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  1. 1A 17-year-old PharmD graduate otherwise meets New Hampshire's education and character requirements. What prevents licensure at this time?

    1. A. The applicant has not reached age 18
    2. B. The applicant has not reached age 19
    3. C. The applicant has not reached age 20
    4. D. The applicant has not reached age 21

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Ph 301.02(a) states, "The candidate shall be not less than 18 years of age." At 17, the applicant does not satisfy that minimum.

    Reference: Nh Pharmacy Rules Ph100 2600 — Ph 301.02(a)

  2. 2Under RSA 318-B:12, IV, which use of patient- and prescriber-identifiable prescription information is within an expressly permitted limited purpose?

    1. A. Using the information for pharmacy reimbursement
    2. B. Using it to advertise a pharmaceutical product to patients
    3. C. Using it to evaluate an individual prescriber's behavior for promotion
    4. D. Using it to influence a product's sales or market share

    Answer: A

    Explanation: RSA 318-B:12, IV permits identifiable prescription information to be used for specified limited purposes, including "pharmacy reimbursement;" Product advertising and prescriber-directed promotion are commercial purposes prohibited by the same paragraph.

    Reference: Chapter 318-B CONTROLLED DRUG ACT — RSA 318-B:12, IV

  3. 3Two pharmacies do not share a common database. Which transfer may a certified pharmacy technician communicate?

    1. A. A Schedule II prescription
    2. B. A Schedule III prescription
    3. C. A noncontrolled prescription
    4. D. Any controlled prescription with refills

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Ph 812.02(a)(4) permits communicating "a prescription transfer for a non-control medication" between pharmacies without a common database.

    Reference: Nh Pharmacy Rules Ph100 2600 — Ph 812.02(a)(4)

  4. 4A pharmacy suddenly loses its pharmacist-in-charge. For how long is the special pharmacy permit described in Ph 306.05 valid while a replacement is identified?

    1. A. 30 days
    2. B. 60 days
    3. C. 90 days
    4. D. 120 days

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Ph 306.05 provides for "a special pharmacy permit valid for 60 days" after sudden loss of the PIC.

    Reference: Nh Pharmacy Rules Ph100 2600 — Ph 306.05

  5. 5Before the examination date, how much pharmacy internship experience must a New Hampshire pharmacist candidate complete?

    1. A. 1,000 hours
    2. B. 1,500 hours
    3. C. 1,800 hours
    4. D. 2,000 hours

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Ph 301.02(f)(1)a requires an internship of "At least 1500 hours."

    Reference: Nh Pharmacy Rules Ph100 2600 — Ph 301.02(f)(1)a

  6. 6A patient returns an unused prescription drug to a community pharmacy. When may it generally be redispensed?

    1. A. A durable appliance that can be properly sanitized
    2. B. An ordinary patient-specific vial returned from a residence
    3. C. A unit-dose medication dispensed to an institutionalized patient
    4. D. A noncontrolled drug returned from a community patient

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Ph 703.06 generally prohibits redispensing returned drugs, with a limited exception for qualifying unit-dose drugs in institutional settings; sanitizable durable medical equipment is separately addressed. The controlling text states, "shall be resold or re-dispensed"

    Reference: Nh Pharmacy Rules Ph100 2600 — Ph 703.06(a)-(b)(9)

  7. 7Two pharmacies without a shared database transfer a controlled-substance prescription. Who may communicate the transfer under New Hampshire rules?

    1. A. Any two registered technicians
    2. B. A cashier and a certified technician
    3. C. Two pharmacists, or a pharmacist and a pharmacy intern
    4. D. Any two pharmacy employees designated by their PICs

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Ph 703.04(a)(1) permits a controlled-drug transfer between two pharmacists or between a pharmacist and a pharmacy intern. The controlling text states, "The transfer of controlled drug prescriptions shall be communicated between 2 licensed pharmacists, or a pharmacist and intern;"

    Reference: Nh Pharmacy Rules Ph100 2600 — Ph 703.04(a)

  8. 8The permit holder plans a renovation of the prescription department. When must the plans be filed with the board?

    1. A. Within 15 days after work begins
    2. B. Before the next permit renewal
    3. C. Before proceeding with the changes
    4. D. Only after the renovation is complete

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Ph 306.04 requires renovation plans to be filed "for review and approval before proceeding with such changes."

    Reference: Nh Pharmacy Rules Ph100 2600 — Ph 306.04

  9. 9A pharmacy student asks when internship hours may first begin counting toward New Hampshire's licensure requirement. Which starting point is permitted?

    1. A. At matriculation into the first professional year
    2. B. Six months before the second professional year
    3. C. No earlier than four months before the third year of study
    4. D. Only after graduation

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Ph 301.02(f)(1)a says the 1,500 hours may start "no earlier than 4 months prior to the third year of study in a college of pharmacy."

    Reference: Chapter 318 PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES — Ph 301.02(f)(1)a

  10. 10A noncontrolled prescription says "refill PRN." For how long may the refill authorization remain effective under Ph 703.09?

    1. A. No more than one year from the issue date
    2. B. No more than 90 days from the issue date
    3. C. No more than two years from the issue date
    4. D. No more than four years from the issue date

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Ph 703.09 limits a PRN refill authorization to no more than one year from the date the prescription was issued. The controlling text states, "in no instance shall such prescription be refilled beyond one year from the date of issue."

    Reference: Nh Pharmacy Rules Ph100 2600 — Ph 703.09(a)

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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