Free Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination for Louisiana Practice Questions

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1. 1A Louisiana pharmacist is considering accepting appointment as pharmacist-in-charge (PIC). Which license status satisfies the PIC privilege requirement?

   1. A. An active Louisiana pharmacist license
   2. B. An inactive Louisiana pharmacist license
   3. C. An active pharmacist license from any state
   4. D. A Louisiana pharmacy intern registration

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The PIC must hold an active Louisiana pharmacist license. LAC 46:LIII §1105(A)(1)(a) requires “possession of an active Louisiana pharmacist license.”

   Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §1105(A)(1)(a)

2. 2Which characteristic is essential to a Louisiana prescription or prescription drug order?

   1. A. It is directed to a pharmacy rather than a patient
   2. B. It is patient specific
   3. C. It is always written on paper
   4. D. It is valid only if witnessed

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Louisiana’s definition requires patient specificity. Section 2511(A) defines a prescription as an order “that is patient specific and is communicated by any means to a pharmacist in a permitted pharmacy.”

   Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §2511(A), definition of Prescription

3. 3A patient asks a Louisiana pharmacy to transfer an unfilled, noncontrolled prescription. By when must the pharmacy comply?

   1. A. As soon as possible, no later than the end of the next business day
   2. B. Within three business days
   3. C. Within seven calendar days
   4. D. Only after the prescriber approves

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The transfer deadline is the end of the next business day. Section 2511(B)(5) requires compliance “as soon as possible, but no later than the end of the next business day.”

   Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §2511(B)(5)

4. 4Which credential authorizes a Louisiana business to describe its place as a “pharmacy”?

   1. A. A valid Louisiana Board of Pharmacy permit
   2. B. A Louisiana controlled-substance license alone
   3. C. A drug-or-device distributor permit alone
   4. D. A parish occupational license alone

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 1115(B) prohibits describing a place by “pharmacy” or similar terms “unless the place of business is a pharmacy validly permitted by the board.”

   Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §1115(B)

5. 5Before acquiring the PIC privilege in Louisiana, how much active pharmacy practice must a pharmacist have under a U.S. board of pharmacy?

   1. A. Six months
   2. B. At least one year
   3. C. At least two years
   4. D. At least five years

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The state rule sets a one-year experience floor. Section 1105(A)(1)(b) requires “active pharmacy practice for a minimum of one year under the jurisdiction of any board of pharmacy in the United States.”

   Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §1105(A)(1)(b)

6. 6What legal function does a prescription or chart order serve for a Louisiana patient?

   1. A. It transfers ownership of the pharmacy inventory
   2. B. It licenses the patient to prescribe
   3. C. It provides lawful authority to acquire the ordered drug or device
   4. D. It waives all counseling requirements

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 2511(B)(1) states that an order “represents the lawful authority for a patient, or his agent or caregiver, to acquire a prescription drug or device from a pharmacy.”

   Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §2511(B)(1)

7. 7Before transferring the remainder of an unexpired Louisiana prescription at the patient’s request, may the original pharmacy simply cancel the remaining authorization?

   1. A. Yes, whenever the patient requests transfer
   2. B. No, unless required by law or requested by the prescriber
   3. C. Yes, whenever one authorized fill has been dispensed
   4. D. No, even when the prescriber requests cancellation

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Premature cancellation is restricted. Section 2511(B)(6) says the pharmacy “shall not cancel the remainder of an unexpired prescription unless such action is required by law or rule or is requested by the prescriber.”

   Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §2511(B)(6)

8. 8Which entity may procure and possess prescription drugs or devices in the course of pharmacy practice in Louisiana?

   1. A. A CDS-licensed manufacturer
   2. B. A permitted pharmacy
   3. C. A common contract carrier
   4. D. An individual practitioner

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 2501(A)(2) provides: “Prescription drugs or devices shall be procured and possessed in the course of the practice of pharmacy by a permitted pharmacy.”

   Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §2501(A)(2)

9. 9A Louisiana pharmacy normally operates 40 hours each week. What is the PIC’s minimum required presence and practice time there?

   1. A. 10 hours per week
   2. B. 15 hours per week
   3. C. 20 hours per week
   4. D. 30 hours per week

   Answer: C

   Explanation: For a pharmacy operating at least 20 hours weekly, the PIC minimum is 20 hours. The rule says the PIC “shall be present and practicing at the pharmacy for which he holds the PIC position no less than 20 hours per week.”

   Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §1105(A)(2)

10. 10A noncontrolled Louisiana prescription contains no refill instructions. How must it be treated?

    1. A. As authorizing one refill
    2. B. As authorizing refills for one year
    3. C. As authorizing unlimited refills
    4. D. It may not be refilled

    Answer: D

    Explanation: Silence does not confer refill authority. Section 2511(B)(2) provides: “In the absence of refill instructions on the original prescription, the prescription shall not be refilled.”

    Reference: Lac Title 46 Part Liii — LAC 46:LIII §2511(B)(2)