Washington MPJE Practice Questions

A drug has been changed from non-controlled to controlled substance status. When does a pharmacy need to conduct an inventory of controlled substances?

Which of the following is/are true regarding transferring a prescription?

• I. Sufficient information needs to be exchanged to maintain an auditable trail

• II. Pharmacies sharing a secure real-time database are not required to transfer prescription information for dispensing

• III. Prescriptions must be transferred by electronic means or facsimile except in emergency situations

All of the following are true regarding a pharmacy’s electronic systems for patient medication records, prescriptions, chart orders, and controlled substance records EXCEPT:

Which of the following is true regarding controlled substance recordkeeping?

Which of the following can be a function of the pharmacy technician?

A Medicare-approved dialysis center may sell, deliver, or dispense to its dialysis patients all of the following legend drugs, if prescribed by a physician, EXCEPT:

Prescriptions for legend drugs are NOT allowed from which out-of-state prescriber?

Whenever a pharmacy closes, the owner is to notify the commission no later than how many days prior to the anticipated closing date?

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding syringe and needle sales?

• I. A prescription is required to purchase syringes and needles

• II. Syringe and needle sales are restricted to the pharmacy

• III. An individual may purchase syringes and needles without having a prescription

In an emergency situation where a Schedule II controlled substance is dispensed by verbal order but there is insufficient stock, how soon shall the rest of the partial fill be dispensed?

A patient is requesting a refill on a non-controlled prescription that has run out of refills. The pharmacist has attempted but is unable to reach the prescriber. The pharmacist is permitted to renew the non-controlled prescription once within what time period?

Which of the following is/are true of drug substitution in an institutional facility?

• I. Drug substitution is permitted as long as the prescriber is licensed in the state

• II. Drug substitution is permitted without consultation if there is a formulary developed by an interdisciplinary team

• III. The drug formulary listing permitted substitutions is readily retrievable by the pharmacist

Which of the following professions has unrestricted prescribing authority?

If a Schedule II controlled substance is verbally ordered in an emergency, the practitioner must deliver a signed prescription to the dispenser within how many days?

Which of the following options is/are acceptable for a nuclear pharmacist to certify their training? Select ALL that apply.