WISCONSIN MPJE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
How many board members make up the WI pharmacy examining board?
7
How many pharmacy examining board members must be WI-licensed pharmacists?
5
Who makes up the remaining 2 slots (non-pharmacists) of the WI PEB?
members of the public (example - a farmer)
What are 2 situations in which the PEB may authorize deviance from the rules promulgated by the
board?
1. natural or man-made disaster
2. variance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare
If approved, how long is a variance (deviance from the PEB rules) permitted?
90 days
Then pharmacy can request renewal
5 business or entities subject to licensure in Wisconsin per the PEB
1. in-state pharmacies (drug stores, apothecaries)
2. manufacturers
3. wholesale distributors
4. out-of-state pharmacies
5. home medical oxygen providers
Examples - institutional FACILITY
- hospital
- jail / correctional facility
- nursing home
- CBRF (community-based residential facility)
- county home, infirmary, mental health institution
- others as approved by the DHS
What is an institutional PHARMACY (what do they do?)
Provides pharmacy services to an institutional FACILITY
Out-of-state pharmacies must be licensed in Wisconsin in order to do what?
Ship, mail, or otherwise deliver a prescribed drug or device to persons in this state
Only licensed pharmacies in WI can use these 3 titles
,1. pharmacy
2. drug store
3. apothecary
What 4 things must be submitted to the PEB in order to become licensed?
1. location
2. floor plan
3. owner's name & address
4. managing pharmacist's name
How far in advance must a pharmacy file for licensing?
30 days
A new pharmacy license is required if there is a change in either of these 2 things.
1. ownership
2. location
Pharmacy Service Area includes: an area in which prescriptions are ___________ or dispensed.
Compounded
Pharmacy Service Area also includes the area in which hypodermic needles, syringes, poisons,
and C-________'s are stored.
C-V (C-5)
Pharmacy Service Area includes the area in which patients are __________________.
Consulted.
The Professional Service Area of a pharmacy must be at least ______________ square feet with no
more than _________________% used for bulk pharmaceutical storage space.
250 square feet
20%
Prescription counter space width and area minimums?
1. 18 inches
2. 12 square feet
"free working space" = only for compounding and dispensing prescriptions
Professional Service Area must be secured by a physical barrier (solid material or otherwise does
not permit easy removal of items by any means; cannot be easily bent, penetrated, or removed).
Barrier must be used when pharmacist is gone for more than ________ minutes.
30
Plans for the physical pharmacy barrier (including any remodels) must be submitted to the PEB.
(True or False)
, True.
They will respond with a decision within 60 days.
If a pharmacist is gone for less than 30 minutes, does the pharmacy's physical barrier need to be
used?
No.
Sanitation requirements
1. maintain pharmacy in a clean & orderly manner
2. proper fixtures and equipment for sanitation
3. sink with hot & cold running water
4. detergent
5. waste disposal container(s)
What equipment and resources must be present in a pharmacy? [PHAR 6.06]
immediately accessible federal and state law resources: DEA, CSA, WI PHAR laws, WI admin code (PEB
rules).
Resources related to individual pharmacy practice (drug interactions, counseling, calculations, generic
substitution)
Poison Control number
What are requirements for medication storage/security in a pharmacy? [PHAR 6.07, 6.08]
Secure
Neat
Orderly
Clean
Centrally-monitored alarm system (unless board approves otherwise)
What are storage requirements for controlled substances? [PHAR 6.07]
Securely locked
Substantially-constructed cabinet
--- or ---
Dispersed throughout regular inventory in a way that obstructs theft or diversion
Example: alphabetical by the second letter of the drug's generic name, on the same shelves as regularly
alphabetized drugs.
Where and how often must temperature and humidity be measured? [PHAR 6.075]
Temperature: refrigerator, freezer, pharmacy
Humidity: pharmacy
Temp & humidity = continuously monitored
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
How many board members make up the WI pharmacy examining board?
7
How many pharmacy examining board members must be WI-licensed pharmacists?
5
Who makes up the remaining 2 slots (non-pharmacists) of the WI PEB?
members of the public (example - a farmer)
What are 2 situations in which the PEB may authorize deviance from the rules promulgated by the
board?
1. natural or man-made disaster
2. variance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare
If approved, how long is a variance (deviance from the PEB rules) permitted?
90 days
Then pharmacy can request renewal
5 business or entities subject to licensure in Wisconsin per the PEB
1. in-state pharmacies (drug stores, apothecaries)
2. manufacturers
3. wholesale distributors
4. out-of-state pharmacies
5. home medical oxygen providers
Examples - institutional FACILITY
- hospital
- jail / correctional facility
- nursing home
- CBRF (community-based residential facility)
- county home, infirmary, mental health institution
- others as approved by the DHS
What is an institutional PHARMACY (what do they do?)
Provides pharmacy services to an institutional FACILITY
Out-of-state pharmacies must be licensed in Wisconsin in order to do what?
Ship, mail, or otherwise deliver a prescribed drug or device to persons in this state
Only licensed pharmacies in WI can use these 3 titles
,1. pharmacy
2. drug store
3. apothecary
What 4 things must be submitted to the PEB in order to become licensed?
1. location
2. floor plan
3. owner's name & address
4. managing pharmacist's name
How far in advance must a pharmacy file for licensing?
30 days
A new pharmacy license is required if there is a change in either of these 2 things.
1. ownership
2. location
Pharmacy Service Area includes: an area in which prescriptions are ___________ or dispensed.
Compounded
Pharmacy Service Area also includes the area in which hypodermic needles, syringes, poisons,
and C-________'s are stored.
C-V (C-5)
Pharmacy Service Area includes the area in which patients are __________________.
Consulted.
The Professional Service Area of a pharmacy must be at least ______________ square feet with no
more than _________________% used for bulk pharmaceutical storage space.
250 square feet
20%
Prescription counter space width and area minimums?
1. 18 inches
2. 12 square feet
"free working space" = only for compounding and dispensing prescriptions
Professional Service Area must be secured by a physical barrier (solid material or otherwise does
not permit easy removal of items by any means; cannot be easily bent, penetrated, or removed).
Barrier must be used when pharmacist is gone for more than ________ minutes.
30
Plans for the physical pharmacy barrier (including any remodels) must be submitted to the PEB.
(True or False)
, True.
They will respond with a decision within 60 days.
If a pharmacist is gone for less than 30 minutes, does the pharmacy's physical barrier need to be
used?
No.
Sanitation requirements
1. maintain pharmacy in a clean & orderly manner
2. proper fixtures and equipment for sanitation
3. sink with hot & cold running water
4. detergent
5. waste disposal container(s)
What equipment and resources must be present in a pharmacy? [PHAR 6.06]
immediately accessible federal and state law resources: DEA, CSA, WI PHAR laws, WI admin code (PEB
rules).
Resources related to individual pharmacy practice (drug interactions, counseling, calculations, generic
substitution)
Poison Control number
What are requirements for medication storage/security in a pharmacy? [PHAR 6.07, 6.08]
Secure
Neat
Orderly
Clean
Centrally-monitored alarm system (unless board approves otherwise)
What are storage requirements for controlled substances? [PHAR 6.07]
Securely locked
Substantially-constructed cabinet
--- or ---
Dispersed throughout regular inventory in a way that obstructs theft or diversion
Example: alphabetical by the second letter of the drug's generic name, on the same shelves as regularly
alphabetized drugs.
Where and how often must temperature and humidity be measured? [PHAR 6.075]
Temperature: refrigerator, freezer, pharmacy
Humidity: pharmacy
Temp & humidity = continuously monitored
