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Uniform MPJE

Provider
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Format
Computer-based adaptive selected-response examination
Exam questions
120 questions
Time limit
2.5 hours
Passing score
Pass or Fail
Examination outline
  • Pharmacy and Pharmacist Practice (30%)
    • Practice of pharmacy definition (eg, scope of authority, scope of practice, collaborative practice agreements and other delegative authorities, limitations or restrictions on practice)
    • Non-pharmacist personnel (eg, supervision, scope, licensure, counseling)
    • Adulterated or misbranded medications (eg, medication recalls, expiration dates, counterfeit medications, emergency use authorizations, importation, Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA))
    • Federal regulatory standards (eg, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), essential copies of commercial products, patient-specific prescription requirements, anticipatory compounding)
    • United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards on compounding and hazardous materials (eg, beyond-use dating, competency training, environmental testing, record keeping)
    • Security of patient health information
  • Medication Use Process (Prescribing, Transcribing and Documenting, Dispensing, Administering, and Monitoring) (30%)
    • Requirements for issuing prescriptions and medication orders, including controlled substances
    • Requirements for issuing prescriptions and medication orders, including controlled substances: Validity of a prescription (eg, authority, content, corresponding responsibility)
    • Requirements for issuing prescriptions and medication orders, including controlled substances: Changes to a prescription
    • Requirements for issuing prescriptions and medication orders, including controlled substances: Emergency prescriptions and emergency refills
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances: Pharmacy and manufacturer labeling, including over-the-counter medications and patient education
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances: Drug utilization review
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances: Fills, refills, and partial fills
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances: Packaging and repackaging
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances: Counseling
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances: Transfers
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances: Prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) requirements
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances: Recalls, returns, and reuse
    • Dispensing medications, including controlled substances: Drug product selection (eg, substitutions, interchangeability)
    • Administration of medications, including adverse event reporting
  • Regulatory Authority and Legal Obligations (20%)
    • Role of regulatory authorities, including authority, inspections, and discipline
    • Role of regulatory authorities, including authority, inspections, and discipline: Federal (eg, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS))
    • Role of regulatory authorities, including authority, inspections, and discipline: State (eg, board of pharmacy, department of health)
    • Controlled substances
    • Controlled substances: Inventory
    • Controlled substances: Record keeping
    • Controlled substances: Order forms and ordering
    • Controlled substances: DEA registration and power of attorney
    • Controlled substances: Theft and loss
    • Controlled substances: Disposal
    • Liability and malpractice
  • Pharmacy Operations (20%)
    • Licensures, registrations, and certifications
    • Pharmacy technology, including record keeping and automation (eg, e-prescribing, faxing, shared services)
    • Access, storage, handling, and security
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