MPJE Flashcards
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Internship hour requirement
1500
Maximum time limit to take NAPLEX/MPJE for initial license
3 years
Maximum time limit to take MPJE for license by reciprocity
1 year
For license reinstatement: how many internship hours do you need to submit proof of
60 hours per year of inactivity
You can get a reciprocal license if you graduate from an approved COP and either have ________ or have worked ______ as an RPh in the state you got your license
completed required intern training, one year
Required number of internship hours for reciprocal license
1500
What exam(s) do you have to take to get a reciprocal license if you’ve been inactive for 4 years?
MPJE
T/F: The board may deem an applicant ineligible for license by reciprocity if you cannot show evidence of these four things:
A. Your out-of-state license is in good standing, and
B. You passed the naplex, and
C. You are not addicted to the use of alcohol, narcotic, or hypnotic drugs, and
D. You have not been charged, convicted, fined, or had your license suspended/revoked for law violations mentioned in NMAC
True
The NMBOP can issue permits to which facilities (list #s)?
1) nursing homes
2) industrial & public health clinics
3) correctional facilities
4) home care services
1, 2, 4
How many CEU must an RPh get to renew their license
3.0
When does your initial RPh license expire?
last date of your birth month, after 24-month period
How many hours of CE on patient safety are required to renew an RPh license?
10
How many CEU on opioids are required to renew an RPh license?
0.2
To reinstate their license, a pharmacist must submit a log of _____ intern hours and _____ continuing education hours per inactive year
60, 15
A pharmacist receives some unused medications from a patient in a SNF. The different medications were all sorted into containers for each day of the week, but the patient did not open any of the containers. Can the RPh return the meds to stock?
No
If more than 1 drug in a container, drug(s) can not be returned to stock
A consultant pharmacist must go on-site to a category B1 clinic every _____, B2 every ____, and B3 every _____.
every other month, every month, every other week
Class D clinics are allowed to stock two medications. What are they?
albuterol & epinephrine
What drugs can be stored on-site at custodial care facilities that do not have a 24/7 on-site nurse?
TB testing solution
vaccines
naloxone
Can you reuse a drug that’s been dispensed?
Yes - in ONE circumstance
(16.19.4.11.E)
What can an RPh intern do that a tech CANNOT do (list all that apply):
A. Transcribe verbal orders
B. Counsel a patient on a refill
C. Consult a patient for an OTC medication
D. Verbally communicate with a patient about a change in drug therapy
E. Consult a prescriber regarding a patient prescription
F. Evaluate clinical data in patient EHR
G. Supervise other technicians
H. Vaccinations
I. Verify a patient’s ID to release a controlled substance
A, C, E, F
D: only RPh, unless gene
B: techs can counsel on refills, but not 1st Rx
I: any pharm employee!
T/F: Even when an intern performs the final check on a medication, an RPh still assumes responsibility for any filled Rx.
False
an intern CANNOT perform a final check
Which of the following is true:
A. An RPh should use professional judgment to decide whether or not to review a PMP report before dispensing an opioid, but they don’t have to review it.
B. An RPh must review a PMP report covering at least 1 year if a patient appears currently intoxicated; they receive an Rx for an unfamiliar patient; or they receive an initial Rx for a long-acting opioid formulation
C. both
D. neither
C
How long should any PMP report cover?
1 year
What patients, if any, are exempt from the PMP reviewing requirements?
LTCF patients & terminally ill
If more than 50% of a pharmacy’s Rx are filled by mail, what is their minimum availability?
60 hrs/week & 6 days/wk
What instances should a PhC run a PMP report?
1) before the 1st new Rx of a C II-IV written for >4 days’ supply
2) a gap in continuous Rx for a CS of >= 30 days
How often should a PhC run a PMP report- does it vary depending on the controlled substance?
Yes, it varies:
-continuous use of opioid, benzo, or Soma (carisoprodol): q 3 months
-continuous use of CS II-IV that isn’t one of those 3: q 6 months
How soon after filling a controlled substance Rx does a pharmacist need to report it to PMP
within 1 business day
How soon after a day of no filled controlled substances do you need to report to PMP
within 1 business day
must send ‘zero report’ for days w/ no CS dispensed
When, if ever, would a PhC not have to run a PMP for an opioid Rx?
If the patient is in a nursing facility or hospice care
How soon after finding an error in PMP reporting do you have to fix it?
5 days