AK MPJE study plan
AK MPJE · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Federal and Alaska pharmacy law, rules, and regulations governing pharmacy practice & Controlled substances: scheduling, prescribing, dispensing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements under federal and Alaska law
Map the federal statutes and regulations that govern pharmacy practice (FDCA, CSA, PPPA, HIPAA) to the corresponding Alaska statutory and regulatory provisions
Build a one-page crosswalk showing where Alaska law is stricter than, identical to, or silent relative to federal requirements
List the five CSA schedules and annotate each with Alaska-specific handling differences
Draft a personal glossary of at least 30 terms used in federal and Alaska pharmacy law
Your checkpoint
A completed federal-Alaska crosswalk table (at least 12 rows) plus a 30-term glossary
Controlled substances: scheduling, prescribing, dispensing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements under federal and Alaska law
Trace the full controlled-substance lifecycle: ordering, receipt, storage, dispensing, and destruction under federal and Alaska rules
Differentiate recordkeeping, inventory, and reporting obligations for Schedule II versus Schedules III-V
Explain the requirements for a valid controlled-substance prescription, including refills, transfers, and partial fills
Identify Alaska-specific controlled-substance reporting and monitoring-program obligations
Your checkpoint
A one-page controlled-substance compliance checklist covering ordering through destruction
Federal and Alaska pharmacy law, rules, and regulations governing pharmacy practice & Prescription processing, labeling, patient counseling, and dispensing standards
Sequence the steps of prescription intake, verification, dispensing, and documentation under federal and Alaska standards
Compare required label elements and patient-counseling triggers against a sample prescription scenario
Distinguish prescriptive authority and collaborative-practice boundaries for Alaska pharmacists
Outline record-retention requirements for prescriptions and dispensing records
Your checkpoint
A completed mock prescription workup showing every required label element and counseling point
Licensure, registration, and renewal requirements for pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians
Summarize licensure, registration, and renewal requirements for pharmacists, interns, and technicians
Describe supervision ratios and delegated-task limits for interns and technicians
List continuing-education and renewal-cycle obligations for each credential type
Identify consequences of practicing on a lapsed or restricted credential
Your checkpoint
A credential comparison chart covering requirements, renewal cycles, and CE for all three roles
Pharmacy operations, facilities, equipment, and drug storage and security requirements & Specialty practice areas, including compounding, institutional pharmacy, and drug distribution
Enumerate facility, equipment, and security requirements for a compliant pharmacy
Specify storage and handling standards, including temperature, look-alike/sound-alike, and beyond-use dating
Outline compounding standards for sterile and nonsterile preparations and the records they require
Describe institutional and drug-distribution requirements, including floor stock and automated systems
Your checkpoint
A facility self-inspection checklist with at least 15 verifiable items
Professional conduct, ethics, disciplinary actions, and grounds for license suspension or revocation
Classify conduct that constitutes grounds for discipline, suspension, or revocation
Trace the disciplinary process from complaint through hearing and sanction
Distinguish ethical obligations from legal minimums in at least five practice scenarios
Identify reporting duties and due-process protections relevant to licensees
Your checkpoint
Five short scenario analyses, each identifying the rule implicated and the likely disciplinary outcome
Federal and Alaska pharmacy law, rules, and regulations governing pharmacy practice & Controlled substances: scheduling, prescribing, dispensing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements under federal and Alaska law & Prescription processing, labeling, patient counseling, and dispensing standards
Integrate the heaviest domains by working 60 or more mixed practice questions under timed conditions
Categorize every missed question by domain and root cause
Re-read the specific rule text behind each miss and correct the underlying misunderstanding
Re-test the corrected concepts until accuracy exceeds 80 percent
Your checkpoint
An error log of at least 25 missed items with corrected rule citations and a re-test score
Licensure, registration, and renewal requirements for pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians & Pharmacy operations, facilities, equipment, and drug storage and security requirements & Professional conduct, ethics, disciplinary actions, and grounds for license suspension or revocation & Specialty practice areas, including compounding, institutional pharmacy, and drug distribution
Run two full-length timed practice exams simulating test-day conditions
Review all remaining weak spots across the lighter domains
Rehearse the crosswalk, credential chart, and compliance checklists from memory
Finalize a one-page high-yield summary of numbers, deadlines, and ratios
Your checkpoint
Two completed practice exams with scores plus a finalized one-page high-yield summary sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 75 percent on a 20-question controlled-substance quiz covering scheduling, records, and prescription validity
Week 4: Explain licensure, renewal, and supervision requirements for all three credential types without notes
Week 6: Correctly identify the rule and sanction in at least four of five disciplinary scenarios
Week 8: Score at least 75 percent on both full-length practice exams and confirm every error-log item is resolved