Ohio MPJE Question Bank 2022 | 430
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
A prescription is written for atenolol 50 mg and dated August 15, 2020. The patient brings the
prescription in to be filled on March 1, 2021. Can you legally fill the prescription?
a) Yes
b) No Correct Answer: b (> 6 months)
Prescription record must be kept for ______ under federal law, and ______ under Ohio law.
a) 3 years, 3 years
b) 2 years, 2 years
c) 2 years, 3 years
d) 2 years, 5 years
e) none of the above Correct Answer: c
Records for poisons must be kept 5 years.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
It is legal for a physician to write prescriptions for rosuvastatin 10 mg and alprazolam 0.5 mg on the
prescription form.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: b
A pharmacy with a category III terminal distributor's license may dispense controlled substances,
dangerous drugs, and IV solutions.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
The labels of both inpatient and outpatient IV (intravenous medications) must have an expiration date
on it.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
A prescription container (like a bottle Timoptic XE) too small to bear a complete label must have at least
the following information on it. Select all that apply.
a) Rx number
b) patient name
c) directions for use
d) prescriber name
e) refills Correct Answer: a and b
A pharmacist comes to work one day early in the morning and notices that all of the Adderall XR has
been stolen. The pharmacist must notify...
,a) Board of Pharmacy
b) Local Law Enforcement
c) DEA
d) a and c only
e) a, b, and c Correct Answer: e
Which of the following are false regarding multiple drugs in the same container? Select all that apply.
a) Only a maximum of 31 days supply of medication can be dispensed
b) The expiration date of the container cannot be for more than 31 days.
c) When one drug is discontinued, everything in the package is adulterated
d) There must be regular outpatient labels for each drug in the container
e) The number of drugs cannot exceed the capacity of the container Correct Answer: b
A doctor licensed in Florida writes a prescription in Florida for a patient on vacation. The patient brings
that prescription back to Ohio. Can you fill it?
a) Yes
b) No Correct Answer: a
Which of the following are true regarding elder abuse. Select all that apply.
a) Ohio Law requires pharmacists to report elder abuse to the County Department of Job and Family
Service or Ohio Adult Protective Services.
b) An "elder adult" is defined as someone 65 years or older and handicapped by age-related conditions
or mental impairments which prevents the individual from providing her own care and lives
independently.
c) The law says a pharmacist must have a reasonable cause to believe an elder adult is being abused,
neglected, exploited, or is in a condition which is the result of any of the above.
d) The pharmacists must also file this report with the patient's primary care provider. Correct Answer: a
and c (Elder is defined as 60 and older)
When a patient requests their medical records from a pharmacy, HIPAA states that they will have access
to all patient notes and comments the pharmacist has entered into the computer as well.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
Under Ohio law, atorvastatin 20mg is considered a drug of abuse.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a (Any prescription drug is considered a drug of abuse)
Pharmacists have _____ hours to verify all prescriptions filled for a specific day.
a) WIthin a reasonable amount of time
b) 48 hours
c) 96 hours
d) 1 week
e) 24 hours Correct Answer: a
Insurance companies have access to only those patient prescription records for medications they paid
for.
a) True
,b) False Correct Answer: a
The number of controlled substance prescriptions per written prescription form is 2.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: b
______ drugs are those drugs required to meet the therapeutic needs of patients when a pharmacist is
unavailable. ______ drugs are those drugs required to meet immediate needs to save or sustain life.
a) emergency; contingency
b) crash cart; contingency
c) contingency; emergency
d) crash cart; floor stock
e) emergency; floor stock Correct Answer: c
All hard-copy prescriptions for non-controlled substances may be electronically filed and destroyed after
_____ from the date of creation or receipt.
a) 30 days
b) 90 days
c) 180 days
d) 1 year Correct Answer: c
A lab technician and a doctor may legally enter the pharmacy to obtain medications when the pharmacy
is closed.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a (2 people must enter, one must be a licensed health care professional
authorized to administer drugs)
All of the following are considered hospital orders. Select all that apply.
a) a faxed order from the physician
b) an original written order
c) an oral order from a physician, but the order must be verified by the physician Correct Answer: a, b,
and c
Refills for schedule III and IV controlled substances are good for _____ from the date the prescription
was written or a maximum of _____ total refills.
a) 1 year; 5
b) 6 months; 4
c) 1 year; 4
d) 6 months; 5
e) none of the above Correct Answer: d
Which of the following is/are a schedule IV drug(s)? Select all that apply.
a) chlordiazepoxide
b) midazolam
c) dihydrocodeine
d) ketamine
e) clorazepate Correct Answer: a, b, and e
, Cancer drugs (anti-neoplastics) can be copmounded in horizontal flow hood with annual certification.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: b (Must be compounded in a vertical flow hood and certified every 6 months)
Invoices of C-II's, C-III's, C-IV's, and C-V's (all controlled substances purchased) must be kept together in
one file.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: b (Invoices for C-IIs must be in one file and C-IIIs, C-IVs and C-V in another file)
A dog breeder comes into your pharmacy and wants to buy some syringes to give his puppies
immunizations. Can you sell him the syringes?
a) Yes
b) No Correct Answer: a
You must be _____ years old to buy a C-V as an OTC and at least ____ years old to buy a poison.
a) 18; 18
b) 16; 16
c) 18; 16
d) 16; 18
e) 18; 21 Correct Answer: c
If pharmacies sell more than 5% of what they purchase at wholesale (example: selling injectable
medications to a doctor's office), they need a wholesaler's license.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
Which if the following are true regarding naltrexone dispensing when the patient is out of refills of their
long-acting, injectable naltrexone? Select all that apply.
a) The pharmacist must be able to verify the record of a prescription for injectable, long acting
naltrexone for the patient that does not have any remaining refills.
b) It can only be done if it was filled at your pharmacy
c) If naltrexone is dispensed without a prescription, you must notify the prescriber within 7 days
d) There is no limit to how many times it can be dispensed without additional refill authorizations
Correct Answer: a and d
Under Ohio law, outdated drugs are:
a) misbranded
b) adulterated
c) both adulterated and misbranded Correct Answer: b
Which of the following can be used to mail/deliver controlled substance prescriptions? Select all that
apply.
a) United States Postal Service
b) UPS
c) FedEx
d) Delivery driver employed by the pharmacy Correct Answer: a, b, c, and d
If you dispense fluoxetine without a prescription, the bottle it is dispensed in is:
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
A prescription is written for atenolol 50 mg and dated August 15, 2020. The patient brings the
prescription in to be filled on March 1, 2021. Can you legally fill the prescription?
a) Yes
b) No Correct Answer: b (> 6 months)
Prescription record must be kept for ______ under federal law, and ______ under Ohio law.
a) 3 years, 3 years
b) 2 years, 2 years
c) 2 years, 3 years
d) 2 years, 5 years
e) none of the above Correct Answer: c
Records for poisons must be kept 5 years.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
It is legal for a physician to write prescriptions for rosuvastatin 10 mg and alprazolam 0.5 mg on the
prescription form.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: b
A pharmacy with a category III terminal distributor's license may dispense controlled substances,
dangerous drugs, and IV solutions.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
The labels of both inpatient and outpatient IV (intravenous medications) must have an expiration date
on it.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
A prescription container (like a bottle Timoptic XE) too small to bear a complete label must have at least
the following information on it. Select all that apply.
a) Rx number
b) patient name
c) directions for use
d) prescriber name
e) refills Correct Answer: a and b
A pharmacist comes to work one day early in the morning and notices that all of the Adderall XR has
been stolen. The pharmacist must notify...
,a) Board of Pharmacy
b) Local Law Enforcement
c) DEA
d) a and c only
e) a, b, and c Correct Answer: e
Which of the following are false regarding multiple drugs in the same container? Select all that apply.
a) Only a maximum of 31 days supply of medication can be dispensed
b) The expiration date of the container cannot be for more than 31 days.
c) When one drug is discontinued, everything in the package is adulterated
d) There must be regular outpatient labels for each drug in the container
e) The number of drugs cannot exceed the capacity of the container Correct Answer: b
A doctor licensed in Florida writes a prescription in Florida for a patient on vacation. The patient brings
that prescription back to Ohio. Can you fill it?
a) Yes
b) No Correct Answer: a
Which of the following are true regarding elder abuse. Select all that apply.
a) Ohio Law requires pharmacists to report elder abuse to the County Department of Job and Family
Service or Ohio Adult Protective Services.
b) An "elder adult" is defined as someone 65 years or older and handicapped by age-related conditions
or mental impairments which prevents the individual from providing her own care and lives
independently.
c) The law says a pharmacist must have a reasonable cause to believe an elder adult is being abused,
neglected, exploited, or is in a condition which is the result of any of the above.
d) The pharmacists must also file this report with the patient's primary care provider. Correct Answer: a
and c (Elder is defined as 60 and older)
When a patient requests their medical records from a pharmacy, HIPAA states that they will have access
to all patient notes and comments the pharmacist has entered into the computer as well.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
Under Ohio law, atorvastatin 20mg is considered a drug of abuse.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a (Any prescription drug is considered a drug of abuse)
Pharmacists have _____ hours to verify all prescriptions filled for a specific day.
a) WIthin a reasonable amount of time
b) 48 hours
c) 96 hours
d) 1 week
e) 24 hours Correct Answer: a
Insurance companies have access to only those patient prescription records for medications they paid
for.
a) True
,b) False Correct Answer: a
The number of controlled substance prescriptions per written prescription form is 2.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: b
______ drugs are those drugs required to meet the therapeutic needs of patients when a pharmacist is
unavailable. ______ drugs are those drugs required to meet immediate needs to save or sustain life.
a) emergency; contingency
b) crash cart; contingency
c) contingency; emergency
d) crash cart; floor stock
e) emergency; floor stock Correct Answer: c
All hard-copy prescriptions for non-controlled substances may be electronically filed and destroyed after
_____ from the date of creation or receipt.
a) 30 days
b) 90 days
c) 180 days
d) 1 year Correct Answer: c
A lab technician and a doctor may legally enter the pharmacy to obtain medications when the pharmacy
is closed.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a (2 people must enter, one must be a licensed health care professional
authorized to administer drugs)
All of the following are considered hospital orders. Select all that apply.
a) a faxed order from the physician
b) an original written order
c) an oral order from a physician, but the order must be verified by the physician Correct Answer: a, b,
and c
Refills for schedule III and IV controlled substances are good for _____ from the date the prescription
was written or a maximum of _____ total refills.
a) 1 year; 5
b) 6 months; 4
c) 1 year; 4
d) 6 months; 5
e) none of the above Correct Answer: d
Which of the following is/are a schedule IV drug(s)? Select all that apply.
a) chlordiazepoxide
b) midazolam
c) dihydrocodeine
d) ketamine
e) clorazepate Correct Answer: a, b, and e
, Cancer drugs (anti-neoplastics) can be copmounded in horizontal flow hood with annual certification.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: b (Must be compounded in a vertical flow hood and certified every 6 months)
Invoices of C-II's, C-III's, C-IV's, and C-V's (all controlled substances purchased) must be kept together in
one file.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: b (Invoices for C-IIs must be in one file and C-IIIs, C-IVs and C-V in another file)
A dog breeder comes into your pharmacy and wants to buy some syringes to give his puppies
immunizations. Can you sell him the syringes?
a) Yes
b) No Correct Answer: a
You must be _____ years old to buy a C-V as an OTC and at least ____ years old to buy a poison.
a) 18; 18
b) 16; 16
c) 18; 16
d) 16; 18
e) 18; 21 Correct Answer: c
If pharmacies sell more than 5% of what they purchase at wholesale (example: selling injectable
medications to a doctor's office), they need a wholesaler's license.
a) True
b) False Correct Answer: a
Which if the following are true regarding naltrexone dispensing when the patient is out of refills of their
long-acting, injectable naltrexone? Select all that apply.
a) The pharmacist must be able to verify the record of a prescription for injectable, long acting
naltrexone for the patient that does not have any remaining refills.
b) It can only be done if it was filled at your pharmacy
c) If naltrexone is dispensed without a prescription, you must notify the prescriber within 7 days
d) There is no limit to how many times it can be dispensed without additional refill authorizations
Correct Answer: a and d
Under Ohio law, outdated drugs are:
a) misbranded
b) adulterated
c) both adulterated and misbranded Correct Answer: b
Which of the following can be used to mail/deliver controlled substance prescriptions? Select all that
apply.
a) United States Postal Service
b) UPS
c) FedEx
d) Delivery driver employed by the pharmacy Correct Answer: a, b, c, and d
If you dispense fluoxetine without a prescription, the bottle it is dispensed in is:
