DE MPJE ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔when must a candidate take an examination (NAPLEX and/or MPJE)? - ✔✔w/in 365
days of determination of eligibility by the board
✔✔how many times may a noncontrolled prescription be refilled with an emergency
supply? - ✔✔only 1 time
✔✔how big must the prescription department be? - ✔✔at least 250 sq feet of floor
space
✔✔how wide must the counter inside the prescription department be? - ✔✔at least 18
inches wide
✔✔how many linear feet for each pharmacist working concurrently on dispensing and
compounding prescriptions needed in the prescription dept? - ✔✔4 linear feet
✔✔how wide must the aisle behind the counter in the prescription area be? - ✔✔at least
30 inches wide
✔✔which pharmacies are exempt from prescription department size regulations? - ✔✔a
prescription department which existed on February 11, 1992
, ✔✔when must a nonresident pharmacy provide info to the board after a change of office
location or after the addition or removal of a principal corporate officer or a pharmacist?
- ✔✔w/in 30 days
✔✔what is the penalty for someone hindering entry or inspection from the board? -
✔✔no more than $500 per incident
✔✔how often must nonresident pharmacy local or toll-free telephone service be staffed
by a registered pharmacist? - ✔✔no less than 6 days a week and a minimum of 40 hrs
/week
✔✔what qualifies as a valid photographic identification for receiving a controlled
substance prescription? - ✔✔1. valid DE motor vehicle license - license number must
be recorded as part of the patient record
2. valid DE identification card which contains photo of person receiving the prescription -
record ID number listed on card as part of the patient record
3. valid US passport
4. valid passport or motor vehicle operator's license or state ID card of another state if:
contains photo of person receiving prescription, encased in tamper-resistant plastic, has
DOB of person receiving the prescription and has an ID number assigned to the
document which can be recorded as part of the patient record
✔✔how long is a prescription for a C3-C5 valid? - ✔✔6 months after the date
✔✔how many refills do C3-C5s get? - ✔✔5 refills unless renewed by practitioner
✔✔how much can a practitioner (EXCEPT pharmacies, opioid treatment programs,
veterinarians, and persons licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to conduct
research) dispense controlled substances? - ✔✔no more than the amount deemed
medically necessary for a 72 hr supply
✔✔how old must someone be to purchase pseudoephedrine or ephedrine? - ✔✔at least
18 yrs old
✔✔Requirements for authorization to permit C2 prescriptions to be filled at drive
through - ✔✔1. security camera system that captures clear images of the driver's face
and license plate of vehicle receiving any filled prescriptions
2. written policy indication that when picking up C2 at drive through window, driver must
be recoded as the person picking up prescription
3. written policy requiring staff to review ID of the driver, capture an image of the
identification of the driver and store that image in the pharmacy's records for at least 3
years for every C2 picked up through drive thru window
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔when must a candidate take an examination (NAPLEX and/or MPJE)? - ✔✔w/in 365
days of determination of eligibility by the board
✔✔how many times may a noncontrolled prescription be refilled with an emergency
supply? - ✔✔only 1 time
✔✔how big must the prescription department be? - ✔✔at least 250 sq feet of floor
space
✔✔how wide must the counter inside the prescription department be? - ✔✔at least 18
inches wide
✔✔how many linear feet for each pharmacist working concurrently on dispensing and
compounding prescriptions needed in the prescription dept? - ✔✔4 linear feet
✔✔how wide must the aisle behind the counter in the prescription area be? - ✔✔at least
30 inches wide
✔✔which pharmacies are exempt from prescription department size regulations? - ✔✔a
prescription department which existed on February 11, 1992
, ✔✔when must a nonresident pharmacy provide info to the board after a change of office
location or after the addition or removal of a principal corporate officer or a pharmacist?
- ✔✔w/in 30 days
✔✔what is the penalty for someone hindering entry or inspection from the board? -
✔✔no more than $500 per incident
✔✔how often must nonresident pharmacy local or toll-free telephone service be staffed
by a registered pharmacist? - ✔✔no less than 6 days a week and a minimum of 40 hrs
/week
✔✔what qualifies as a valid photographic identification for receiving a controlled
substance prescription? - ✔✔1. valid DE motor vehicle license - license number must
be recorded as part of the patient record
2. valid DE identification card which contains photo of person receiving the prescription -
record ID number listed on card as part of the patient record
3. valid US passport
4. valid passport or motor vehicle operator's license or state ID card of another state if:
contains photo of person receiving prescription, encased in tamper-resistant plastic, has
DOB of person receiving the prescription and has an ID number assigned to the
document which can be recorded as part of the patient record
✔✔how long is a prescription for a C3-C5 valid? - ✔✔6 months after the date
✔✔how many refills do C3-C5s get? - ✔✔5 refills unless renewed by practitioner
✔✔how much can a practitioner (EXCEPT pharmacies, opioid treatment programs,
veterinarians, and persons licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to conduct
research) dispense controlled substances? - ✔✔no more than the amount deemed
medically necessary for a 72 hr supply
✔✔how old must someone be to purchase pseudoephedrine or ephedrine? - ✔✔at least
18 yrs old
✔✔Requirements for authorization to permit C2 prescriptions to be filled at drive
through - ✔✔1. security camera system that captures clear images of the driver's face
and license plate of vehicle receiving any filled prescriptions
2. written policy indication that when picking up C2 at drive through window, driver must
be recoded as the person picking up prescription
3. written policy requiring staff to review ID of the driver, capture an image of the
identification of the driver and store that image in the pharmacy's records for at least 3
years for every C2 picked up through drive thru window
