North Carolina MPJE Practice Questions

What is the quantity limit for an initial Schedule II opioid prescription for post-surgical acute pain?

Which of the following prescribers may prescribe under delegated authority?

All of the following are true about patient counseling requirements EXCEPT:

A patient is requesting several refills of his medication because he is leaving the country for travel. For many medications, the pharmacist may dispense more than one refill at a time. However, the pharmacist must receive authorization from the prescriber in order to dispense more than 1 refill for which medication(s)?
Select ALL that apply.

After administering an immunization, the pharmacist must notify the patient’s primary care provider of the immunization within how many hours?

How long does a pharmacy need to keep records of retail pseudoephedrine sales?

Which of the following are acceptable ways for a prescriber to indicate “dispense as written” on a prescription? Select ALL that apply.

An individual is at risk for opioid-related overdose. Given that a pharmacist has a standing order, the pharmacist may dispense naloxone to whom?

I. The individual patient

II. A family member of the individual at risk

III. A friend of the individual at risk

A physician orders a Schedule II controlled substance from a pharmacy for office use. What form must the physician fill out?

Which of the following are appropriate options to dispose of an expired bottle of hydrocodone/acetaminophen?

I. Return the bottle to the wholesaler

II. Submit DEA Form 41 and destroy the drug at the pharmacy

III. Discard the bottle at the police department’s drug take-back box

What is the maximum beyond use date for a non-aqueous formulation stored at room temperature?

A practitioner is not required to check the information on the controlled substances reporting system in which of the following situations? Select ALL that apply.

Thompson comes in with a prescription for alprazolam (Xanax) dated for today. What are the refill restrictions for this prescription?

How many hours of continuing education may a pharmacist preceptor receive for serving as a preceptor through one of the North Carolina Pharmacy School programs for at least 160 hours?

When a nurse at a local health department clinic dispenses prescription drugs and devices, the pharmacist-manager needs to review dispensing records at least how often? (Given the volume is less than 30 patients within a 24-hour period.)