VA MPJE case studies
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The Virginia Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (VA MPJE) is the jurisprudence component of pharmacist licensure in Virginia. NABP administers the exam, and the Virginia Board of Pharmacy uses the result - together with the NAPLEX and the Board's other licensure requirements - to decide whether a candidate may be licensed as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth. The VA MPJE case studies are 5 cases and about 3,794 words.
1Opening Day Without a Permit: A New Pharmacy, a Pending License, and a Technician at the Counter
A pharmacist licensed in North Carolina for six years and in DC for two years - never in Virginia - has accepted the pharmacist-in-charge position at a new independent pharmacy in Henrico County set to open in 10 days. The owner, a nonpharmacist holding 100% equity, filed the Virginia pharmacy permit application three weeks ago; it is still pending.
675 words, about 3 min2Oxycodone for a Cancer Patient: Partial Fill, "Refills" on a CII, and a Stolen Bottle
A 47-year-old with metastatic pancreatic cancer presents a paper prescription for oxycodone immediate-release 15 mg, quantity 120, "1 tab every 6 hours as needed for pain," dated today, with "2 refills" written on its face. The prescriber is Virginia-licensed with an active DEA registration.
785 words, about 4 min3Wrong Metoprolol, a Syncopal Episode, and a PIC Who Wants to "Fix" the File
A 71-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation takes metoprolol tartrate 25 mg twice daily. Nine days ago the pharmacy dispensed metoprolol succinate 50 mg twice daily: at data entry a technician selected the wrong product, and the pharmacist's verification missed the strength and salt-form difference.
749 words, about 4 min4340 Missing Hydrocodone Tablets, a Sealed Tote, and an Owner Who Wants to Wait
A community pharmacy with three registers completed its biennial controlled-substance inventory on May 1. A quarterly reconciliation three months later shows hydrocodone/acetaminophen 10/325 running 340 tablets short.
849 words, about 4 min5A Cash-Pay Telehealth Triplicate: Oxycodone, Alprazolam, and a Prescriber Who "Doesn't Take Calls"
A Virginia pharmacy receives three electronic prescriptions for a 26-year-old: oxycodone 30 mg #90, alprazolam 2 mg #90, and promethazine-codeine #240, all from the same out-of-state telehealth prescriber, all cash-pay, all written the same day. The patient's address is in Virginia, but the pharmacy's profile shows a different address two hours away and a phone number in another area code.
736 words, about 4 min