Connecticut MPJE Exam Prep FREE Sample Exam — Fixed Set

A patient telephones a compounding pharmacy about a first-time, customized preparation her prescriber says he will order later today. The prescription itself has not yet reached the pharmacy, and the compounder wants to begin making her preparation now so it is ready the moment the order arrives. What governs the timing?

Patient-specific compounding for her begins only after the pharmacy receives her prescription; the separate anticipatory-compounding allowance does not cover a first-time preparation with no prescription history behind it

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Compounding may begin as soon as the patient describes what the prescriber intends to order

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Compounding may begin once the prescriber's office confirms by phone that an order is planned, with no prescription ever required

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Compounding may begin a full day in advance for any preparation a patient requests by name

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An owner asks how many classes Connecticut uses when approving pharmacies for licensure. Which answer is correct?

Six classes: community, infusion therapy, long-term care, nuclear, specialized drug, and specialty

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Three classes

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One single class for all pharmacies

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Ten classes set by each pharmacy itself

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A hospital prescriber wants an authorized agent to review monitoring program records, and a community prescriber wants the same for a clinic agent. Which added gate applies only to the hospital prescriber?

Both prescribers need Commissioner approval of a protocol

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Before designating, the hospital prescriber must submit the designation request and a written oversight protocol to the Commissioner in the prescribed form and receive approval of both the agents and the protocol, with the protocol naming the medical director, a department head who prescribes, or another prescriber as responsible for limiting access and protecting confidentiality

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Neither prescriber needs any safeguard, because agents act independently

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The community prescriber needs the protocol approval and the hospital prescriber does not

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After issuing an epinephrine auto-injector prescription, by when and how must pharmacist Seth inform the patient’s primary care provider, and where may the prior prescription be verified?

Not later than 72 hours after issuance, by phone, facsimile, or electronic transmission; the previous prescription may be verified at any pharmacy in any part of the United States, including districts, commonwealths, territories, and insular possessions

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Within seven days, by mail only; verification only in Connecticut

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Within 24 hours, in person; verification only at Seth's own pharmacy

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No notice is required if the patient promises to tell the provider

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A pharmacist converts continuing education units to contact hours for a renewal file. How many contact hours equal one continuing education unit?

Ten

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One

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Five

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Twenty-five

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Pharmacist Uma informs a patient representative about an interchangeable biological product substitution at pickup and asks specifically about the later entry documenting that substitution, made in an authorized manner, that follows the patient notice. By when must that entry be made?

Before the patient is informed

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Not later than 48 hours after the pharmacist has informed the patient or representative

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Not later than 72 hours after the pharmacist has informed the patient or representative

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Within 30 days after dispensing

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A patient whose prescriber is unreachable asks pharmacist James Carter for an emergency supply of a Schedule IV anxiety medication, citing the emergency-refill rule he used last month for a blood pressure drug. How does the rule apply here?

The same 72-hour emergency supply is available for any maintenance drug

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A 72-hour supply is allowed if the patient pays cash

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A seven-day supply is allowed for Schedule IV drugs specifically

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Emergency refills do not extend to controlled substances outside the specific federal emergency Schedule II oral-order rule

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During orientation, a pharmacist explains that the definitions section of Connecticut’s pharmacy act grew substantially in the current edition. How many definitions does it now contain?

34 definitions

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46 definitions

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40 definitions

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52 definitions

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How may the Commissioner designate a substance as a restricted drug requiring written records of receipt, use, and dispensation?

After investigation and hearing, by regulation, based on exceptional danger to health or exceptional abuse potential, and the Commissioner may remove a designation the same way

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By oral announcement at a meeting

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Only the legislature may designate, with no removal mechanism

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By informal email to pharmacies

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Pharmacist Marco Reyes is transferring a patient’s remaining Schedule IV refills to a pharmacy across town at the patient’s request. The receiving pharmacist calls him directly. What information is the transfer meant to communicate between the two pharmacists?

The patient's complete medical record and prescriber progress notes

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The prescription and refill information for that prescription, communicated directly between the two pharmacists

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A copy of the patient's insurance card and payment history with the transferring store

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Only the patient's name, with all refill details left for the patient to describe

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A billing specialist asks pharmacist Kenji Sato how much patient information she may pull from profiles when submitting claims and running operations reports, and whether the same limit governs a pharmacist sharing information to treat a patient. What is the correct answer?

The minimum-necessary limit applies equally to treatment, payment, and operations, with no exceptions

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The minimum-necessary limit applies to treatment only, because treatment involves the most sensitive information

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No minimum-necessary limit applies to any pharmacy use of patient information

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The minimum-necessary standard applies to payment and health care operations uses, but not to treatment

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Patients cannot tell who manages a pharmacy because no name is displayed anywhere near the prescription department. Which rule is violated?

No display rule exists

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Only the owner's name must be posted

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The manager's name must appear only on the license itself

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The pharmacist manager's name must be conspicuously posted within the prescription department or in immediate proximity to it, clearly and readily identifiable to patients and customers

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