UT MPJE study plan
UT MPJE · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Prescription and medication order requirements, dispensing, and transfer of prescriptions
Draft a complete checklist of every element a valid prescription or medication order must contain, separating items required by federal rule from items required by Utah statute or board rule.
Build a decision tree that routes a presented prescription to dispense, clarify, or refuse, covering written, oral, faxed, and electronic orders.
Write a numbered transfer procedure for non-controlled prescriptions and a separate one for controlled substances, including the one-time-transfer limit, documentation entries, and which pharmacy keeps the original.
Solve 20 self-authored short vignettes where a prescription is defective, expired, missing a refill authorization, or presented at the wrong pharmacy type, and write the correct action plus the authority for it.
Tabulate refill, partial-fill, and validity-period rules side by side for Schedule II, III-V, and non-controlled prescriptions, citing the Utah citation for each Utah-specific entry.
Your checkpoint
A three-page prescription-validity and transfer decision tree plus a 20-item vignette answer key, self-scored at 85% or better.
Federal and Utah legal framework for pharmacy practice (statutes, administrative rules, board authority) & Prescription and medication order requirements, dispensing, and transfer of prescriptions
Map the structure of Utah pharmacy law into statute, administrative rule, and board guidance, and state which source controls when two conflict.
List the Board of Pharmacy's enumerated powers (licensing, rulemaking, inspection, disciplinary referral) and one concrete example of each.
Complete the remaining Domain 3 subtopics: prescription monitoring, dispensing to out-of-state patients, mailing and delivery, and record retention for dispensing records.
Build a two-column chart of 15 requirements showing the federal baseline and the stricter Utah position, flagging any place Utah is silent or permissive.
Self-quiz on drug-law hierarchy and Board authority, writing the correct source of authority for each answer.
Your checkpoint
A federal-versus-Utah comparison chart covering 15 requirements, each with a citation placeholder verified against the actual statute or rule.
Controlled substances regulation (federal CSA and Utah controlled substance provisions, monitoring program)
Classify 30 substances into the correct CSA schedule using the statutory criteria, then note each Utah schedule entry that differs from the federal placement.
Draw the full controlled-substance lifecycle from procurement to dispensing to destruction, labeling each record that must exist at each step.
Write out DEA registration obligations, order-form handling, biennial inventory content, and theft or significant-loss reporting timelines.
Explain the Utah prescription monitoring program: who must query, when, how delegates are registered, and the reporting deadline for dispensers, citing the Utah provision.
List Utah's specific controlled-substance prescribing limits and identify the exact statutory or rule citation for each.
Your checkpoint
A one-page monitoring-program obligations sheet plus a 30-item schedule-classification answer key scored at 90% or better.
Controlled substances regulation (federal CSA and Utah controlled substance provisions, monitoring program) & Drug distribution, inventory control, recordkeeping, and drug recall/returns
Complete a full inventory-and-recordkeeping model for one simulated pharmacy: receiving, invoice filing, returns, and reconciliation.
Differentiate recall classes and write the step-by-step action a pharmacy takes for a Class I versus a Class III recall, including patient notification and documentation.
Apply the rules for returning controlled versus non-controlled drugs to a wholesaler or reverse distributor, and identify what may never be returned for credit.
Explain pedigree and transaction documentation, storage and temperature requirements, and record retention periods for distribution records.
Take and review a 60-question cumulative quiz covering Domains 1, 3, 4, and 5.
Your checkpoint
A simulated inventory-and-recall packet (one receiving log, one reconciliation worksheet, one recall response memo) plus a 60-question quiz scored at 75% or better.
Licensure, registration, certification, and renewal of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies
Chart the licensure pathway for pharmacists, technicians, and pharmacy entities, noting exam, internship, and application requirements for each.
List renewal cycle, continuing education hour totals, and any topic-specific CE mandates, with the Utah citation for each figure.
Describe change-of-ownership, change-of-location, personnel-change, and pharmacy-closure notification duties and their deadlines.
Outline pharmacist-in-charge responsibilities and the consequences of lapsed licensure on dispensing authority.
Write 15 exam-style questions on licensure and renewal, then answer them closed-book.
Your checkpoint
A one-page licensure and renewal comparison grid for all three credential types, verified line by line against the board rules.
Labeling, patient counseling, documentation, and privacy requirements & Utah-specific practice authorities (immunization, collaborative practice agreements, naloxone and other protocol-based dispensing, pharmacy compounding)
Draft a compliant label for a controlled and a non-controlled prescription, checking every required element against the rule.
Write a patient-counseling script and a documentation note for three scenarios: new prescription, refill with a change, and a counseled refusal.
Summarize privacy obligations that intersect with pharmacy practice, including when disclosure to a family member or prescriber is permitted.
Build an immunization authority sheet: which vaccines, which ages, protocol requirements, documentation, and reporting to the state registry.
Map Utah protocol-based dispensing authorities, covering naloxone, hormonal contraception, and other standing-order or collaborative-practice pathways, including what a collaborative practice agreement must contain.
Your checkpoint
A labeling and counseling compliance checklist plus an immunization and protocol-authority reference card.
Utah-specific practice authorities (immunization, collaborative practice agreements, naloxone and other protocol-based dispensing, pharmacy compounding) & Unprofessional conduct, disciplinary process, inspections, and compliance/enforcement
Outline compounding standards a Utah pharmacy must meet, distinguishing non-sterile from sterile requirements and the records each demands.
List at least 12 categories of unprofessional conduct and match each to a realistic practice scenario.
Sequence the disciplinary process from complaint through inspection, notice, hearing, and sanction, naming the board's and the division's distinct roles.
Prepare for an inspection by writing a pre-inspection self-audit checklist covering records, security, temperature logs, and licensure posting.
Connect each practice authority from Domain 7 to a documentation requirement from Domain 6, showing where the two domains overlap on the exam.
Your checkpoint
A 15-item pre-inspection self-audit checklist plus a disciplinary-process flow diagram with sanctions noted at each stage.
Federal and Utah legal framework for pharmacy practice (statutes, administrative rules, board authority) & Prescription and medication order requirements, dispensing, and transfer of prescriptions & Controlled substances regulation (federal CSA and Utah controlled substance provisions, monitoring program) & Drug distribution, inventory control, recordkeeping, and drug recall/returns & Labeling, patient counseling, documentation, and privacy requirements & Utah-specific practice authorities (immunization, collaborative practice agreements, naloxone and other protocol-based dispensing, pharmacy compounding) & Unprofessional conduct, disciplinary process, inspections, and compliance/enforcement & Licensure, registration, certification, and renewal of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies
Re-test every domain with a 100-question mixed mock exam under timed conditions.
Re-derive from memory the five highest-yield rule sets: prescription validity, controlled-substance records, transfers, licensure renewal, and protocol dispensing.
Rewrite every missed mock question into a one-line rule statement and re-quiz only those items after 48 hours.
Review the personal error log and confirm each corrected item is now answered correctly twice in a row.
Do a final pass on the two lowest-scoring domains from the mock and write a two-sentence summary of each weak area.
Your checkpoint
A timed 100-question mock exam scored at 80% or better, with a corrected error log and a written weak-area summary.
Milestones
Week 2: Recite the prescription-validity checklist from memory and score 80% or better on a self-written 25-question quiz covering Domains 1 and 3.
Week 4: Score 75% or better on the 60-question cumulative quiz over Domains 1, 3, 4, and 5, and correctly classify 27 of 30 substances by schedule.
Week 6: Produce a fully compliant label and counseling note for all three counseling scenarios with no missing required elements, and list every Utah protocol-dispensing authority without notes.
Week 8: Score 80% or better on the timed 100-question mixed mock, with no domain below 70% and every missed item rewritten as a rule statement.