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The MA-MPJE exam has 120 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free MA-MPJE questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the MPJE Massachusetts (Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination - Massachusetts) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
At the start of a shift, one pharmacist is scheduled with one pharmacy intern, one certified pharmacy technician, and two licensed pharmacy technicians. All four support staff will perform functions supporting the pharmacist's professional practice. Which assessment is correct?
Correct answer: C - All four may work; the intern-CPhT combination qualifies the team for a four-to-one ratio.
After working six hours, the sole pharmacist at a community pharmacy begins a 20-minute break while remaining inside the store. Before the break, the pharmacist prepares and visibly checks a patient's new prescription, completes the prospective DUR, and provides the required counseling. The cashier will log the pickup and obtain a telephone number for follow-up. May the cashier release the prescription?
Correct answer: A - Yes. The prerequisites for release during an on-premises temporary break are satisfied.
A prescriber's office calls in a new Schedule VI prescription. A pharmacy technician trainee answers and begins documenting the patient's name, drug, directions, and quantity. The pharmacist is standing nearby and offers to review every element immediately afterward. What should occur next?
Correct answer: D - The call must be transferred to someone authorized to receive a new telephone prescription.
Nine days after being arrested and charged with a misdemeanor unrelated to pharmacy practice, a Massachusetts pharmacist has not been convicted and believes no Board report is required until the case ends. Which statement describes the pharmacist's duty?
Correct answer: B - The arrest and pending charge must be reported to the Board within 14 calendar days.
A Massachusetts dentist who holds no other professional license writes a Schedule IV prescription for phentermine solely to treat obesity unrelated to dental care. The DEA number is AB1234563. Using the traditional checksum, digits 1, 3, and 5 total 9; digits 2, 4, and 6 total 12, which doubles to 24; and the combined total is 33. Which conclusion is legally sound?
Correct answer: B - The checksum is consistent, but it cannot cure prescribing outside dental scope.
A Massachusetts prescriber signs a tamper-resistant paper prescription for a Schedule IV drug after the office's electronic prescribing system fails unexpectedly. The pharmacy confirms the temporary outage, and every other required prescription element is complete. How should the pharmacist proceed?
Correct answer: D - Accept it under the temporary outage exception if no other legal defect exists.
A Rhode Island physician issues a paper prescription for a Schedule II opioid analgesic. The patient presents it at a Massachusetts pharmacy four days after issuance. The pharmacist verifies the prescription and the physician's authority. What additional Massachusetts requirement follows if the prescription is filled?
Correct answer: A - Send Massachusetts DPH a deidentified copy within 30 days after filling.
A walk-in patient requests an oral hormonal contraceptive directly from a Massachusetts pharmacist. The patient has never used hormonal contraception, has no prior prescription, and completes the approved self-screening questionnaire without a protocol contraindication. The pharmacist has completed the required training. Which course is authorized?
Correct answer: C - Use the pharmacist protocol, document the encounter, and advise appropriate clinical follow-up.
Under a community collaborative drug therapy management agreement, a pharmacist has already used two separate 30-day extensions to continue a patient's Schedule VI therapy. The agreement and referral contain no authority for additional extensions. The patient asks for another 30 days. What is the best response?
Correct answer: D - Decline a third CDTM extension and obtain new prescriber authority.
At pickup, a trained cashier makes a genuine offer of pharmacist counseling for a new prescription. The patient declines, the refusal is documented, and no unresolved DUR issue remains. Must the pharmacist withhold the prescription until counseling occurs?
Correct answer: A - No. Honor the documented refusal unless an independent safety concern still requires pharmacist intervention.
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