Federal MPJE Practice Questions

Which of the following ingredients has special labeling requirements if it is included in a product?

A pharmacy dispenses and distributes a total of 50,000 doses of controlled substances in a 12 month period. How many doses is the pharmacy able to transfer to another pharmacy without registering as a distributor?

Over-the-counter (OTC) drug advertising is regulated by:

Which of the following can be determined from the National Drug Code (NDC) number on a medication bottle? Select ALL that apply.

A patient is admitted to a hospital and does not remember the names of the medications that she takes at home. The hospital pharmacist calls the patient’s outpatient pharmacy to obtain a list of medications. Which of the following is true?

Anabolic steroids are classified under which schedule?

What act set the requirement for child-resistant closures for all prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and hazard household products?

A patient calls and says they just got home from the hospital after having broken their leg and cannot make it to the pharmacy to pick up their prescription for a schedule II controlled medication that was on file from when they dropped it off a few days beforehand. The patient wants to know if the pharmacy can mail the prescription to the house. How should the pharmacist respond?

A warning stating “Caution: Federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed” is required on the label for which of the following prescription types?

In the case of theft of controlled substances from a pharmacy, which form must be submitted to the DEA?

What act set the requirement for tamper-evident packaging for some over-the-counter products in order to avoid risk of contamination?

A drug is considered to be an orphan drug if it is for rare diseases or conditions that impact fewer than how many people in the U.S.?

In which case(s) must an exact count be taken while performing a controlled substance inventory?

I.     It is a schedule II controlled substance

II.    The bottle holds more than 1000 tablets or capsules

III.   Containers are sealed or unopened

Which law first required new drugs to be proven safe and effective for their claimed use?

In the event of a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI) at a retail pharmacy affecting approximately 900 patients, who must be notified? Select ALL that apply.