MPJE case studies
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The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) is the pharmacy law licensure examination: it tests federal statutes and regulations layered on top of the statutes, board rules, and regulatory guidance of one specific jurisdiction. Candidates for pharmacist licensure in most U.S. jurisdictions must pass both a clinical examination and a jurisprudence examination, and the MPJE is the jurisprudence component most boards use. It is administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, an organization independent of this page. The MPJE case studies are 5 cases and about 1,771 words.
1Partial Fill and Transfer of a Schedule II Prescription
A 42-year-old patient presents a paper prescription for oxycodone 5 mg, #60, written today by a local surgeon. The pharmacy has 30 tablets in stock.
397 words, about 2 min2State Emergency Scheduling of a Substance Not Federally Controlled
Your state board of pharmacy has adopted an emergency rule placing a novel benzodiazepine analog, called Compound X, in Schedule I. DEA has not scheduled Compound X, and it is not an FDA-approved drug.
330 words, about 2 min3Office-Use Compounding Request at a 503A Pharmacy
A dermatology clinic asks your 503A community pharmacy to compound 200 units of 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide cream in 30-g tubes for office use. The clinic wants to keep them on a shelf and dispense to patients as needed.
328 words, about 2 min4Controlled-Substance Audit After a Change of Pharmacist-in-Charge
You are the new pharmacist-in-charge of a community pharmacy. During a controlled-substance audit you find: the last biennial inventory is dated 3 years and 2 months ago; the hydrocodone/APAP 5/325 tablet count is 30 tablets less than the perpetual log predicts; a DEA Form 222 book has a missing page; and invoices for two Schedule II purchases are absent.
368 words, about 2 min5Pseudoephedrine Sale Limits and Logbook Failure
A 24-year-old man buys two boxes of a 96-count, 30-mg pseudoephedrine tablet product at 9:00 a.m. The logbook entry shows his driver's license and signature.
348 words, about 2 min