ND MPJE study plan

Map the federal statutory framework (FDCA, CSA, DSCSA, PPPA, REMS) onto a one-page timeline showing enactment year and the single compliance obligation each law creates for a dispensing pharmacist

Explain the federal prescription requirements under 21 CFR 1306.04–1306.12, including the elements of a valid prescription, corresponding responsibility, and when a pharmacist may refuse to fill

Distinguish the federal scheduling criteria in 21 CFR Part 1308 and classify 25 commonly dispensed drugs into their correct schedules without reference aids

Describe the FDA approval pathways (NDA, ANDA, OTC monograph, 505(b)(2)) and state how therapeutic equivalence ratings affect substitution decisions

Outline the North Dakota Board of Pharmacy's statutory authority, licensing categories (pharmacist, pharmacy technician, pharmacy, wholesaler), and renewal cycles

Identify the North Dakota provisions governing pharmacist-in-charge duties, pharmacy technician ratios, and technician supervision requirements

Compare North Dakota labeling, counseling, and patient records requirements against the federal baseline and list every state-specific addition

Locate and read the North Dakota Pharmacy Practice Act sections on disciplinary grounds and board inspection authority

Trace the North Dakota controlled substance registration, renewal, and inventory requirements and identify how they layer on top of the federal DEA registration

Explain North Dakota's PDMP reporting obligations, including who must report, the timeframe, and the pharmacist's duty to review before dispensing

Differentiate Schedule II through V handling rules in North Dakota, focusing on refill limits, partial fills, and emergency oral prescriptions

Describe the board's rules on controlled substance security, theft/loss reporting, and disposal in North Dakota

Apply DEA Form 222 and CSOS ordering procedures to three worked scenarios, including a rejected order and a power-of-attorney change

Calculate biennial inventory requirements and complete a sample perpetual inventory reconciliation with a deliberate discrepancy

Explain federal transfer, refill, and partial-fill rules for Schedule II prescriptions, including the CARA Act exceptions and the 72-hour emergency oral prescription rule

Interpret DEA registration categories, mid-level practitioner authority, and the limits on a pharmacist's ability to change or clarify controlled substance prescriptions

Describe the CSA reporting duties for theft, significant loss, and suspicious orders, including DEA Form 106 timelines

Walk through the full dispensing workflow for a new prescription, from intake and DUR screening to verification, labeling, and counseling, and flag each point where North Dakota law imposes a specific duty

Resolve ten prescription defect scenarios (missing strength, illegible signature, wrong DEA number, expired prescription, prescriber not licensed in the state) and state the legally correct action for each

Explain DUR requirements, prospective and retrospective review obligations, and the pharmacist's documentation duties when a clinically significant interaction is identified

Describe refill authorization, transfer between pharmacies, and prescription adaptation rules under North Dakota law, including the limits on pharmacist-initiated changes

Build a records retention matrix covering prescriptions, controlled substance records, inventories, DUR documentation, and counseling records, with the correct retention period and custodian for each

Explain North Dakota requirements for pharmacy security, prescription file maintenance, and the separation of controlled substance records

Describe the elements of a continuous quality improvement program and medication error reporting obligations in North Dakota

Identify the compliance implications of compounding, sterile compounding, and repackaging rules for a community pharmacy

Revisit the federal laws missed on the week 1 quiz and restate each rule in your own words without notes

Work through 60 mixed controlled substance practice items covering scheduling, ordering, inventory, and prescription validity, and log every error by root cause

Explain the interaction between federal and North Dakota controlled substance rules in five scenarios where the two regimes diverge

Review DEA registration and renewal obligations for a pharmacy, including the separate state controlled substance registration

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under exam conditions and score each by domain

Drill the North Dakota Board rules and Pharmacy Practice Act sections that produced the most missed items in weeks 2, 3, and 6

Rehearse the highest-yield compliance facts (retention periods, reporting timelines, technician ratios, PDMP timeframes) until each is recalled without notes

Write a one-page pre-exam summary sheet limited to facts you personally missed, not a general outline