KY MPJE case studies
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The Kentucky Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (KY MPJE) is the law-focused computer-based exam that candidates for Kentucky pharmacist licensure must pass in addition to the NAPLEX. It is built on the same national platform as the MPJE used by other states, but the item pool is state-specific: alongside federal requirements, you are tested on Kentucky statutes and Board of Pharmacy regulations governing licensure, dispensing and drug distribution, controlled substances, prescription requirements, counseling, recordkeeping, and disciplinary process. The KY MPJE case studies are 5 cases and about 4,327 words.
1The Cash-Pay Oxycodone From Ninety Miles Away
at a Kentucky community pharmacy. A 34-year-old man you have never seen presents a paper prescription for oxycodone/acetaminophen 10/325 mg, quantity 120, "one to two tablets every 4 to 6 hours as needed for pain," written yesterday by a physician at a pain clinic 90 miles away.
858 words, about 4 min2Out of Stock on a Friday: Partial Fills and an Emergency Oral Order
at a single-pharmacist independent pharmacy in rural Kentucky. The wholesaler will not deliver until Monday.
856 words, about 4 min3The Pharmacist Whose License Shows Expired
You have just started as pharmacist-in-charge of a busy 24-hour chain pharmacy in Lexington and are preparing for an upcoming Board of Pharmacy inspection. While reconciling personnel files against the Board's online license verification, you see that staff pharmacist "D.T." is listed as expired .
870 words, about 4 min4Methotrexate, Once Weekly - Said Out Loud at the Counter
A 68-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis brings in a new prescription: methotrexate 2.5 mg tablets, quantity 16, "take four tablets (10 mg) by mouth once weekly." She also takes folic acid 1 mg daily, lisinopril, and ibuprofen as needed. Six patients are in line, a car has been idling in the drive-through for four minutes, and the technician says, "The label's right there, she'll be fine." The pharmacist has not yet spoken with the patient.
851 words, about 4 min5Anaphylaxis at the Saturday Health Fair
Saturday morning vaccination clinic at a Kentucky community pharmacy. A 58-year-old man receives recombinant zoster vaccine, dose 1, in the left deltoid and an inactivated influenza vaccine in the right deltoid.
892 words, about 4 min