West Virginia MPJE Review from State Statutes

West Virginia MPJE Review (from State Statutes) Latest Update - 260 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers

• 18 years of age or older
• good moral character, no prior felonies/convictions
• graduate of accredited school of pharmacy or get the FPGEC certification through

NABP program

• 1500 hours of internship hours in licensed pharmacy

- criminal background check - CORRECT ANSWER: What are the requirements for

application as a pharmacist?

• A new business
• An established business transferred to a successor
• An established business in which 50% ownership is transferred to a new owner.
• An established business in which control of pharmaceutical services (NOT

INCLUDING P.I.C) is transferred

• An established business moving to a new location - CORRECT ANSWER: An original

license is issued if the applicant is:

• a sanitary method of measuring and dispensing between 5 and 250ml of liquids
• mortars and pestles, ointment pads, counting trays, balance and weights, and any

other equipment or supplies necessary to satisfy this rule

• For a pharmacy compounding ophthalmic preparations, IV additives, enteral nutritional

products, or other Rx requiring more sophisticated techniques, then you need the proper equipment and facilities to prepare sterile products and meet the requirements of good compounding practice.

• adequate facilities for the proper storage of pharmaceuticals.

(dry, well-lighted, well-ventilated, and maintained in a clean/orderly fashion) -facilities for the safe storage of CS if dispersion method not used

• acceptable system of keeping records of Rx dispensed as required by the Uniform CS

Act

• system for keeping patient profiles
• most currently available Pharmacy Law Book and book of Rules and Regulations pu -

CORRECT ANSWER: A pharmacy must continually possess the following:

• all samples received by pharmacy obtained by practitioner affiliated with institution

(MD treats pts at facility)

• pharmacy retains copies of all written, signed prescription drug sample requests
• samples are stored separately from retail stock
• records of samples are kept separate from records of retail stock
• relationship exists between entity and pharmacy evidenced by written documentation
• dispense in mfr/distributor original packaging 1 / 3

• pharmacy or employees cannot sell, purchase or trade or offer - CORRECT ANSWER:

What are the requirements for an institutional pharmacy to keep samples?

• device shall be maintained in operating order and shall have an auxiliary source of

power.

• device shall fully protect the prescription dept and shall be capable of detecting

breaking and/or entering by any means when activated.

• deactivation of the alarm system for the prescription dept shall be restricted to ONLY

the pharmacists working at the pharmacy

• system should ALWAYS be activated when a pharmacist is not on duty
• The pharmacy registration holder may deactivate the system for security or

surveillance purposes so long as the reason for the deactivation, the person deactivating the system and the time and date of the deactivation are documented and

immediately available to the Board - CORRECT ANSWER: What are the requirements

for the pharmacy burglar alarm?

• drug expiration date
• date of preparation

- drug lot/control # - CORRECT ANSWER: What must sterile preparations include?

- for pharmacist: pay $250 plus renewal fee of $100

• for technician: pay $50 plus renewal fee of $20 - CORRECT ANSWER: If a pharmacist

or technician decides to reinstate ONE YEAR OR LESS from when license expires, what do they need to do?

- for pharmacist: pay $250 plus renewal fee of $100

• for technician: pay $50 plus renewal fee of $20 - CORRECT ANSWER: If a pharmacist

or technician decides to reinstate OVER A YEAR AFTER license expires, what do they need to do?

• gloves, masks, disposable gowns
• disposable syringes and needles in necessary sizes
• disinfectant cleaning material for equpmt surfaces
• disposable towels
• liquid bactericidal cleanser for hand washing
• spill kits for cytotoxic agent spills - CORRECT ANSWER: What supplies must a sterile

compounding pharmacy keep on hand?

• identification of the owner applying for the registration
• name under which the business will be operated and used in advertising
• physical address of location (street number, city and county)
• mailing address of pharmacy (if different than physical location)
• name and license number of PIC
• name and license numbers of other RPh regularly employed at the pharmacy
• name and registration numbers of CPhts and CPht trainees regularly employed at the

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• pharmacy hours of operation
• detailed floor plans for pharmacy made to scale - CORRECT ANSWER: What must be

on the application for registration of a new pharmacy?

• in mfr original, sealed and visibly tamperproof container
• in extemporaneously prepared unit dose packaging and are returned within an

institution by an insitution

• all drugs identified as to lot and control # and expiration date - CORRECT ANSWER:

What are the requirements for returned drugs/devices?

- Must record in log with:

pt name drug name and strength drug mfr Rx number amt of drug returned date of return

• Must contain signatures of receiving pharmacist and registered nurse employed by

facility - CORRECT ANSWER: If drugs are returned, what needs done?

• name and drug and its quantity
• date of the transaction
• permittee/practitioner to whom drug transferred to
• the selling price - CORRECT ANSWER: The record of the prescription drug without a

prescription must contain:

• On or after 7/1/16, every written Rx in WV needs to be on WV Rx paper, except for

emergency supplies

• must only be used by the prescriber they are issued to and are not transferable
• must notify vendor and state board if they dont come in reasonable time after ordering
• must notify board in writing of any theft, loss, destruction or unauthorized use of

Official Rx Paper blanks including

• Estimated number of blanks affected
• Control numbers if available
• Suspected reason for destruction, theft or loss - CORRECT ANSWER: What the WV

policy on prescription pads?

- ON THE FACE OF THE ORIGINAL RX: writes "VOID"

(electronic Rx must have transfer info added to Rx record)

- ON THE BACK OF THE ORIGINAL RX:

the receivng pharmacy's name, address, DEA# and name of RPh

(electronic Rx must have transfer info added to Rx record) - CORRECT ANSWER:

What does the transferring pharmacist do?

• patient
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