AZ MPJE case studies
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The Arizona Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (AZ MPJE) is the jurisprudence component of pharmacist licensure in Arizona. It assesses whether a candidate can apply Arizona pharmacy law and federal drug law to realistic practice situations. The AZ MPJE case studies are 5 cases and about 3,883 words.
1Technician Ratio and Intern Supervision at a Busy Chain
A Phoenix chain pharmacy operates 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., with two overlapping shifts.
836 words, about 4 min2Partial Fill, CII Transfer, and Inventory Reconciliation
A Tucson independent pharmacy dispenses a Schedule II stimulant for a 9-year-old patient. The prescriber writes for 90 capsules with instructions to titrate upward over three months and tells the pharmacist by phone that the family's insurance will only pay for 30 days at a time.
867 words, about 4 min3Verbal Order, CII e-Prescribing Failure, and the Emergency Oral Exception
A rural Arizona pharmacy's computer system goes down at 4:45 p.m. A nurse practitioner at the clinic next door calls in a prescription for a Schedule II opioid, 20 tablets, for a patient with a fractured wrist, stating the clinic's e-prescribing system is also offline and the patient is in pain.
725 words, about 4 min4Compounding, Beyond-Use Dating, and Equipment Records
A Flagstaff pharmacy compounds a preservative-free ophthalmic solution for a single patient and also prepares a batch of 30 prefilled syringes of a sterile drug for a local clinic. The pharmacy uses a dedicated room with a laminar airflow hood that has not been certified in 14 months.
699 words, about 3 min5Prescription Monitoring Report, Early Refill, and the Duty to Resolve Red Flags
A patient presents at a Scottsdale pharmacy with a paper prescription for a 30-day supply of a Schedule IV benzodiazepine and a 30-day supply of a Schedule II stimulant, both written by the same prescriber on the same day. The state prescription monitoring program report shows the patient received a 30-day benzodiazepine supply 12 days ago from a different pharmacy and a stimulant supply 20 days ago from a third pharmacy.
756 words, about 4 min