilled when 75% of the days
supply has passed.
Questions and Correct, Verified
Answers. Graded A+
All required communications between a drug wholesaler and the FDA and Board must
occur within 3 business days, with one exception, which is? -ANS Any changes of
custodian or location of records,
within 15 actual days
Any licensed animal control clinic is required to employ a consultant pharmacist, who
must visit the facility at least how often depending upon whether it uses controlled
substances? -ANS Annually if no CS
Quarterly if CS
16.19.10.10
http://164.64.110.239/nmac/parts/title16/16.019.0010.htm
Are prescribers allowed to orally request standing orders for samples from the
manufacturer? -ANS No
(more info?)
Are samples permitted in hospital pharmacies? -ANS Yes, only in certain
circuimstances.
By how much does the expiration date of a medication decrease when returned from a
qualifying institution? -ANS 50% of the time left of the expiration for the drug
Can a prescriber make a request that all of their patient's prescriptins are filled in non-
child-resistant packaging? -ANS No, only patients may make such a blanket waiver
request.
Can a suboxone prescription have refills written on it? -ANS Yes
Can medications compounded with tax-free alcohol be sold to outpatients? -ANS No,
they cannot be used for anything other than compounding for inpatients.
Inpatients may NOT use tax-free alcohol as a beverage either.
Can unused refrigerated drugs be donated for reuse? -ANS Yes, if they still meet other
requirements for donated drugs
e.g. exp date still ≥6 months, tamper proof packaging, etc.
, clinical pharmacist requirements -ANS To register a pharmacist as a pharmacist
clinician
To obtain initial certification and registration as a pharmacist clinician, he/she must
submit the following:
(a) 60 hour Board-approved assessment course, plus 150-hour, 300 patient contact
preceptorship supervised by a physician or other practitioner with prescriptive authority,
with hours counted only during direct patient interactions;
(b) submit a log of patient encounters
(c) Patient encounters must be initialed and completed within 2 years of the application.
1. The Board shall then register each pharmacist certified as a pharmacist clinician.
Only a registered pharmacist clinician with current protocols, registered with the New
Mexico Medical Board or the New Mexico Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners,
may exercise prescriptive authority.
2. A pharmacist clinician seeking to exercise prescriptive authority shall submit an
application to the Board. The application must include the supervising physician's name
and current medical license, protocol of collaborative practice and other information
requested by the Board.
3. A pharmacist may submit the application with the initial application for certification or
as a separate application after becoming certified and registered as a pharmacist
clinician.
4. After January 1, 2013, documentation of continuing education hours, including proof
of completion of 2.0 CEU twenty (20) contact hours of live CPE or continuing medical
education (CME) approved by (ACPE) or AACME (live programs provided by other
continuing education providers may be submitted for review and approval to the board),
beyond the required hours in 16.19.4.10 NMAC (as amended), as required by the
board; and
(a) a current protocol of collaborative practice signed by the supervising physician (if
prescriptive authority is sought); and
(b
CS Mail order prescriptions can be early refilled when?
90 day vs 30 day? -ANS 90 day prescriptions may be refilled when 75% of the days
supply has passed.
