MT MPJE case studies
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The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) is a jurisprudence exam administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and used as a key part of the pharmacist licensure process. NABP states that the MPJE and the Uniform MPJE (UMPJE) "are designed to assess your knowledge of laws and regulations," and that both "ensure competency in state and federal pharmacy law and provide streamlined pathways to license portability." The MPJE itself is a state-specific exam, so the law content you face depends on the jurisdiction where you seek licensure. The MT MPJE case studies are 5 cases and about 2,954 words.
1Early Oxycodone Fill, Cash Payment, and a Distant Prescriber
On a Friday afternoon, a 34-year-old man brings a paper prescription to a Montana community pharmacy for oxycodone 30 mg tablets, quantity 120, sig "one tablet every 8 hours as needed for pain," written by a physician whose office is 280 miles away in another state. The prescription is dated today.
685 words, about 3 min2Hospice Morphine Partial Fill and the 60-Day Window
On February 10, a hospice nurse brings a prescription to a Montana pharmacy for morphine sulfate oral solution 20 mg/mL, 120 mL, sig "1 mL every 4 hours as needed for pain." The prescription is dated January 3 and was written by the hospice medical director. The patient is a 72-year-old woman with metastatic pancreatic cancer enrolled in hospice at home.
610 words, about 3 min3Transferring a Schedule IV While a Schedule II Stays Behind
A patient is relocating from Billings to Missoula, Montana, and visits Pharmacy B with two prescriptions that were dropped off at Pharmacy A in Billings but never filled. The first is alprazolam 0.5 mg tablets, quantity 60, with two refills, issued by a Montana physician.
544 words, about 3 min4Emergency Oral Schedule II and the Missing Follow-Up Prescription
on a Saturday, a dentist calls a Montana pharmacy and gives an oral prescription for hydrocodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg, quantity 20, for a patient with an acute periapical abscess. The dentist says the patient cannot reach the office until Monday and promises to send a written prescription then.
563 words, about 3 min5Pseudoephedrine Purchase Limits and the Logbook
On a weekday afternoon, a 24-year-old man comes to a Montana pharmacy and asks to buy three boxes of a 24-count package of pseudoephedrine 30 mg tablets. He also says he bought one 24-count box at another store yesterday.
552 words, about 3 min