AZ MPJE study plan
AZ MPJE · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Pharmacy Practice Standards and Scope of Practice & Licensure, Registration, and Certification
Map every Arizona scope-of-practice rule for pharmacists and interns against the corresponding federal rule, flagging each point where state law is stricter
Draft a one-page decision tree for when an Arizona pharmacist may dispense on an oral prescription versus when a written or electronic record must follow
List the Arizona licensure pathways (pharmacist, intern, technician, pharmacy permit) with the renewal cycle and CE hours attached to each
Explain out loud, without notes, the difference between an Arizona pharmacy permit and a pharmacist license and what triggers each to lapse
Your checkpoint
A two-page comparison table of Arizona versus federal practice-scope rules with at least 15 rows and a citation column
Pharmacy Practice Standards and Scope of Practice & Pharmacy Personnel, Delegation, and Supervision
Classify ten routine pharmacy tasks as pharmacist-only, delegable to a technician, or delegable to an intern under Arizona rules
Build a supervision checklist covering ratio limits, on-site presence, and verification duties for each staff category
Write three short scenarios in which a pharmacist must personally counsel a patient and identify the rule that compels it
Identify the Arizona requirements for technician certification and registration and note which are prerequisites versus renewals
Your checkpoint
A delegation matrix listing 20 tasks by staff type with the governing authority cited for each classification
Prescription Processing, Dispensing, and Recordkeeping & Controlled Substances and Drug Enforcement
Trace a prescription from receipt to sale, naming every record Arizona requires and how long each must be retained
Distinguish the federal controlled-substance recordkeeping duties from the Arizona additions that go beyond them
Draft the required elements of an Arizona prescription label and compare them to the federal minimum
Explain the rules for refills, transfers between pharmacies, and partial fills for both non-controlled and controlled prescriptions
Your checkpoint
A one-page recordkeeping retention chart covering at least 12 record types with retention periods and legal citations
Controlled Substances and Drug Enforcement & Prescription Processing, Dispensing, and Recordkeeping
Reproduce the federal controlled-substance schedules from memory with two example drugs per schedule
State the ordering, receipt, and inventory rules for Schedule II drugs and identify where Arizona adds requirements
Walk through the Arizona prescription monitoring program: who must check, when, and what must be reported
Solve five practice problems on days-supply limits, refill limits, and emergency oral Schedule II orders
Your checkpoint
A scored 25-question self-test on controlled substances with every missed item rewritten as a corrected rule statement
Pharmacy Operations, Facilities, and Equipment & Patient Counseling and Patient Care Services
List the physical facility and equipment standards Arizona sets for a pharmacy and identify which require documented inspection
Compare the counseling obligation under federal law with Arizona's patient-counseling requirement and note the exceptions
Outline the steps for handling a dispensing error, including the notification duties and documentation
Describe the requirements for offering and documenting counseling when a patient declines
Your checkpoint
A mock counseling script plus a one-page facility and equipment readiness checklist with at least 15 items
Licensure, Registration, and Certification & Federal and Arizona Laws and Regulations Governing Pharmacy
Summarize the Arizona board's disciplinary process from complaint to final order, naming each stage
Identify the grounds for discipline, license suspension, and permit revocation that appear in Arizona law
Compare the federal statutes that govern pharmacy practice with the Arizona statutes that implement them
Explain how a pharmacist reports a suspected impairment or diversion issue and what protection applies to the reporter
Your checkpoint
A one-page flow diagram of the Arizona disciplinary process with a short paragraph on each stage
Pharmacy Practice Standards and Scope of Practice & Prescription Processing, Dispensing, and Recordkeeping & Controlled Substances and Drug Enforcement
Answer 100 mixed practice questions across the three heaviest domains under timed conditions
Categorize every missed question by domain and by failure type: unknown rule, misread stem, or wrong application
Re-teach the five weakest rule areas in writing, one paragraph each, using only your own words
Recheck the comparison tables from weeks 1 through 4 and correct any entries shown to be wrong
Your checkpoint
A scored 100-question practice set with an error log and a corrected rule statement for every miss
Patient Counseling and Patient Care Services & Pharmacy Personnel, Delegation, and Supervision & Pharmacy Operations, Facilities, and Equipment & Federal and Arizona Laws and Regulations Governing Pharmacy
Run two full-length timed simulations and record the score for each domain separately
Drill the lighter domains until each reaches a consistent passing score across both simulations
Review the error log from week 7 and confirm each corrected rule is now answered correctly
Write a personal exam-day checklist covering timing, flagging strategy, and the rule areas you must slow down for
Your checkpoint
Two completed full-length simulation score reports with a domain-by-domain comparison and a final one-page review sheet
Milestones
Week 2: You can classify any listed pharmacy task by staff type and cite the Arizona rule without looking it up
Week 4: You score at least 80 percent on the controlled-substance self-test and can write the federal schedules from memory
Week 6: You can describe the Arizona disciplinary process end to end and name at least six grounds for discipline
Week 7: Your 100-question mixed set scores at least 75 percent with every miss logged and corrected
Week 8: Both full-length simulations score at or above your target passing score, with no single domain below 70 percent