MA MPJE Questions and Answers
Already Passed
Massachusetts State Board of Pharmacy consists of how many members?
A) 7
B) 13
C) 9
D) 5 ✔✔(b) 13, [M.G.L Chapter 13: Section 22].
The governor shall appoint 13 members to the board. Members shall be residents of the
commonwealth.
No person who has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving embezzlement, theft,
fraud or perjury shall serve as a member of the board.
The board shall be comprised of: 8 registered pharmacists; 1 pharmacy technician; 1
representative of the public with experience in health care service delivery, administration or
consumer advocacy, 1 physician registered; 1 nurse registered; and 1 expert in patient safety and
quality improvement.
,(b). The 8 registered pharmacists of the board shall each have had at least 7 consecutive years of
experience in the practice of pharmacy and shall be currently employed in the practice of
pharmacy in the commonwealth at the time of appointment or reappointment.
(c). 2 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall be independent pharmacists employed in the
independent pharmacy setting.
(d). 2 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall be chain pharmacists employed in the chain
pharmacy setting.
(e). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall have had at least 7 years of experience in a
hospital setting within the commonwealth.
(f). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall have had at least 7 years of experience being
employed in a long-term care pharmacy setting.
(g). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall have had at least 7 years of experience in the
practice of sterile compounding and shall be engaged in sterile compounding as a routine
function of the member's employment.
,(h). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall be employed in an academic or scholarly
position related to the practice of pharmacy with an institution of higher learning licensed by the
commonwealth.
(j). the pharmacy technician member shall have had at least 7 years of practical experience as a
pharmacy technician and shall be engaged in the practice of pharmacy as a routine function of
the member's employment.
(n). Board members shall be appointed and shall serve for a term of 3 years. The term shall begin
on the first day of the month following the member's appointment. A member whose term has
expired shall continue in office until a successor is appointed.
No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms on the board. Members who have served
the maximum number of consecutive terms shall be eligible for reappointment after not serving
for at least 1 term.
According to Massachusetts Pharmacy Law, a written prescription for a controlled substance in
Schedule II shall become invalid SIX months after the date of issuance.
, A) True
B) False ✔✔(b) False, [Massachusetts Controlled Substance Act Chapter 94C: Section 23(a)].
According to Massachusetts Pharmacy Law, a written prescription for a controlled substance in
Schedule II shall become invalid THIRTY DAYS (30) after the date of issuance.
A written prescription for a controlled substance in Schedule II shall not be refilled and shall be
kept in a separate file.
The pharmacist filling a written prescription for a controlled substance in Schedule II shall
endorse his own signature on the face thereof.
Which of the following information IS/ARE TRUE about voluntary non-opiate directive form?
I. The form shall indicate to all practitioners that an individual shall not be administered or
offered a prescription or medication order for an opiate.
Already Passed
Massachusetts State Board of Pharmacy consists of how many members?
A) 7
B) 13
C) 9
D) 5 ✔✔(b) 13, [M.G.L Chapter 13: Section 22].
The governor shall appoint 13 members to the board. Members shall be residents of the
commonwealth.
No person who has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving embezzlement, theft,
fraud or perjury shall serve as a member of the board.
The board shall be comprised of: 8 registered pharmacists; 1 pharmacy technician; 1
representative of the public with experience in health care service delivery, administration or
consumer advocacy, 1 physician registered; 1 nurse registered; and 1 expert in patient safety and
quality improvement.
,(b). The 8 registered pharmacists of the board shall each have had at least 7 consecutive years of
experience in the practice of pharmacy and shall be currently employed in the practice of
pharmacy in the commonwealth at the time of appointment or reappointment.
(c). 2 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall be independent pharmacists employed in the
independent pharmacy setting.
(d). 2 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall be chain pharmacists employed in the chain
pharmacy setting.
(e). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall have had at least 7 years of experience in a
hospital setting within the commonwealth.
(f). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall have had at least 7 years of experience being
employed in a long-term care pharmacy setting.
(g). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall have had at least 7 years of experience in the
practice of sterile compounding and shall be engaged in sterile compounding as a routine
function of the member's employment.
,(h). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall be employed in an academic or scholarly
position related to the practice of pharmacy with an institution of higher learning licensed by the
commonwealth.
(j). the pharmacy technician member shall have had at least 7 years of practical experience as a
pharmacy technician and shall be engaged in the practice of pharmacy as a routine function of
the member's employment.
(n). Board members shall be appointed and shall serve for a term of 3 years. The term shall begin
on the first day of the month following the member's appointment. A member whose term has
expired shall continue in office until a successor is appointed.
No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms on the board. Members who have served
the maximum number of consecutive terms shall be eligible for reappointment after not serving
for at least 1 term.
According to Massachusetts Pharmacy Law, a written prescription for a controlled substance in
Schedule II shall become invalid SIX months after the date of issuance.
, A) True
B) False ✔✔(b) False, [Massachusetts Controlled Substance Act Chapter 94C: Section 23(a)].
According to Massachusetts Pharmacy Law, a written prescription for a controlled substance in
Schedule II shall become invalid THIRTY DAYS (30) after the date of issuance.
A written prescription for a controlled substance in Schedule II shall not be refilled and shall be
kept in a separate file.
The pharmacist filling a written prescription for a controlled substance in Schedule II shall
endorse his own signature on the face thereof.
Which of the following information IS/ARE TRUE about voluntary non-opiate directive form?
I. The form shall indicate to all practitioners that an individual shall not be administered or
offered a prescription or medication order for an opiate.
