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CPJE EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026
TEST BANK| CALIFORNIA PHARMACY
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM PREP WITH COMPLETE 550
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Which of the following drugs require a pharmacist to include a
medication guide when dispensing a Rx?
A. mefloquine and methocarbamol
B. mefloquine and amiodarone
C. methocarbamol and digoxin
D. digoxin and amiodarone - Correct Answer B
A patient with diabetes and HTN is being managed by a pharmacist.
Which of the following medications is most likely to cause a dry cough
in this patient?
A. doxazosin
B. lisinopril
C. hydralazine
D. spironolactone - Correct Answer B
A patient comes into the pharmacy with a Rx for erythromycin. During
consultation, the patient mentions her new job in construction has made
her allergies unbearable. The patient asks the patient to call her
physician for anew Rx for this condition. Which antihistamine should
the be suggested for this patient?
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A. loratadine
B. clemastine
C. cetirizine
D. diphenhydramine - Correct Answer A
Diphenhydramine (benadryl), Clemastine (Tavist) are first generation
antihistamines that can cause drowsiness. Cetirizine (Zyrtec) is a second
generation antihistamine that is sedating. Most first generation
antihistamines inhibit CYP3A4, whereas second generation
anithistamines have few CYP3A4 interactions. Erythromycin and
clarithycin are major substrates of Cyp3A4 and are CYP3A4 inhibitors.
A pharmacist is checking the accuracy of medications repackaged into
unit dose form by a pharmacy technician. The medication that was to be
repackaged is MOnopril. Which medication should be used?
A. Quinapril
B. Moexipril
C. Fosinopril
D. benazepril - Correct Answer C
Quinapril (Accupril)
Moexipril (Univasc)
Benazepril (Lotensin)
Which of the following options should the pharmacist recommend to a
72 year old woman who usually takes 0.2 mg levothyroxine PO QD, but
who is currently intubated and on a ventilator?
A. Levothyroxine 100 mcg IV daily
B. levothyroxine 200 mcg IV daily
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C. liothyronine 150 mcg IV daily
D. liothyronine 200 mcg IV daily - Correct Answer A
The IV to PO ratio of levothyroxine is 0.75 to 1 (NAPLEX, RxPreP. The
IV to PO ration of levothyroxine is 1:2 (CPJE study guide)
A 36 year old patient with schizaophrenia has been treated with
clozapine 500 mg daily for the past 4 months. On July 7, the patient's
WBC was 7.2 and neutrophils was 4.3. The most appropriate
recommendation for the pharmacist to make is to...
A. Continue current therapy
B. discontinue therapy
C. Hold therapy for 1 week and resume at 400 mg daily
D. Repeat CBC and fill if WBC is >8 - Correct Answer A
Clozapine should be started when baseline ANC is at least 1500. ANC is
checked weekly for 6 months than every 2 weeks for 6 months, then
monthly. Stop therapy if ANC <1000.
A patient comes into the pharmacy with a prescription for erythromycin.
During a consultation, the patient mentions that her new job in
construction has made her allergies unbearable. The patient asks the
pharmacist to call her physician for a new prescription for this condition.
The physician asks for the pharmacists recommendation. Which of the
following antihistamines should be suggested for this patient?
A. Loratidine
B. Clemastine
C. Cetirizine
D. Diphenhydramine - Correct Answer - A
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Which of the following options should the pharmacist recommend for a
72-year old woman who usually takes 0.2 mg of levothyroxine by mouth
daily, who is currently intubated and on a ventilator?
A. Levo 100 mcg IV daily
B. Levo 200 mg IV daily
C. Liothyronine 150 mcg IV daily
D. Liothyronine 200 mcg IV daily - Correct Answer - A
A pharmacist is writing a new protocol for nurses to use when
administering medications. Which of the following oral medications
should the protocol recommend be administered with food?
A. atenolol
B. saquinavir
C. fluconazole
D. levofloxacin - ANSWER - Saquinavir should be administered with
food.
A patient is being managed on a CHF protocol with the assistance of a
pharmacist. The patient experiences swollen legs and difficulty
breathing at night. Considering this information, which of the following
medications should be started?
A. prednisone
B. digoxin
C. metolazone
D. captopril - ANSWER - Metolazone
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CPJE EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026
TEST BANK| CALIFORNIA PHARMACY
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM PREP WITH COMPLETE 550
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Which of the following drugs require a pharmacist to include a
medication guide when dispensing a Rx?
A. mefloquine and methocarbamol
B. mefloquine and amiodarone
C. methocarbamol and digoxin
D. digoxin and amiodarone - Correct Answer B
A patient with diabetes and HTN is being managed by a pharmacist.
Which of the following medications is most likely to cause a dry cough
in this patient?
A. doxazosin
B. lisinopril
C. hydralazine
D. spironolactone - Correct Answer B
A patient comes into the pharmacy with a Rx for erythromycin. During
consultation, the patient mentions her new job in construction has made
her allergies unbearable. The patient asks the patient to call her
physician for anew Rx for this condition. Which antihistamine should
the be suggested for this patient?
pg. 1
,2|Page
A. loratadine
B. clemastine
C. cetirizine
D. diphenhydramine - Correct Answer A
Diphenhydramine (benadryl), Clemastine (Tavist) are first generation
antihistamines that can cause drowsiness. Cetirizine (Zyrtec) is a second
generation antihistamine that is sedating. Most first generation
antihistamines inhibit CYP3A4, whereas second generation
anithistamines have few CYP3A4 interactions. Erythromycin and
clarithycin are major substrates of Cyp3A4 and are CYP3A4 inhibitors.
A pharmacist is checking the accuracy of medications repackaged into
unit dose form by a pharmacy technician. The medication that was to be
repackaged is MOnopril. Which medication should be used?
A. Quinapril
B. Moexipril
C. Fosinopril
D. benazepril - Correct Answer C
Quinapril (Accupril)
Moexipril (Univasc)
Benazepril (Lotensin)
Which of the following options should the pharmacist recommend to a
72 year old woman who usually takes 0.2 mg levothyroxine PO QD, but
who is currently intubated and on a ventilator?
A. Levothyroxine 100 mcg IV daily
B. levothyroxine 200 mcg IV daily
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C. liothyronine 150 mcg IV daily
D. liothyronine 200 mcg IV daily - Correct Answer A
The IV to PO ratio of levothyroxine is 0.75 to 1 (NAPLEX, RxPreP. The
IV to PO ration of levothyroxine is 1:2 (CPJE study guide)
A 36 year old patient with schizaophrenia has been treated with
clozapine 500 mg daily for the past 4 months. On July 7, the patient's
WBC was 7.2 and neutrophils was 4.3. The most appropriate
recommendation for the pharmacist to make is to...
A. Continue current therapy
B. discontinue therapy
C. Hold therapy for 1 week and resume at 400 mg daily
D. Repeat CBC and fill if WBC is >8 - Correct Answer A
Clozapine should be started when baseline ANC is at least 1500. ANC is
checked weekly for 6 months than every 2 weeks for 6 months, then
monthly. Stop therapy if ANC <1000.
A patient comes into the pharmacy with a prescription for erythromycin.
During a consultation, the patient mentions that her new job in
construction has made her allergies unbearable. The patient asks the
pharmacist to call her physician for a new prescription for this condition.
The physician asks for the pharmacists recommendation. Which of the
following antihistamines should be suggested for this patient?
A. Loratidine
B. Clemastine
C. Cetirizine
D. Diphenhydramine - Correct Answer - A
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Which of the following options should the pharmacist recommend for a
72-year old woman who usually takes 0.2 mg of levothyroxine by mouth
daily, who is currently intubated and on a ventilator?
A. Levo 100 mcg IV daily
B. Levo 200 mg IV daily
C. Liothyronine 150 mcg IV daily
D. Liothyronine 200 mcg IV daily - Correct Answer - A
A pharmacist is writing a new protocol for nurses to use when
administering medications. Which of the following oral medications
should the protocol recommend be administered with food?
A. atenolol
B. saquinavir
C. fluconazole
D. levofloxacin - ANSWER - Saquinavir should be administered with
food.
A patient is being managed on a CHF protocol with the assistance of a
pharmacist. The patient experiences swollen legs and difficulty
breathing at night. Considering this information, which of the following
medications should be started?
A. prednisone
B. digoxin
C. metolazone
D. captopril - ANSWER - Metolazone
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