Maryland MPJE Questions
Who may appoint the members of the Maryland State Pharmacy Board?
A. Director of Pharmacy Board
B. Governor
C. Drug inspector of the state
D. Healthcare administer of the state - correct answer-B. Governor
The Board consists of 12 members; 10 shall be licensed pharmacists, including:
Two who practice primarily in chain store pharmacies;
Two who practice primarily in independent pharmacies;
Two who practice primarily in an acute-care hospital;
One who practices primarily in a pharmacy that provides services to a long-term care facility;
One who practices primarily in a pharmacy that specializes in the provision of home
infusion/home care services;
Two pharmacists at-large;
Two shall be consumer members.
Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding continuing education credits under
Maryland State Pharmacy Law?
I. The pharmacist should complete 30 approved pharmaceutical continuing education hours
within a period of two years
II. The Board may renew the license and issue a certificate of renewal for the first renewal
period following the issuance of the original license without requiring a pharmacist to
complete any continuing pharmaceutical education, if the pharmacist obtains a license within
1 year of the completion of the pharmacist's pharmaceutical education.
III. Each program of continuing pharmaceutical education shall consist of at least 1
continuing education unit. - correct answer-I, II, and III
The partial filling of Morphine sulfate for terminally ill patients must be done within 72 hours
from the initial filling:
A. True
B. False - correct answer-B. False
For non-terminal/non-LTC patients, schedule II drugs may be partially filled, as long as the
remaining portion is filled within 72 hours of the first partial filling. The pharmacist must make
a notation of the quantity supplied on the face of the written prescription (or written record of
, the emergency oral prescription), and no further quantity may be supplied beyond 72 hours
without a new prescription.
For each partial filling, the dispensing pharmacist shall record on the back of the prescription
or on another appropriate record, uniformly maintained and readily retrievable, the:(i). Date
of the partial filling;(ii). Quantity dispensed;(iii). Remaining quantity authorized to be
dispensed; and(iv). Identification of the dispensing pharmacist.(f). Before any subsequent
partial filling, the pharmacist shall determine if the additional partial filling is necessary. .
Schedule II prescriptions for patients in a LTCF or patients with a medical diagnosis
documenting a terminal illness are valid for a period not to exceed 60 days from the issue
date, unless sooner terminated by the discontinuance of medication. They may be filled in
partial quantities to include individual dosage units. Document whether the patient is
"terminally ill" or "LTCF" on the prescription; failure to do so is a violation of MD law
A registered pharmacy intern may not:
I. Perform a final verification of a prescription drug or device before dispensing.
II. Delegate a pharmacy act.
III. Administer vaccinations. - correct answer-I and II only
Additionally, a registered pharmacy intern may not:
C. Perform any act that has not been authorized by the supervising pharmacist;
D. Represent themselves as a pharmacist;
E. Dispense prescription medications when the pharmacist is not in the pharmacy;
F. Be present in the pharmacy when the pharmacist is not physically available onsite;
G. Act within the parameters of a therapy management contract as provided under Health
Occupations Article, Subtitle 6A, Annotated Code of Maryland;
H. Independently compound prescriptions; or
I. Accept the return of prescription drugs or devices directly from a patient.
Which of the following must be done by the pharmacy permit holder before closing or
ceasing pharmacy's operation at a specific place?
I. A permit holder shall write the Board of Pharmacy at least 14 days in advance to anticipate
date of ceasing operation as a licensed pharmacy.
II. A permit holder shall request a closing inspection from the Division of Drug Control.
III. A permit holder shall remove all the signs indicating that the premises was a pharmacy
within 30 days after the date the licensed pharmacy ceased to operate as a pharmacy. -
correct answer-I, II, and III (all).....aaaaand
C. The Board, or the Board's agent, shall perform the closing inspection within 72 hours of
the pharmacy ceasing to operate.
D. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify prescription drug suppliers to the pharmacy,
before ceasing to operate as a pharmacy, of the date that the location will cease to operate
as a pharmacy.
E. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify the public of the date that the pharmacy will
cease to operate as a pharmacy by that date.
F. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify the public of the location to which the patients'
records have been transferred, by the date the pharmacy ceases to operate.
Who may appoint the members of the Maryland State Pharmacy Board?
A. Director of Pharmacy Board
B. Governor
C. Drug inspector of the state
D. Healthcare administer of the state - correct answer-B. Governor
The Board consists of 12 members; 10 shall be licensed pharmacists, including:
Two who practice primarily in chain store pharmacies;
Two who practice primarily in independent pharmacies;
Two who practice primarily in an acute-care hospital;
One who practices primarily in a pharmacy that provides services to a long-term care facility;
One who practices primarily in a pharmacy that specializes in the provision of home
infusion/home care services;
Two pharmacists at-large;
Two shall be consumer members.
Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding continuing education credits under
Maryland State Pharmacy Law?
I. The pharmacist should complete 30 approved pharmaceutical continuing education hours
within a period of two years
II. The Board may renew the license and issue a certificate of renewal for the first renewal
period following the issuance of the original license without requiring a pharmacist to
complete any continuing pharmaceutical education, if the pharmacist obtains a license within
1 year of the completion of the pharmacist's pharmaceutical education.
III. Each program of continuing pharmaceutical education shall consist of at least 1
continuing education unit. - correct answer-I, II, and III
The partial filling of Morphine sulfate for terminally ill patients must be done within 72 hours
from the initial filling:
A. True
B. False - correct answer-B. False
For non-terminal/non-LTC patients, schedule II drugs may be partially filled, as long as the
remaining portion is filled within 72 hours of the first partial filling. The pharmacist must make
a notation of the quantity supplied on the face of the written prescription (or written record of
, the emergency oral prescription), and no further quantity may be supplied beyond 72 hours
without a new prescription.
For each partial filling, the dispensing pharmacist shall record on the back of the prescription
or on another appropriate record, uniformly maintained and readily retrievable, the:(i). Date
of the partial filling;(ii). Quantity dispensed;(iii). Remaining quantity authorized to be
dispensed; and(iv). Identification of the dispensing pharmacist.(f). Before any subsequent
partial filling, the pharmacist shall determine if the additional partial filling is necessary. .
Schedule II prescriptions for patients in a LTCF or patients with a medical diagnosis
documenting a terminal illness are valid for a period not to exceed 60 days from the issue
date, unless sooner terminated by the discontinuance of medication. They may be filled in
partial quantities to include individual dosage units. Document whether the patient is
"terminally ill" or "LTCF" on the prescription; failure to do so is a violation of MD law
A registered pharmacy intern may not:
I. Perform a final verification of a prescription drug or device before dispensing.
II. Delegate a pharmacy act.
III. Administer vaccinations. - correct answer-I and II only
Additionally, a registered pharmacy intern may not:
C. Perform any act that has not been authorized by the supervising pharmacist;
D. Represent themselves as a pharmacist;
E. Dispense prescription medications when the pharmacist is not in the pharmacy;
F. Be present in the pharmacy when the pharmacist is not physically available onsite;
G. Act within the parameters of a therapy management contract as provided under Health
Occupations Article, Subtitle 6A, Annotated Code of Maryland;
H. Independently compound prescriptions; or
I. Accept the return of prescription drugs or devices directly from a patient.
Which of the following must be done by the pharmacy permit holder before closing or
ceasing pharmacy's operation at a specific place?
I. A permit holder shall write the Board of Pharmacy at least 14 days in advance to anticipate
date of ceasing operation as a licensed pharmacy.
II. A permit holder shall request a closing inspection from the Division of Drug Control.
III. A permit holder shall remove all the signs indicating that the premises was a pharmacy
within 30 days after the date the licensed pharmacy ceased to operate as a pharmacy. -
correct answer-I, II, and III (all).....aaaaand
C. The Board, or the Board's agent, shall perform the closing inspection within 72 hours of
the pharmacy ceasing to operate.
D. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify prescription drug suppliers to the pharmacy,
before ceasing to operate as a pharmacy, of the date that the location will cease to operate
as a pharmacy.
E. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify the public of the date that the pharmacy will
cease to operate as a pharmacy by that date.
F. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify the public of the location to which the patients'
records have been transferred, by the date the pharmacy ceases to operate.
