GA MPJE study plan
GA MPJE · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act: licensure, registration, and scope of practice & Federal controlled substances law (CSA) and Georgia controlled substances provisions
Map each licensure pathway in Domain 1 (pharmacist, technician, pharmacy, and nonresident/outsourcing registration) against its statutory authority and cite the governing provision for each
Differentiate pharmacist scope-of-practice activities from those requiring additional authorization, and write a one-line rule for each activity
Build a comparison chart of CSA schedules I-V listing criteria, examples, and federal registration requirements
Explain the federal prescription requirements for Schedule II versus Schedule III-V drugs, including refill and transfer rules
Your checkpoint
A two-page crosswalk table linking each Domain 1 and Domain 3 requirement to its source authority, with at least 25 entries
Federal controlled substances law (CSA) and Georgia controlled substances provisions & Prescription requirements, dispensing, and labeling
Compare Georgia controlled substance provisions against the federal CSA and list every point of divergence with the stricter rule flagged
Sequence the required elements of a valid prescription (prescriber identifiers, drug, directions, quantity, refills, signature) and identify which omissions make a prescription invalid
Apply the rules for Schedule II partial fills, emergency oral prescriptions, and dispensing without a prescription where permitted
Draft the labeling content required at dispensing for both legend and controlled substances
Your checkpoint
A one-page decision flowchart for validating a controlled substance prescription from receipt to dispensing, plus a 10-item self-quiz with answer key
Georgia Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations & Prescription requirements, dispensing, and labeling
Organize Board of Pharmacy rule topics (facility standards, equipment, security, personnel) into a checklist format
Distinguish what the Practice Act statute requires from what the Board rules add, for at least 10 overlapping requirements
Practice resolving scenario questions on prescription transfers, refills, and substitution by writing the controlling rule before selecting an answer
Identify the recordkeeping obligations triggered by each dispensing event (prescription retention, controlled substance records, counseling documentation)
Your checkpoint
A 30-question original practice set covering Domains 2 and 4, with a written rule citation for every correct answer
Pharmacist and technician licensure, renewal, and discipline & Pharmacy operations, recordkeeping, and inventory requirements
Map the licensure lifecycle (initial application, renewal cycle, continuing education, reinstatement) for pharmacists and technicians
Categorize grounds for discipline and the Board's disciplinary process steps in order
Build an inventory-tracking reference for controlled substances, covering biennial inventory, receipt records, and disposal/return documentation
Reconcile a sample perpetual inventory problem and identify where a discrepancy would be reportable
Your checkpoint
A cumulative midterm of 50 original questions spanning Domains 1-6, scored with a written list of the three weakest subtopics
Pharmacy operations, recordkeeping, and inventory requirements & Federal and state drug distribution, marketing, and product regulation
Sequence the recordkeeping retention periods for prescriptions, controlled substance records, and inventory documents, and flag any that differ
Explain the legal pathways for drug distribution (manufacturer, wholesaler, repackager) and the registration or licensure each requires
Differentiate prescription drug marketing restrictions from permissible promotional activity
Identify the requirements for handling recalls, returns, and suspect or illegitimate product
Your checkpoint
A one-page retention and documentation matrix plus 15 original scenario questions on distribution and product regulation
Patient counseling, privacy, and professional standards of care & Prescription requirements, dispensing, and labeling
Apply patient counseling requirements to specific dispensing scenarios, including when counseling may be declined or delegated
Explain privacy obligations for protected health information in the pharmacy workflow, including minimum-necessary and disclosure scenarios
Evaluate professional standard-of-care questions involving medication errors, DUR, and documentation
Resolve mixed-domain scenarios that combine counseling with controlled substance dispensing requirements
Your checkpoint
A written analysis of 8 original complex scenarios, each identifying the controlling rule and the correct action
Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act: licensure, registration, and scope of practice & Georgia Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations & Federal controlled substances law (CSA) and Georgia controlled substances provisions & Prescription requirements, dispensing, and labeling & Pharmacist and technician licensure, renewal, and discipline & Pharmacy operations, recordkeeping, and inventory requirements & Federal and state drug distribution, marketing, and product regulation & Patient counseling, privacy, and professional standards of care
Complete a full-length timed simulated exam under test conditions
Review every missed item and classify the error as knowledge gap, misread, or rule confusion
Re-drill the two lowest-scoring domains with targeted original questions
Rewrite weak rules into one-sentence memory cues
Your checkpoint
A scored full-length practice exam with an error log listing each missed item, its domain, and the corrected rule
Federal controlled substances law (CSA) and Georgia controlled substances provisions & Prescription requirements, dispensing, and labeling & Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act: licensure, registration, and scope of practice
Re-take a condensed high-yield set weighted to the three heaviest domains and confirm improvement over week 7
Recite from memory the key numeric thresholds (retention periods, inventory cycles, renewal intervals, refill limits)
Walk through two full prescription-to-dispensing scenarios end to end without notes
Finalize a one-page pre-exam reference sheet limited to items you have repeatedly missed
Your checkpoint
A final one-page reference sheet and a second scored practice set showing improvement over the week 7 baseline
Milestones
Week 2: Can explain federal versus Georgia controlled substance differences without notes and score 80% or higher on the week 2 self-quiz
Week 4: Score 70% or higher on the 50-question cumulative midterm and submit the three-item weakness list
Week 6: Correctly resolve at least 6 of 8 mixed-domain scenarios with the controlling rule cited
Week 7: Score within 5 points of the passing target on the full-length simulated exam
Week 8: Score 80% or higher on the condensed high-yield set and complete the final reference sheet