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8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

State-specific pharmacy laws and regulations

  • Map the Oregon Board of Pharmacy statutes and administrative rules structure, listing every chapter and division that governs pharmacy practice

  • Build a personal outline of Oregon pharmacist licensure, renewal, and CE requirements, citing the specific rule numbers

  • Identify the Oregon-specific definitions that differ from federal definitions (e.g., prescription, dispensing, pharmacist-in-charge)

  • Complete 40 practice questions on Oregon licensure and definitions and log every miss with the rule citation

Your checkpoint

A one-page Oregon licensure and definitions cheat sheet with rule citations, plus a scored 40-question baseline log

Week 2

State-specific pharmacy laws and regulations

  • Differentiate Oregon requirements for prescription transmission, refills, and recordkeeping from federal baseline rules

  • Outline Oregon rules on labeling, patient counseling, and prescription transfers between pharmacies

  • Compare Oregon controlled substance scheduling and reporting duties against DEA requirements

  • Write 10 original scenario questions on Oregon dispensing rules and answer them without notes

Your checkpoint

A side-by-side Oregon vs. federal dispensing comparison table covering labeling, counseling, transfers, and records

Week 3

State-specific pharmacy laws and regulations

  • Detail Oregon rules for pharmacy intern registration, technician registration, and ratio or supervision requirements

  • Summarize Oregon requirements for pharmacy licensure, physical facility standards, and inspections

  • Explain Oregon pharmacist-in-charge responsibilities and delegated duties with rule citations

  • Answer 30 practice items on Oregon personnel and facility rules, targeting 80% or better

Your checkpoint

A personnel and facility rules summary sheet with a 30-question score report showing weak subtopics

Week 4

State-specific pharmacy laws and regulations & Federal pharmacy laws and regulations

  • Consolidate all Oregon-specific material into a single indexed reference organized by practice scenario

  • Map the federal Controlled Substances Act schedules and the corresponding Oregon schedule placement for each drug class

  • Outline DEA registration, renewal, and security requirements for pharmacies and practitioners

  • Complete a timed 60-question mixed set weighted 50/50 state and federal

Your checkpoint

An indexed Oregon reference binder plus a timed 60-question score with a written error analysis

Week 5

Federal pharmacy laws and regulations

  • Explain CSA order form, recordkeeping, and inventory requirements including biennial inventory timing

  • Detail DEA rules on controlled substance prescriptions: issuance, refills, partial fills, and emergency oral orders

  • Summarize reporting obligations for theft, loss, and significant discrepancies, including Form 106 and 41 timelines

  • Answer 40 controlled substance practice questions and correct every missed item with a citation

Your checkpoint

A controlled substance compliance flowchart covering ordering, dispensing, inventory, and reporting with form numbers and deadlines

Week 6

Federal pharmacy laws and regulations

  • Outline FDCA provisions on prescription vs. OTC status, labeling, and adulteration or misbranding

  • Explain the FDA drug approval pathways relevant to pharmacy practice, including ANDA, 505(b)(2), and emergency use authorization

  • Summarize DSCSA requirements for product tracing, verification, and serialization at the dispensing site

  • Detail REMS, medication guide, and risk communication obligations that affect dispensing

Your checkpoint

A federal drug law summary covering FDCA, approval pathways, DSCSA, and REMS with a 20-question self-quiz score

Week 7

State-specific pharmacy laws and regulations & Federal pharmacy laws and regulations

  • Compare HIPAA privacy requirements with Oregon patient confidentiality rules and identify where Oregon is stricter

  • Explain federal and Oregon rules on compounding, outsourcing facilities, and sterile compounding standards

  • Summarize DEA and Oregon requirements for e-prescribing of controlled substances and EPCS audit trails

  • Work through 25 multi-domain scenario questions that combine state and federal issues in one fact pattern

Your checkpoint

A conflict-resolution matrix showing where Oregon rules are stricter than federal rules across privacy, compounding, and e-prescribing

Week 8

State-specific pharmacy laws and regulations & Federal pharmacy laws and regulations

  • Re-drill every missed question from weeks 1-7 and confirm each is now answered correctly with a citation

  • Complete two full-length timed practice exams under test-day conditions

  • Review the highest-yield Oregon-only rules and federal deadlines one final time

  • Write a one-page test-day strategy covering timing, flagging, and how to handle combined state-federal scenarios

Your checkpoint

Two full-length practice exam scores with a final one-page test-day strategy sheet

Milestones

Week 2: Score 75% or better on a 40-question Oregon dispensing and recordkeeping quiz, with every miss traced to a specific rule

Week 4: Score 75% or better on a timed 60-question mixed state and federal set, and confirm the Oregon reference binder covers all domain 1 subtopics

Week 6: Score 80% or better on a 40-question controlled substance and federal drug law quiz, and correctly state all CSA reporting deadlines from memory

Week 8: Score 80% or better on both full-length practice exams, and confirm the missed-question log has zero unresolved items