Purpose of the Board of Pharmacy? – correct answer -To protect the public health welfare and safety of
the patient
How many people are on the Board of Pharmacy? – correct answer -13
How many pharmacists are on the Board of Pharmacy? – correct answer -8
How many pharmacy technicians are on the Board of Pharmacy? – correct answer -1
How many registered physicians are on the Board of Pharmacy? – correct answer -1
How many registered nurses are on the Board of Pharmacy? – correct answer -1
How many public members with experience in health care are on the Board of Pharmacy? – correct
answer -1
How many experts in patient safety and quality improvement are on the Board of Pharmacy? – correct
answer -1
Who is responsible for appointing the members on the Board of Pharmacy? – correct answer -Governor
How many consecutive years of practical experience must each pharmacist on the Board have? – correct
answer -7
How many consecutive years of practical experience must a pharmacy technician have to be on the
Board? – correct answer -7
how many years is each term for the Board members? – correct answer -3
How many pharmacists on the Board must be independent pharmacists? – correct answer -2
How many pharmacists on the Board must be a chain pharmacist? – correct answer -2
Who does the Board appoint to inspect drug stores and make reports of their findings? – correct answer
-Agents
Inspecters of the Board are trained in USP 795 and 797, which is code for what? – correct answer –
Compounding
Who writes Massachusetts General Law? – correct answer -Legislative Branch
When does a CII prescription expire in Massachusetts? – correct answer -30 days after written
When does a out-of-state CII prescription expire in Massachusetts? – correct answer -5 days
Which drugs fall under a schedule VI? – correct answer -Prescription Drug and not included in schedules
1 through 5
A corporate entity, other than a hospital or clinic, with more than 300 patients receiving treatment for
opioid dependency shall be licensed by who? – correct answer -Department of Public Health (DPH)
A practitioner who prescribes controlled substances shall automatically be registered as a participant in
what program? – correct answer -Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
what is the maximum days supply for a CII prescription? – correct answer -30