JP Multiple Choice Questions (2025) – Study Guide and Exam Revision
Material
The authority to place an unscheduled drug into a schedule is best described as:
A. vested solely with DHHS.
B. vested solely with the Attorney General of the United States.
C. vested jointly with DHHS and the Attorney General of the United States.
D. vested solely with the DEA. - ANS ✔✔C. vested jointly with DHHS and the Attorney General of
the United States.
The maximum amount of codeine that can be contained in a schedule V cough syrup is:
A. 100 mg per 100 ml.
B. 50 mg per 100 ml.
C. 200 mg per 100 ml.
D. 1800 mg per 100 ml. - ANS ✔✔C. 200 mg per 100 ml.
A drug with a high potential for abuse and no current medical use in treatment in the United
States is:
A. marijuana.
B. codeine.
C. amobarbital.
D. secobarbital. - ANS ✔✔A. marijuana.
Friendly's Pharmacy is located across the street from Chainlet, a large chain drug store. The
pharmacist at Chainlet has called over to Friendly's on a number of occasions to purchase
controlled drugs from Friendly's. The pharmacist at Friendly's sells Chainlet the products at cost,
which Chainlet then uses to fill prescriptions. Should Friendly's Pharmacy be concerned with the
CSA with this particular activity?
,A. No, the CSA has no prohibitions or limits applicable to Friendly's selling controlled drugs to
Chainlet.
B. No, Friendly's activities could never constitute distributing under the CSA.
C. Yes, Friendly's needs to register as a distributor if it sells over 5% of the total units of
controlled substances per year.
D. Yes, the CSA requires Friendly's to be registered as a distributor prior to selling any controlled
drugs to Chainlet. - ANS ✔✔C. Yes, Friendly's needs to register as a distributor if it sells over 5%
of the total units of controlled substances per year.
Individual practitioners (IPs) employed by a hospital may use the hospital's DEA number to
prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances, provided that (among other
requirements):
A. the IPs have their own DEA number.
B. the hospital has assigned the IPs a specific internal code in the form of a prefix to the
hospital's DEA number.
C. the hospital has assigned the IPs a specific internal code in the form of a suffix to the
hospital's DEA number.
D. All of these are correct. - ANS ✔✔C. the hospital has assigned the IPs a specific internal code
in the form of a suffix to the hospital's DEA number.
Dispensing under the CSA includes:
A. administering a controlled substance.
B. prescribing a controlled substance.
C. dispensing a controlled substance.
D. All of these are correct. - ANS ✔✔D. All of these are correct.
ohn owns a pharmacy that has just been bought out by another pharmacy. The inventory may:
A. be transferred without notifying the DEA.
B. not be transferred and must either be returned to the supplier or destroyed.
,C. be transferred if prior notice is given to the DEA, and the DEA sends notice approving the
transfer.
D. be transferred if prior notice is given to the DEA, and the DEA does not send notice that the
transfer may not occur. - ANS ✔✔D. be transferred if prior notice is given to the DEA, and the
DEA does not send notice that the transfer may not occur.
Opioid Treatment Programs:
A. are regulated by the FDA.
B. are authorized to engage in detoxification, but not maintenance treatment.
C. include only the drugs LAAM, methadone, buprenorphine, and buprenorphine combination
products.
D. may treat no more than 30 addicts at one time. - ANS ✔✔C. include only the drugs LAAM,
methadone, buprenorphine, and buprenorphine combination products.
Which of the following statements regarding pseudoephedrine (PSE) products is correct?
A. PSE is listed as a CV under federal law.
B. Retail pharmacies are permitted to sell a maximum of 3.6 g of PSE to a single purchaser per
day under federal law.
C. Only pharmacies are permitted to sell PSE products under federal law.
D. State laws are often less strict regarding PSE products. - ANS ✔✔B. Retail pharmacies are
permitted to sell a maximum of 3.6 g of PSE to a single purchaser per day under federal law.
A state decided to reschedule all opioid drug products scheduled as C-III under federal law to C-
II pursuant to state law. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. The federal CSA preempts states from scheduling drug products.
B. The state law would not conflict with federal law and likely not be preempted.
C. Pharmacists should follow federal law and dispense the products as C-III.
D. The state law conflicts with federal law and would be invalidated in federal court. - ANS
✔✔B. The state law would not conflict with federal law and likely not be preempted.
, What are the roles of the attorney general (A.G.) and secretary of DHHS regarding scheduling
controlled substances?
A. The A.G. must request from the secretary a scientific and medical evaluation of the drug.
B. The A.G. must request a recommendation from the secretary as to whether the drug should
be controlled.
C. The A.G. is not bound by any recommendation from the secretary.
D. The A.G. may schedule a drug into schedule I without consulting the secretary if it is
necessary to avoid an imminent hazard to public safety. - ANS ✔✔C. The A.G. is not bound by
any recommendation from the secretary.
A pharmacist receives a prescription for a schedule III controlled substance. It was written by a
licensed individual practitioner (IP) employed by the local hospital who is not registered with
the DEA. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The pharmacist cannot fill the prescription because the IP does not have a personal DEA
number.
B. The pharmacist cannot fill the prescription if it is determined that the IP is not acting within
the scope of employment.
C. The pharmacist can fill the prescription, but it must first verify the IP is permitted to do so as
an employee of the institution and obtain the resident's internal code number.
D. None of these is correct. - ANS ✔✔A. The pharmacist cannot fill the prescription because the
IP does not have a personal DEA number.
Under the CSA, individual practitioners:
A. must store all scheduled drugs in securely locked, substantially constructed cabinets.
B. only need to store schedule I drugs in securely locked, substantially constructed cabinets.
C. only need to store schedule I and II drugs in securely locked, substantially constructed
cabinets.
D. are not required to store scheduled drugs in any specific manner. - ANS ✔✔A. must store all
scheduled drugs in securely locked, substantially constructed cabinets.
Material
The authority to place an unscheduled drug into a schedule is best described as:
A. vested solely with DHHS.
B. vested solely with the Attorney General of the United States.
C. vested jointly with DHHS and the Attorney General of the United States.
D. vested solely with the DEA. - ANS ✔✔C. vested jointly with DHHS and the Attorney General of
the United States.
The maximum amount of codeine that can be contained in a schedule V cough syrup is:
A. 100 mg per 100 ml.
B. 50 mg per 100 ml.
C. 200 mg per 100 ml.
D. 1800 mg per 100 ml. - ANS ✔✔C. 200 mg per 100 ml.
A drug with a high potential for abuse and no current medical use in treatment in the United
States is:
A. marijuana.
B. codeine.
C. amobarbital.
D. secobarbital. - ANS ✔✔A. marijuana.
Friendly's Pharmacy is located across the street from Chainlet, a large chain drug store. The
pharmacist at Chainlet has called over to Friendly's on a number of occasions to purchase
controlled drugs from Friendly's. The pharmacist at Friendly's sells Chainlet the products at cost,
which Chainlet then uses to fill prescriptions. Should Friendly's Pharmacy be concerned with the
CSA with this particular activity?
,A. No, the CSA has no prohibitions or limits applicable to Friendly's selling controlled drugs to
Chainlet.
B. No, Friendly's activities could never constitute distributing under the CSA.
C. Yes, Friendly's needs to register as a distributor if it sells over 5% of the total units of
controlled substances per year.
D. Yes, the CSA requires Friendly's to be registered as a distributor prior to selling any controlled
drugs to Chainlet. - ANS ✔✔C. Yes, Friendly's needs to register as a distributor if it sells over 5%
of the total units of controlled substances per year.
Individual practitioners (IPs) employed by a hospital may use the hospital's DEA number to
prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances, provided that (among other
requirements):
A. the IPs have their own DEA number.
B. the hospital has assigned the IPs a specific internal code in the form of a prefix to the
hospital's DEA number.
C. the hospital has assigned the IPs a specific internal code in the form of a suffix to the
hospital's DEA number.
D. All of these are correct. - ANS ✔✔C. the hospital has assigned the IPs a specific internal code
in the form of a suffix to the hospital's DEA number.
Dispensing under the CSA includes:
A. administering a controlled substance.
B. prescribing a controlled substance.
C. dispensing a controlled substance.
D. All of these are correct. - ANS ✔✔D. All of these are correct.
ohn owns a pharmacy that has just been bought out by another pharmacy. The inventory may:
A. be transferred without notifying the DEA.
B. not be transferred and must either be returned to the supplier or destroyed.
,C. be transferred if prior notice is given to the DEA, and the DEA sends notice approving the
transfer.
D. be transferred if prior notice is given to the DEA, and the DEA does not send notice that the
transfer may not occur. - ANS ✔✔D. be transferred if prior notice is given to the DEA, and the
DEA does not send notice that the transfer may not occur.
Opioid Treatment Programs:
A. are regulated by the FDA.
B. are authorized to engage in detoxification, but not maintenance treatment.
C. include only the drugs LAAM, methadone, buprenorphine, and buprenorphine combination
products.
D. may treat no more than 30 addicts at one time. - ANS ✔✔C. include only the drugs LAAM,
methadone, buprenorphine, and buprenorphine combination products.
Which of the following statements regarding pseudoephedrine (PSE) products is correct?
A. PSE is listed as a CV under federal law.
B. Retail pharmacies are permitted to sell a maximum of 3.6 g of PSE to a single purchaser per
day under federal law.
C. Only pharmacies are permitted to sell PSE products under federal law.
D. State laws are often less strict regarding PSE products. - ANS ✔✔B. Retail pharmacies are
permitted to sell a maximum of 3.6 g of PSE to a single purchaser per day under federal law.
A state decided to reschedule all opioid drug products scheduled as C-III under federal law to C-
II pursuant to state law. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. The federal CSA preempts states from scheduling drug products.
B. The state law would not conflict with federal law and likely not be preempted.
C. Pharmacists should follow federal law and dispense the products as C-III.
D. The state law conflicts with federal law and would be invalidated in federal court. - ANS
✔✔B. The state law would not conflict with federal law and likely not be preempted.
, What are the roles of the attorney general (A.G.) and secretary of DHHS regarding scheduling
controlled substances?
A. The A.G. must request from the secretary a scientific and medical evaluation of the drug.
B. The A.G. must request a recommendation from the secretary as to whether the drug should
be controlled.
C. The A.G. is not bound by any recommendation from the secretary.
D. The A.G. may schedule a drug into schedule I without consulting the secretary if it is
necessary to avoid an imminent hazard to public safety. - ANS ✔✔C. The A.G. is not bound by
any recommendation from the secretary.
A pharmacist receives a prescription for a schedule III controlled substance. It was written by a
licensed individual practitioner (IP) employed by the local hospital who is not registered with
the DEA. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The pharmacist cannot fill the prescription because the IP does not have a personal DEA
number.
B. The pharmacist cannot fill the prescription if it is determined that the IP is not acting within
the scope of employment.
C. The pharmacist can fill the prescription, but it must first verify the IP is permitted to do so as
an employee of the institution and obtain the resident's internal code number.
D. None of these is correct. - ANS ✔✔A. The pharmacist cannot fill the prescription because the
IP does not have a personal DEA number.
Under the CSA, individual practitioners:
A. must store all scheduled drugs in securely locked, substantially constructed cabinets.
B. only need to store schedule I drugs in securely locked, substantially constructed cabinets.
C. only need to store schedule I and II drugs in securely locked, substantially constructed
cabinets.
D. are not required to store scheduled drugs in any specific manner. - ANS ✔✔A. must store all
scheduled drugs in securely locked, substantially constructed cabinets.
