NY MPJE case studies
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The New York Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (NY MPJE) is the jurisprudence component candidates must pass to be licensed as a pharmacist in New York. It tests whether you can apply New York Education Law, the Rules of the Board of Regents, and NYS Board of Pharmacy regulations alongside the federal Controlled Substances Act and related FDA rules to realistic pharmacy scenarios. The NY MPJE case studies are 5 cases and about 3,093 words.
1Cash Oxycodone Prescription With Multiple Recent PMP Fills
On a Friday afternoon, a 34-year-old man presents to an independent pharmacy in Buffalo with a new electronic prescription for oxycodone 30 mg tablets, #120, one tablet every six hours as needed for pain. The prescriber is a pain clinic 300 miles away in New York City.
679 words, about 3 min2Official New York Form: Stale Schedule II Prescription With Refills and Brand Request
A 28-year-old patient brings a paper prescription on an official New York State prescription form to a community pharmacy. The drug is amphetamine/dextroamphetamine 20 mg tablets, #60, one tablet daily.
606 words, about 3 min3Technician Performs Final Verification and a Methotrexate Error Reaches the Patient
At a busy chain pharmacy, the pharmacist on duty is the only pharmacist scheduled from 2 p.m. At 6 p.m., while the pharmacist is in the counseling room administering a vaccine, a registered pharmacy technician with 12 years of experience completes the final verification of a new prescription for methotrexate 2.5 mg.
590 words, about 3 min4Three Hundred Missing Oxycodone Tablets: Loss Reporting and Investigation
During a month-end controlled substance reconciliation, the pharmacist-in-charge of a community pharmacy in Queens finds that 300 oxycodone 15 mg tablets are unaccounted for over the past six weeks. Purchase invoices show 1,200 tablets received; dispensing records show 700 dispensed; inventory shows 200 on hand.
584 words, about 3 min5Inspection Findings: Expired Stock, Broken Vaccine Cold Chain, and Overdue Inventory
A New York State Education Department inspector visits a pharmacy during a routine inspection. The inspector finds 14 expired prescription drug products on the active shelf, including an injectable vaccine that expired two months ago.
634 words, about 3 min