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  1. 1Which applicant function is expressly assigned to the Board?

    1. A. Award pharmacy degrees
    2. B. Issue federal immigration status
    3. C. Administer examinations and determine qualifications and fitness
    4. D. Set university tuition

    Answer: C

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “Administer examinations to, and determine the qualifications and fitness of, applicants.” Examination and fitness determinations are Board duties.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-108(1)(e)

  2. 2The Colorado Board of Pharmacy is deciding which body bears primary responsibility for enforcing Article 280. Which body has that responsibility?

    1. A. The State Board of Pharmacy
    2. B. The Colorado Medical Board
    3. C. The Department of Public Health and Environment
    4. D. The Office of the Attorney General

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “The responsibility for enforcement of this article 280 is vested in the state board of pharmacy.” Article 280 places enforcement responsibility in the Board.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-104(1)

  3. 3A Board agent suspects a drug in a registered outlet is adulterated or misbranded. What may the agent do first?

    1. A. Destroy it immediately without process
    2. B. Return it to the wholesaler without notice
    3. C. Transfer it to another pharmacy for sale
    4. D. Tag or mark the article as detained or embargoed

    Answer: D

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “the agent shall affix to the article a tag or other appropriate marking.” The tag gives notice of detention or embargo.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-108(4)(a)(I)

  4. 4Before inspecting an out-of-state pharmacy under its expanded outlet authority, what must the Board conduct?

    1. A. A criminal trial
    2. B. A statewide referendum
    3. C. A federal rulemaking
    4. D. A risk-based assessment

    Answer: D

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “after conducting a risk-based assessment ... to inspect an out-of-state pharmacy.” The risk-based assessment is the statutory prerequisite.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-108(1)(a)(II)

  5. 5Which disciplinary information must the Board keep as a record?

    1. A. Only criminal convictions
    2. B. Only malpractice settlements
    3. C. Only license applications
    4. D. Suspensions, revocations, and other disciplinary actions

    Answer: D

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “All suspensions, revocations, and any other disciplinary actions.” The record duty is not limited to one kind of discipline.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-108(1)(f)(II)

  6. 6How is the Colorado Board of Pharmacy classified within state government?

    1. A. A type 2 entity
    2. B. A type 1 entity
    3. C. A type 3 entity
    4. D. An independent judicial entity

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “The board is a type 1 entity.” That statutory classification controls the Board's organizational status.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-104(2)

  7. 7May an outlet sell an article after the Board has embargoed it?

    1. A. No, not without permission from the Board, its agent, or the court as applicable
    2. B. Yes, if the purchaser signs a waiver
    3. C. Yes, after twenty-four hours
    4. D. Yes, if sold below acquisition cost

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “No person shall remove or dispose of an embargoed article by sale or otherwise without the permission of the board or its agent.” Permission is required before removal or sale.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-108(4)(a)(II)

  8. 8When adopting Colorado compounding regulations, which topic must the Board address?

    1. A. Pharmacy-school admissions
    2. B. Training and qualifications
    3. C. Insurance-network rates
    4. D. Drug patent litigation

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “Training and qualifications.” Training and qualifications are one required compounding-rule subject.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-108(3)(b)(I)

  9. 9What must Colorado's academic pharmacist licensure examination test, and what format limitation applies?

    1. A. It tests only state law and must be oral
    2. B. It tests pharmacy knowledge and may not be oral
    3. C. It tests business management and must be practical
    4. D. It tests pharmacy knowledge and must be oral

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “The examination shall test the applicant's knowledge of the practice of pharmacy and shall not be an oral examination.” The academic exam tests pharmacy knowledge and is not oral.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-114(4)

  10. 10Absent a later legislative change, when are parts 1 to 3, 5, and 6 of Article 280 scheduled for repeal?

    1. A. July 1, 2028
    2. B. October 1, 2029
    3. C. September 1, 2030
    4. D. January 1, 2032

    Answer: C

    Explanation: The controlling text states: “Parts 1 to 3, 5, and 6 of this article 280 are repealed, effective September 1, 2030.” The stated date is the sunset date for those parts.

    Reference: Co Crs 2026 Title 12 — C.R.S. § 12-280-104(3)

Topics in this practice bank

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  • Area 1 — Licensure/Personnel
    • Responsibilities of the pharmacist and non-pharmacist personnel
    • Qualifications, scope of duties, limitations, and restrictions of duties, or conditions to practice for pharmacists-in-charge (or equivalent) and pharmacists
    • Qualifications, scope of duties, limitations, and restrictions of duties, or conditions to practice for non-pharmacist personnel
    • Licensures, registrations, and certifications for pharmacists or non-pharmacist personnel
    • Qualifications, examinations, internships, maintaining pharmacist competency, and renewals of licensures, registrations, or certifications
    • Classifications and processes of disciplinary actions
    • Reporting to and participating in programs addressing the inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety
  • Area 2 — Pharmacist Practice
    • Requirements for issuing prescriptions/drug orders
    • Requirements for drug uses, limitations, or restrictions
    • Scope of authority, scope of practice, limitations or restrictions of practice, and valid registration of practitioners who are authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer drugs
    • Requirements for issuing non-controlled prescriptions/drug orders
    • Requirements for issuing controlled prescriptions/drug orders
    • Authority limitations of practitioners’ ability to authorize refills
    • Conditions under which the pharmacist or non-pharmacist personnel participates in the administration of drugs in the management of patients’ therapy
    • Requirements regarding counseling
    • Counseling or offering to counsel
    • Documenting counseling or documenting offering to counsel
    • Returning or reusing drugs
    • Regulations and agencies regarding pharmacy practice
    • Requirements for promoting quality and safety of public health
    • Protecting patient and health record confidentiality
  • Area 3 — Dispensing Requirements
    • Responsibilities for determining whether prescriptions/drug orders are issued for a legitimate medical purpose, and within all applicable restrictions
    • Transferring prescription/drug order information between pharmacies by authorized personnel
    • Prospective drug utilization reviews
    • Requirements for reporting to PMP and accessing PMP data
    • Exceptions to dispensing or refilling prescriptions/drug orders
    • Labeling of dispensed drugs
    • Packaging of dispensed drugs
    • Drug product conditions prohibiting dispensing
    • Requirements for the distribution and/or dispensing of non-prescription pharmaceutical products, including controlled substances and hazardous drugs
    • Dispensing or administration
    • Labeling of non-prescription drugs and devices
    • Packaging and repackaging of non-prescription drugs and behind-the-counter products
    • Dispensing-restricted, non-prescription drugs
  • Area 4 — Pharmacy Operations
    • Ordering, acquisition, and distribution of drugs, including maintenance and content of such records
    • Ordering and acquisition, including the maintenance and content of such records
    • Distribution, including the maintenance and content of such records
    • Recordkeeping in compliance with legal requirements, including content, inventory, maintenance, storage, handling, and reporting
    • Non-dispensing requirements for operations of pharmacies or practice settings
    • Possession, storage, and handling of non-hazardous drugs
    • Training, possession, handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous drugs
    • Allowing non-pharmacist personnel access to drugs
    • Requirements for conducting controlled substance inventories
    • Delivery of drugs
    • Conditions for permitted or mandated product selection
    • Compounding sterile, nonsterile, hazardous, and non-hazardous preparations
    • Centralized prescription processing or central-fill pharmacy dispensing
    • Requirements for the registration, licensure, certification, or permitting of a practice setting or business entity
    • Requirements for registration, license, certification, or permitting of a practice setting
    • Requirements for the renewal or reinstatement of a license, registration, certificate, or permit of a practice setting
    • Requirements for an inspection of a licensed, registered, certified, or permitted practice setting
    • Classifications and processes of disciplinary actions that may be taken against a registered, licensed, certified, or permitted practice setting

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