PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Independent and Dependent authority.
Answer: Pharmacists (can do these tasks independently): EC, self
administered hormonal contraception, travel medicine recommended by
the CDC NOT requiring a diagnosis, routine immunizations
recommended by the CDC for 3+ years old, naloxone, prescription NRT
●● Independent and Dependent Authority.
Answer: Naturopathic Doctors (can do these tasks independently):
Epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis, Hormones, Vitamins, minerals, AA,
glutathione, botanicals, and their extracts, homeopathic medicines,
electrolytes, sugars, and diluents, only when such substances are
available withOUT a prescription, NDF prefix is a part of their license
number.
●● Requirements to be a pharmacists.
Answer: Greater than or equal to 18 YO, graduated from an ACPE
accredited school of pharmacy or be a graduate of a foreign school of
pharmacy and be certified by the NABP's foreign pharmacy graduate
examination committee, completed 150 hours of college credit (90h
from a pharmacy school), or have received at least a baccalaureate
degree in a course of study devoted to pharmacy. Completed 1500 hours
, of pharmacy practice experience (900h must be completed in a
pharmacy (intern pharmacists graduating from an ACPE accredited
school of pharmacy after 1/1/16 are deemed to have met the hour
requirement), pass a criminal background check,
●● Optometrist Prescribing.
Answer: Independent authority, limited to scope of practice. Certified
with the Board of Optometry to prescribe drugs, these prescribers will
have "T" at the END of thier license number. For codeine containing or
hydrocodone containing products--there is a max 3 day supply.
●● Drug classes that generally require a MedGuide.
Answer: Antidepressants, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, LONG
ACTING BETA AGONISTS, most antiarrhythmics, and NSAIDS
●● Patient Package Inserts.
Answer: Patient package inserts (PPIs) are dispensed with estrogen-
containing products
●● Moral Convictions.
Answer: A pharmacy can refuse to hire someone that chooses not to
dispense medications based on moral convictions
●● Reconstitution Systems.