Free multistate pharmacy jurisprudence examination (mpje®) Practice Questions

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1. 1A pharmacist wants to serve as PIC for two Wyoming pharmacies without a Board waiver. What is permitted?

   1. A. Serve both if ownership is shared
   2. B. Serve only one pharmacy as PIC
   3. C. Serve both for twenty hours weekly
   4. D. Serve both with monthly reports

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The controlling text says, “A pharmacist may not serve as PIC for more than one pharmacy at a time,” unless a Board waiver is obtained.

   Reference: Wy Pharmacy Chapter 2 — Chapter 2, Section 4(a)

2. 2Which patient identifiers must appear on a Wyoming noncontrolled prescription?

   1. A. Full name and date of birth
   2. B. Full name and Social Security number
   3. C. Full name and driver's license number
   4. D. Full name and employer address

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The required patient fields are “The patient’s full name and date of birth.”

   Reference: Wy Pharmacy Chapter 2 — Chapter 2, Section 6(b)(i)

3. 3A Wyoming pharmacist cannot verify the authenticity of a prescription. What action is required?

   1. A. Document verification and then dispense it
   2. B. Refuse to dispense it
   3. C. Transfer its remaining valid refills
   4. D. Record a newly authorized refill count

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The pharmacist is responsible for prescription authenticity and must refuse dispensing when verification cannot be completed. The controlling text states: “If verification is refused, the prescription shall not be filled.”

   Reference: Wy Pharmacy Chapter 2 — Chapter 2, Section 6(f)

4. 4No supervising pharmacist remains in the building containing a Wyoming retail pharmacy. What must staff do?

   1. A. Prepare drugs without releasing them
   2. B. Operate through remote video supervision
   3. C. Handle only nonprescription merchandise
   4. D. Close and leave the pharmacy area

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The rule states that “a retail pharmacy may not remain open, and staff may not remain in the pharmacy.”

   Reference: Wy Pharmacy Rule Ch 10 — Chapter 10, Section 11(b)

5. 5Which personnel credential practice satisfies the Wyoming pharmacist-in-charge responsibilities?

   1. A. Retain staff credentials without displaying them
   2. B. Display only the pharmacist-in-charge license
   3. C. Display all current staff credentials
   4. D. Retain continuing-education records off display

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The PIC must “Ensure all pharmacy and professional staff licenses are current and on display,” so expired or hidden credentials do not comply.

   Reference: Wy Pharmacy Chapter 2 — Chapter 2, Section 4(b)

6. 6When may a Wyoming pharmacist accept a noncontrolled prescription from an out-of-state practitioner?

   1. A. Whenever the other state permits it
   2. B. When comparable Wyoming authority exists
   3. C. Only for a seven-day supply
   4. D. Only when written by hand

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Out-of-state prescriptions are valid “only to the extent a practitioner licensed in Wyoming may prescribe that medication.”

   Reference: Wy Pharmacy Chapter 2 — Chapter 2, Section 6(c)

7. 7A prescription rests solely on an Internet questionnaire without a proper practitioner-patient relationship. What should occur?

   1. A. Verify authenticity and dispense it anyway
   2. B. Transfer remaining refills at patient request
   3. C. Do not dispense solely on that questionnaire
   4. D. Apply security-paper rules and dispense it

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Wyoming identifies dispensing from only an Internet questionnaire without an appropriate professional relationship as unprofessional conduct. It prohibits prescriptions “generated solely through an internet practitioner consultation questionnaire.”

   Reference: Wy Pharmacy Chapter 2 — Chapter 2, Section 8(f)

8. 8How must a Wyoming pharmacy maintain controlled-substance acquisition invoices?

   1. A. Signed, dated, and retained for two years
   2. B. Unsigned and retained for six months
   3. C. Destroyed after creating a scanned summary
   4. D. Created only during the annual inventory

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Controlled-substance invoices must be signed and dated, then retained as acquisition records for at least two years. Wyoming says invoices “shall be dated and signed when received” and kept for two years.

   Reference: Wy Controlled Rule Ch 04 — Controlled Substances Chapter 4, Section 4(c)(iii)

9. 9A Wyoming PIC finds expired and recalled drugs among active inventory. What action is required?

   1. A. Sell them with warning labels
   2. B. Give them to patients for disposal
   3. C. Leave them shelved after counting
   4. D. Remove and quarantine the products

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The PIC must ensure affected products are “removed from active stock and placed in a designated quarantine area” for return or destruction.

   Reference: Wy Pharmacy Chapter 2 — Chapter 2, Section 4(c)

10. 10A practitioner issues an ordinary prescription solely for office use. How should a Wyoming pharmacist classify it?

    1. A. Valid because it is uncontrolled
    2. B. Valid below one hundred units
    3. C. Not a valid patient prescription
    4. D. Valid but never refillable

    Answer: C

    Explanation: An office-use order is invalid because Wyoming requires the order to be patient-specific. The rule prohibits an order that is “not issued for one specific patient.”

    Reference: Wy Pharmacy Chapter 2 — Chapter 2, Section 6(d)