TN MPJE case studies
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The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) is a jurisprudence examination used in the pharmacy licensure process, designed to assess a candidate's knowledge of laws and regulations. NABP describes the MPJE as a state-specific exam that, since 1998, has assessed candidates' knowledge of state-specific laws and regulations as well as federal laws; a separate uniform version, the Uniform MPJE (UMPJE), launched in 2026 for participating jurisdictions and focuses on concepts and general principles of state law that are uniform across most states. The TN MPJE case studies are 5 cases and about 3,514 words.
1The Early Cash-Pay Oxycodone and the Lapsed DEA Registration
Marcus Bell, 34, presents a paper prescription at your Knoxville pharmacy on January 15 for oxycodone 30 mg, quantity 120, "one tablet every 6 hours as needed," no refills. He is new to your pharmacy, lives 90 minutes away, and asks to pay cash so it "won't go through his insurance." The prescription is dated January 3 and was written by a physician in Nashville for whom you have never filled.
731 words, about 4 min2The Pharmacist Walks Out at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at a community pharmacy in Murfreesboro. The pharmacist-in-charge is on vacation.
652 words, about 3 min3Two Boxes of Pseudoephedrine and a Teenager with a Driver's License
A man comes to your pharmacy counter at 6 p.m. with two 96-count boxes of 30 mg pseudoephedrine tablets.
668 words, about 3 min4A 16-Year-Old Asking for Naloxone for Her Father
Hannah, 16, comes to the counter of your Tennessee pharmacy and asks to buy naloxone for her father. He is 58, takes oxycodone 40 mg twice daily for chronic back pain, and was recently started on a benzodiazepine for sleep.
718 words, about 4 min5The Late-Night Paper Prescription with Two Inks
Saturday, a 22-year-old man you have never seen presents a paper prescription for oxycodone 30 mg, quantity 180, from a physician 150 miles away. His driver's license is from another state.
745 words, about 4 min