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IN MPJE study plan

IN MPJE · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Prescription Processing, Dispensing, and Labeling Requirements (valid prescriptions, refills, transfers, substitution, patient counseling, e-prescribing)

  • Map every element of a valid prescription under Minnesota law (patient identifiers, prescriber identifiers, drug, strength, quantity, directions, date, refills, signature) and write a one-page checklist you can apply to any sample prescription.

  • Classify ten written practice scenarios as valid, invalid, or requiring prescriber clarification, and cite the specific requirement that drives each decision.

  • Draft a comparison table of Minnesota refill rules, expiration limits, and quantity limits for Schedule II through Schedule V and non-controlled drugs.

  • Explain out loud, in under five minutes, when a pharmacist may substitute a therapeutically equivalent product and what must be communicated to the patient and prescriber.

  • List the documentation a pharmacist must record for a prescription transfer (both sending and receiving pharmacy) and rehearse the required verbal elements.

Your checkpoint

A completed prescription-validity checklist plus a scored set of ten practice scenarios with written justifications.

Week 2

Prescription Processing, Dispensing, and Labeling Requirements (valid prescriptions, refills, transfers, substitution, patient counseling, e-prescribing) & Federal and Minnesota Drug Laws and Schedules (CSA, Minnesota controlled substance schedules, prescription monitoring program, recordkeeping)

  • Trace the e-prescribing workflow from prescriber transmission to dispensing, identifying where Minnesota and federal requirements attach (EPCS, electronic transfer, cancellation).

  • Build a labeling checklist covering all required label content for outpatient prescriptions, including auxiliary and counseling-related information.

  • Diagram the federal controlled substance schedules and annotate where Minnesota scheduling or rule differences matter for dispensing decisions.

  • Solve eight practice problems on days-supply limits, partial fills, and emergency oral Schedule II prescriptions, writing the rule beside each answer.

  • Draft a patient counseling script for a new prescription that satisfies counseling obligations and note when counseling may be declined.

Your checkpoint

A one-page labeling and counseling compliance sheet plus eight solved controlled-substance dispensing problems with cited rules.

Week 3

Federal and Minnesota Drug Laws and Schedules (CSA, Minnesota controlled substance schedules, prescription monitoring program, recordkeeping)

  • Construct a personal reference sheet on PMP registration, query obligations, and reporting timelines for Minnesota prescribers and dispensers.

  • Differentiate recordkeeping requirements for Schedule II versus Schedules III-V, including separation, retention period, and availability for inspection.

  • Explain the federal and Minnesota rules for reporting theft or significant loss of controlled substances, including which forms and timelines apply.

  • Work through six practice items on prescription monitoring program use and controlled substance inventory records, and correct every missed item with a written rationale.

Your checkpoint

A controlled-substance compliance reference sheet (PMP, records, loss reporting) that you can review in ten minutes.

Week 4

Licensure, Registration, and Certification Requirements (pharmacists, technicians, interns, pharmacies, out-of-state practice) & Pharmacist and Technician Scope of Practice, Delegation, and Supervision (collaborative practice, immunizations, naloxone, dispensing authority)

  • Compare licensure pathways and renewal requirements for pharmacists, technicians, interns, and pharmacy sites, and note which credentials require Board notification when status changes.

  • Outline the requirements that apply when a pharmacist practices across state lines or dispenses into Minnesota, including nonresident pharmacy registration concepts.

  • Define the boundaries of pharmacist authority for immunizations, naloxone, and collaborative practice, listing the documentation each requires.

  • Describe technician scope, delegated tasks, and the supervision ratio and verification duties that a pharmacist cannot delegate.

  • Answer fifteen mixed practice questions on licensure and scope, logging each error with the rule it tested.

Your checkpoint

A scope-of-practice matrix (role vs. permitted tasks vs. supervision and documentation) covering all four credential types.

Week 5

Pharmacy Operations, Drug Storage, Inventory, and Security (record retention, returns, drug recalls, theft/loss reporting, automation)

  • Build a retention schedule listing which records must be kept, for how long, in what form, and where they must be available.

  • Explain the rules for returning or reversing dispensed prescriptions, including controlled substances and products that cannot be returned to stock.

  • Write a step-by-step drug recall procedure from notification through patient contact, quarantine, and documentation.

  • Identify security requirements for storage, access, and automated dispensing devices, and note where pharmacist verification is still required.

  • Draft an inventory plan for a controlled substance biennial inventory, including what must be counted and how it is documented.

Your checkpoint

A records-retention and recall-response packet with a completed sample recall log and inventory checklist.

Week 6

Patient Safety, Medication Errors, and Quality Assurance (error reporting, continuous quality improvement, compounding standards)

  • Design a continuous quality improvement program outline that includes error detection, root-cause review, and documented follow-up actions.

  • Classify ten medication-error scenarios by type and severity, and state the reporting obligation and corrective action for each.

  • Summarize compounding standards for sterile and nonsterile preparations, focusing on the elements most likely to appear on an exam (environment, verification, beyond-use dating, documentation).

  • Explain how error reporting interacts with patient disclosure and with protection of the quality-review record.

Your checkpoint

A one-page CQI and error-reporting flowchart plus ten classified error scenarios with corrective actions.

Week 7

Professional Conduct, Ethics, and Disciplinary Processes (grounds for discipline, Board investigations, due process, unprofessional conduct)

  • List the grounds for discipline and the conduct categories that constitute unprofessional conduct, and match each to a realistic scenario.

  • Walk through the Board investigation and disciplinary process from complaint to final action, identifying due-process rights at each stage.

  • Distinguish administrative, civil, and criminal exposure for common pharmacy violations and note which conduct must be self-reported.

  • Write short answers to five ethics vignettes, stating the applicable rule and the correct course of action.

Your checkpoint

A two-page discipline and ethics quick-reference with five answered vignettes.

Week 8

Licensure, Registration, and Certification Requirements (pharmacists, technicians, interns, pharmacies, out-of-state practice) & Federal and Minnesota Drug Laws and Schedules (CSA, Minnesota controlled substance schedules, prescription monitoring program, recordkeeping) & Prescription Processing, Dispensing, and Labeling Requirements (valid prescriptions, refills, transfers, substitution, patient counseling, e-prescribing) & Pharmacy Operations, Drug Storage, Inventory, and Security (record retention, returns, drug recalls, theft/loss reporting, automation) & Pharmacist and Technician Scope of Practice, Delegation, and Supervision (collaborative practice, immunizations, naloxone, dispensing authority) & Patient Safety, Medication Errors, and Quality Assurance (error reporting, continuous quality improvement, compounding standards) & Professional Conduct, Ethics, and Disciplinary Processes (grounds for discipline, Board investigations, due process, unprofessional conduct)

  • Complete two full-length timed practice exams under test conditions and score them by domain.

  • Re-study only the two lowest-scoring domains, rewriting the rules behind every missed item in your own words.

  • Recite from memory the key numbers (retention periods, refill limits, reporting timelines, supervision ratios) and verify each against your notes.

  • Run a final review of your own reference sheets, correcting any statement you cannot defend with a specific rule.

Your checkpoint

A scored practice-exam report with a prioritized list of remaining weak areas and corrected notes for each.

Milestones

Week 2: You can validate a prescription and apply labeling and counseling requirements without notes, scoring at least 80% on a self-made 20-item quiz.

Week 4: You can state the licensure pathway and scope boundaries for all four credential types, and score at least 75% on mixed licensure and scope questions.

Week 6: Your records, recall, and CQI reference sheets are complete, and you can describe a full recall response and error review from memory in under ten minutes.

Week 8: Both timed practice exams are complete, every missed item has a written rule-based correction, and no domain scores below 70%.