ILLINOIS MPJE LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔under illinois law who can order, secure and dispense controlled substances -
✔✔the pharmacist in charge
✔✔which form is used to register a pharmacy as a controlled substance dispenser -
✔✔DEA form 224 for initial registration and 224a for renewal
✔✔which form is used to registers manufactures, wholesalers, researcher importers
and exporters as a controlled substance dispenser with the DEA - ✔✔225a
✔✔is separate DEA registration needed for each pharmacy operated by the same entity
- ✔✔yes
✔✔when is DEA registration required - ✔✔for each site with a different address and for
each activity
✔✔pharmacies are generally registered with the DEA as - ✔✔dispensers
hospitals are classified as institutional dispensers and do not need a separate
registration
prescribers are also registered as dispensers
✔✔when does a pharmacy need to register as a controlled substance distributor - ✔✔if
it participates in joint buying activities and is the location from which drugs are stored
and shipped to other pharmacies OR
if its annual distribution of controlled substances exceeds five percent of the total
number of dosage units dispensed
✔✔limited compounding of controlled substances for oddice use if permitted provided
that - ✔✔it is compounded in water oil or solid dosage form
contains only up to 20 percent of the controlled substance
must be distributed only to a pracititioner who is registered to dispense
if ANY of these are missing then a manufacturers registration is required
✔✔illinois requires an additional state controlled substance license with the following
requirements - ✔✔proof of federal registration and payment of fee
registration expires on date the certificate holders pharmacy license requires
✔✔if a dea number is a physician is will start with the letter - ✔✔B
A or
F
followed by the first letter of the prescribers name
, ✔✔examples of midlevel practitioners with the letter M preceeding their DEA - ✔✔nurse
practitioners
physician assistants
optometrists
pharmacists
chiropractors
✔✔what is the formula to verify a DEA number - ✔✔add digits 1 3 and 5
add digits 2 5 and 6 and multiply this sum by two
add the results of the above and the last number of this sum should equal the last
number of the DEA number
✔✔pharmacies must use this form to order schedule 1 and 2 substances - ✔✔222
✔✔how many 222 forms can a pharmacy request - ✔✔a max of 6 order forms
each containing 7 numbered blank forms
each form contains 1 line
only 1 item per line
✔✔what must be included on a 222 form - ✔✔name of drug
NDC number
strength, package size and number of packets
number of lines completed
signature of purchaser or agent
DEA number of pharmacy
date form issued
✔✔where does each copy of the 222 form go - ✔✔brown copy 1 and 2 go to the
supplier then the supplier forwards green copy 2 to the DEA
blue copy 3 is maintained at the pharmacy
dirt, grass, sky
✔✔if a supplier cannot supply and ordered controlled substance they can partially fill it if
the remainder is filled with - ✔✔60 days
✔✔when should the supplier forward the green copy 2 of the dea form to the DEA -
✔✔by the end of the month that the order is filled or at the end of the month that the
final shipment is made
✔✔what are some of the benefits to using the electronic ordering system for controlled
substances - ✔✔no line item limit for a single order
faster
more accurate
decreased cost
can be used for all schedules
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔under illinois law who can order, secure and dispense controlled substances -
✔✔the pharmacist in charge
✔✔which form is used to register a pharmacy as a controlled substance dispenser -
✔✔DEA form 224 for initial registration and 224a for renewal
✔✔which form is used to registers manufactures, wholesalers, researcher importers
and exporters as a controlled substance dispenser with the DEA - ✔✔225a
✔✔is separate DEA registration needed for each pharmacy operated by the same entity
- ✔✔yes
✔✔when is DEA registration required - ✔✔for each site with a different address and for
each activity
✔✔pharmacies are generally registered with the DEA as - ✔✔dispensers
hospitals are classified as institutional dispensers and do not need a separate
registration
prescribers are also registered as dispensers
✔✔when does a pharmacy need to register as a controlled substance distributor - ✔✔if
it participates in joint buying activities and is the location from which drugs are stored
and shipped to other pharmacies OR
if its annual distribution of controlled substances exceeds five percent of the total
number of dosage units dispensed
✔✔limited compounding of controlled substances for oddice use if permitted provided
that - ✔✔it is compounded in water oil or solid dosage form
contains only up to 20 percent of the controlled substance
must be distributed only to a pracititioner who is registered to dispense
if ANY of these are missing then a manufacturers registration is required
✔✔illinois requires an additional state controlled substance license with the following
requirements - ✔✔proof of federal registration and payment of fee
registration expires on date the certificate holders pharmacy license requires
✔✔if a dea number is a physician is will start with the letter - ✔✔B
A or
F
followed by the first letter of the prescribers name
, ✔✔examples of midlevel practitioners with the letter M preceeding their DEA - ✔✔nurse
practitioners
physician assistants
optometrists
pharmacists
chiropractors
✔✔what is the formula to verify a DEA number - ✔✔add digits 1 3 and 5
add digits 2 5 and 6 and multiply this sum by two
add the results of the above and the last number of this sum should equal the last
number of the DEA number
✔✔pharmacies must use this form to order schedule 1 and 2 substances - ✔✔222
✔✔how many 222 forms can a pharmacy request - ✔✔a max of 6 order forms
each containing 7 numbered blank forms
each form contains 1 line
only 1 item per line
✔✔what must be included on a 222 form - ✔✔name of drug
NDC number
strength, package size and number of packets
number of lines completed
signature of purchaser or agent
DEA number of pharmacy
date form issued
✔✔where does each copy of the 222 form go - ✔✔brown copy 1 and 2 go to the
supplier then the supplier forwards green copy 2 to the DEA
blue copy 3 is maintained at the pharmacy
dirt, grass, sky
✔✔if a supplier cannot supply and ordered controlled substance they can partially fill it if
the remainder is filled with - ✔✔60 days
✔✔when should the supplier forward the green copy 2 of the dea form to the DEA -
✔✔by the end of the month that the order is filled or at the end of the month that the
final shipment is made
✔✔what are some of the benefits to using the electronic ordering system for controlled
substances - ✔✔no line item limit for a single order
faster
more accurate
decreased cost
can be used for all schedules
