MPJE questions in the drive folder
81. Under the HIPAA privacy regulations, if a patient requests access to their prescription
records, you must comply within how many days? - correct answer-no later than 30 days
82. A manuf.'s unit-dose package underwent testing to see if it complied w/ the standards of
the PPPA. the scientifically noted dose of the rx that might produce serious personal injury or
serious illness is 15 individual doses. during testing, several children were able to oen up as
many as 7 individual units of the drug. based on the scenario, which of the following is true?
a. this would be defined as test failure
b. would be defined as a test failure since 15 untis were not opened or accessed
c. this would not be defined as a test failure since the children were not able to access the
lower amount of either the amount necessary to cause serious personal injury or illness or
more than 8 units
d. this would not be defined as a test failure since more than 9 units were not opened or
accessed
e. this would not be defined as a test failure since more than 10 units were not opened or
accessed - correct answer-c
83. a retail pharmacist may fill a prescription from a qualified MD for the treatment of opiate
addiction for which of the following substances? Select all that apply.
a. subutex, b. suboxone, c. methadone, d. levo-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM), e. dolophine -
correct answer-a,b
84. which of the following apply to the ordering/administration of CS in an institutional
setting. select all that apply.
a. PRN orders are not permitted
b. emergency oral orders need to be signed by MD w/in 48 hrs
c. standing orders or specific orders for individual patients to be administered at specified
times shall not be valid after 7 days, although there are exceptions for stabilized patients w/
certian conditions, in which case a standing order would be valid for 30 days
d. PAs can write orders, but they would need to be countersigned by the supervising MD
w/in 48 hrs
e. Routine orders or an order in which there is no specific written by a specific MD or another
authorized MD are not permissible - correct answer-b,c,e
85. a physician telephones an emergency CII prescription to your pharmacy for one of your
regular patients. which of the following are applicable in this situation? Select all that apply.
a. the MD would have to provide a hard copy backup prescription to the pharmacy w/in 7
days.
b. on the hard copy backup prescriptions, the prescriber shall have written on its face
"authroization for Emergency dispensing" and the date of the oral order
c. if the pharmacist fails to receive a hard copy backup rx, the pharmacist must notify the dpt
in writing or electronically w/in 7 days from the date of dispensing
d. the MD would be limited to phoning in a 72-hr emergency supply
,e. if the MD is not known to the rph, the rph must make a reasonable effort to determine that
the oral authroization came from a registered practitioner - correct answer-(not indicated) -
guess b, c, e
86. which of the following are requirements applicable to pharmaceutical services in a
hospital pharmacy? Select all that apply.
a. the hospital pharmacy director needs to be employed on a full-time basis
b. emergency kits and carts need to be secured with breakaway locks.
c. not more than a 72hr supply of prescribed meds shall be delivered to or available int he
patient care at any time
d. drugs and biologicals not specifically prescribed as to time or # of doses shall
automatically be stopped after a time that is specified in the policies and procedures
e. CS are required to be stored in a substantially constructed cabinet in a hospital pharmacy
- correct answer-c,d
87. OTC drugs can be marketed under which of the following?
I. NDA
II. ANDA
III. OTC Monograph
a. I only
b. III only
c. I and II only
d. II and III only
e. I, II, III - correct answer-e
88. A Pharmacy chain is considering having one facility to serve as a storage facility for
central recordkeeping purposes for the 20 pharmacies that are included in the chain. which
of the following are applicable to a central recordkeeping facility for this pharmacy? Select all
that apply.
a. the pharmacy would have to notify the DEA 14 days in advance of its intent to keep
central records and only proceed w/ the explicit permission of the DEA
b. executed DEA 222 order forms can't be stored centrally
c. the pharmacy would have to agree to deliver any requested records that were kept
centrally to a registered location w/in 2 business days upon receipt of a written request from
the DEA
d. if the pharmacy failed to comply with any of the required conditions for central
recordkeeping, the DEA would likely revoke the authority to keep central records
e. inventory records cannot be kept centrally - correct answer-(not indicated) - c,d,e
89. In this jurisdiction, which of the following apply to CE requirements? Select all that apply.
a. Pharmacists are allowed to roll over excess credits earned into the next renewal period.
b. newly licensed pharmacists are exempt from CE requirements during the initial licensure
period.
c. a min. of 45 contact hours is required in each 3 yr registration period
d. at least half of all credits earned must be "live"
e. pharmacists are required to maintain their own CE records for a period of 6 years from the
program date - correct answer-c,d,e
, 90. which of the following requirements apply to the repackagining of drugs in a pharmacy?
Select all that apply.
a. a repacking record that also includes the signature of the person performing the repacking
b. repacking of drugs in a pharmacy needs to be performed by a pharmacist or under the
immediate and personal supervision of a pharmacist
c. rx repacked for use w/in the pharmacy shall have an exp date of 12 months or the manuf.
exp date, whichever is less, from the date of repacking
d. a repacking record that also includes the signature of the pharmacist who supervised the
repacking
e. a repacking record that also includes the name, strength, lot #, qt, name of manuf. and/or
distributor of the drug repacked. - correct answer-not indicated b,d, e
91. in this jurisdiction, which of the following are applicable to the transfer of prescriptions?
Select all that apply.
a. the pharamcist transferring the rx writes the words "refill transfer" on the face of the rx
b. the transferring pharmacist can transfer all remaining refills of a non-CS to another
pharmacy all at one
c. controlled substance rx refills can't be transferred from one pharmacy to another
d. the rph receiving the rx transfer needs to record certain info that includes the name,
address, and telephone # of the pharmacy from which it was transferred as well as the name
of the pharmacist transferring the info
e. the pharmacist transferring the rx needs to record certain info., including the address and
telephone # of the pharmacy to which it was transferred and the name of the rph receiving
the rx info - correct answer-c
92. a known addict is injured in a severe automobile accident and is admitted to the hospital.
which of the folowing is true regarding the administration of methadone to this patient under
these circumstances?
a. admin of methadone is not permitted since the pt is known to be an addict
b. admin of methadone is permitted, but only if the hospital is registered as a Narcotic
Treatment Facility
c. admin of methadone is permitted since the pt was admitted to the hospital primarily for a
condition other than the addiction
d. admin of methadone is permitted, but only if the hospital obtains permission on a
case-by-case basis from the DEA
e. admin of methadone is not permitted under any circumstances - correct answer-unknown
(c?)
93. which of the following must be included on a patient authorization under HIPAA?
I. a statement to the patient telling them that they have the right to revoke the authroization
in writing
II. a statement telling the patient that their PHI might be redisclosed if it is sent to a
non-covered entity
III. an exp date or event after which the authroization is no longer valid
A. I only
b. III only