Alabama MPJE: Pharmacy Practice Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions 2026
1. Yes Does the state recognize phar-
macists as providers for reim-
bursement purposes?
2. Yes Does a collaborative practice
agreement (CPA) need to be
The CPA must be submitted to both the Board of submitted to the board?
Pharmacy and the Alabama Board of Medical Exam-
iners within 10 days after the CPA is signed by both
parties.
3. Every 2 years How often does a collaborative
practice agreement need to be
renewed?
4. The pharmacist may initiate, monitor, modify and What actions are pharmacists
discontinue medications as authorized by the col- allowed to perform under a
laborating physician pursuant to the agreement. collaborative practice agree-
ment (e.g., initiate, modify,
monitor medications)?
5. No Are there any restrictions on
what diseases a pharmacist
can manage under a collabo-
rative practice agreement?
6. Yes. Is every pharmacy required to
have a pharmacist-in-charge?
In Alabama, the pharmacist-in-charge is called a
supervising pharmacist.
7. No.
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, Alabama MPJE: Pharmacy Practice Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions 2026
With the approval of the Board, a pharmacist may Can a pharmacist serve as the
be permitted to serve as supervising pharmacist of supervising pharmacist (phar-
one pharmacy and also of an institutional pharmacy macist-in-charge) at more than
that is open less than 15 hours per week or of a one pharmacy?
non-institutional pharmacy that is open no more
than the minimum number of hours allowed by the
Board.
8. At least 50% of the hours the pharmacy is in opera- What is the minimum num-
tion or at least 30 hours per week, whichever is less. ber of hours the pharma-
cist-in-charge (PIC) must be
present at the pharmacy?
9. A properly supervised pharmacist intern can per- What activities are interns
form any pharmacist duty (including counseling) permitted to perform (e.g.,
except that an intern cannot provide the final check counseling, compounding, fi-
of a prescription. nal verification, taking verbal
prescriptions)?
10. No Can technicians accept new
prescriptions over the phone?
11. No Is tech-check-tech permitted?
12. The Alabama Board of Pharmacy does not specify What activities can a clerk per-
what tasks a pharmacy clerk/cashier can perform. form (e.g., cashier functions,
receive refills, put a bottle of
medication on the shelf)?
13. Non-controlled drugs: no specific guidance from What are the limits on
the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners (ALBME), prescribing controlled or
pharmacists are advised to use professional judg-
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Solutions 2026
1. Yes Does the state recognize phar-
macists as providers for reim-
bursement purposes?
2. Yes Does a collaborative practice
agreement (CPA) need to be
The CPA must be submitted to both the Board of submitted to the board?
Pharmacy and the Alabama Board of Medical Exam-
iners within 10 days after the CPA is signed by both
parties.
3. Every 2 years How often does a collaborative
practice agreement need to be
renewed?
4. The pharmacist may initiate, monitor, modify and What actions are pharmacists
discontinue medications as authorized by the col- allowed to perform under a
laborating physician pursuant to the agreement. collaborative practice agree-
ment (e.g., initiate, modify,
monitor medications)?
5. No Are there any restrictions on
what diseases a pharmacist
can manage under a collabo-
rative practice agreement?
6. Yes. Is every pharmacy required to
have a pharmacist-in-charge?
In Alabama, the pharmacist-in-charge is called a
supervising pharmacist.
7. No.
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, Alabama MPJE: Pharmacy Practice Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions 2026
With the approval of the Board, a pharmacist may Can a pharmacist serve as the
be permitted to serve as supervising pharmacist of supervising pharmacist (phar-
one pharmacy and also of an institutional pharmacy macist-in-charge) at more than
that is open less than 15 hours per week or of a one pharmacy?
non-institutional pharmacy that is open no more
than the minimum number of hours allowed by the
Board.
8. At least 50% of the hours the pharmacy is in opera- What is the minimum num-
tion or at least 30 hours per week, whichever is less. ber of hours the pharma-
cist-in-charge (PIC) must be
present at the pharmacy?
9. A properly supervised pharmacist intern can per- What activities are interns
form any pharmacist duty (including counseling) permitted to perform (e.g.,
except that an intern cannot provide the final check counseling, compounding, fi-
of a prescription. nal verification, taking verbal
prescriptions)?
10. No Can technicians accept new
prescriptions over the phone?
11. No Is tech-check-tech permitted?
12. The Alabama Board of Pharmacy does not specify What activities can a clerk per-
what tasks a pharmacy clerk/cashier can perform. form (e.g., cashier functions,
receive refills, put a bottle of
medication on the shelf)?
13. Non-controlled drugs: no specific guidance from What are the limits on
the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners (ALBME), prescribing controlled or
pharmacists are advised to use professional judg-
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