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120
Time limit
150 minutes
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5 attempts per jurisdiction
Format
Computer-based, adaptive, selected-response questions
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Reported as pass or fail
Outline
Four areas: licensure and personnel 22%, pharmacist practice 33%, dispensing requirements 24%, pharmacy operations 21%. A new outline starts March 1, 2027.
Connecticut statute
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-590: a license goes to an applicant who has passed any examinations required by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.

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Licensure and personnel 26

  • A pharmacist licensed in another state holds a Connecticut temporary permit. When does it expire at the latest, absent an extension? Answer: Three months from issuance. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-590(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A retired pharmacist holds an inactive Connecticut license. How many hours of continuing education are required before reentering active practice? Answer: Thirty hours, ten of them live. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-600(g). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • An applicant for renewal has not held a Connecticut pharmacist license for some years. After how long must the applicant pass an examination satisfactory to the commission? Answer: Five years without a license. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-593(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • For how long after renewal must a Connecticut pharmacist keep certificates of approved continuing education units? Answer: Not less than three years. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-600(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • For how long is a Connecticut pharmacy clerk registration valid? Answer: Two years. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-602(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
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Licensure and personnel, continued

  • For how long is a Connecticut pharmacy technician registration valid? Answer: One year. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-598a(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • For how long must a technician have been continuously registered before applying for Connecticut's advanced pharmacy technician designation? Answer: Three years. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-598b(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How long is one 'contact hour' of continuing education under Connecticut's pharmacy statute? Answer: 50 to 60 minutes of participation. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-599. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many contact hours of accredited continuing education must a Connecticut pharmacist complete in the calendar year before renewal? Answer: Not less than 15. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-600(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many members of the Connecticut Commission of Pharmacy must be pharmacists in full-time practice in the state? Answer: Five. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-572. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many members sit on the Connecticut Commission of Pharmacy? Answer: Seven. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-572. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many times may the Commission of Pharmacy extend a temporary permit to practice pharmacy? Answer: Once, for three months. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-590(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How much college must an applicant have completed to register as a pharmacy intern in Connecticut? Answer: Two years, with enrollment in a professional pharmacy program. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-598(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How much of a Connecticut pharmacist's yearly continuing education must be on pharmacy law or drug law? Answer: At least one contact hour. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-600(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How often does a Connecticut license to practice pharmacy expire? Answer: Annually. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-593(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How often, at the least, must the Commission of Pharmacy meet at its office to conduct business? Answer: Six times per calendar year. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-573(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How old must a 'retired pharmacist' be under Connecticut's continuing education definitions? Answer: At least 62. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-599. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • May continuing education units a Connecticut pharmacist earns in one calendar year be carried into the next year's requirement? Answer: No. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-600(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Of a Connecticut pharmacist's yearly continuing education, how many contact hours must come from attending a live presentation? Answer: Not less than five. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-600(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the minimum age for a Connecticut license to practice pharmacy? Answer: 18 years at the time of application. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-590(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What must a registered Connecticut pharmacy technician hold for the department to certify the technician? Answer: A certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or an approved equivalent program. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-598a(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which authority may a supervising pharmacist NOT delegate to a Connecticut advanced pharmacy technician? Answer: Deciding whether a drug is proper for a patient's condition. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-598b(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which Connecticut pharmacist is outside the continuing education requirement of section 20-600 at renewal? Answer: One applying for the first year of a license. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-600(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which is a condition for a Connecticut temporary permit to practice pharmacy? Answer: An application for reciprocity on file with the commission. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-590(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which state department holds the Commission of Pharmacy and issues Connecticut pharmacist licenses? Answer: The Department of Consumer Protection. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-571(13). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which task is a registered clerk barred from in a Connecticut pharmacy? Answer: Participating in order entry. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-602(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.

Pharmacist practice 40

  • A 15-year-old asks a Connecticut pharmacist for a vaccine on the CDC schedule. What does section 20-633 require besides the age? Answer: Consent of a parent or guardian, or proof the patient is an emancipated minor. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A certified technician may give a vaccine at a Connecticut pharmacy only if which person is authorized to administer vaccines? Answer: The managing pharmacist of the pharmacy. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Connecticut pharmacist checks whether a patient already received an emergency insulin supply under section 20-616(d). How far back does the limit look? Answer: The preceding 12 months. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Connecticut pharmacist makes the counseling offer in writing. What must the written offer include? Answer: An offer to communicate in person at the pharmacy or by telephone. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-614(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Connecticut pharmacist refills a non-controlled prescription for more than the initial quantity prescribed. What is the largest supply section 20-616a allows? Answer: A 90-day supply. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Connecticut pharmacy accepts returned compliance packaging and removes the drugs. What may it NOT do with them? Answer: Return them to its general inventory or regular stock. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617b(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Connecticut pharmacy and a practitioner sign a standing order for opioid antagonists. Who must receive a copy of every such agreement? Answer: The Department of Consumer Protection. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633d(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Connecticut pharmacy receives an oral prescription for a non-controlled drug. By when must it be recorded on a prescription form or in an electronic record? Answer: By the end of the business day it was received. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-614(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Connecticut practitioner skips electronic transmission because the delay would harm the patient. What is the most of a controlled substance that prescription may cover? Answer: A five-day supply. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-249(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A patient at a Connecticut pharmacy refuses counseling. What does section 20-614 require of the pharmacist? Answer: To keep a record of the refusal. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-614(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A patient gives a Connecticut pharmacist oral consent to release records. What must the pharmacist do? Answer: Promptly record the consent in writing or in an electronic data base. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-626(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A patient seeking an emergency insulin supply in Connecticut has no health insurance coverage for it. Where must the pharmacist refer the patient? Answer: To a federally-qualified health center. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A request for a controlled substance rests only on a patient's answers to an online form, with no documented physical examination. How does Connecticut treat it? Answer: As not a valid prescription. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-613a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A trained Connecticut pharmacist gives an epinephrine cartridge injector to a person believed to be in anaphylaxis who has no prescription. What else must happen? Answer: A call to 9-1-1 before or immediately after. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Absent an exception, how must a Connecticut practitioner authorized to prescribe controlled substances send such a prescription to a pharmacy? Answer: By electronic transmission. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-249(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • After dispensing a larger refill quantity under section 20-616a, by when must a Connecticut pharmacist inform the prescribing practitioner? Answer: Not later than 48 hours after the refill. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • After dispensing an opioid antagonist under a standing order, where does a Connecticut pharmacist send a copy of the dispensing record? Answer: To the prescribing practitioner who signed the standing order. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633d(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • After what time may a Connecticut schedule III or IV prescription no longer be filled or refilled unless renewed? Answer: Six months after its date. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-249(h). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Before a Connecticut pharmacist prescribes epinephrine auto injectors, the patient must have received one by prescription from another pharmacy within what period? Answer: The previous two years. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633i(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Before dispensing to a Connecticut Medicaid recipient, the pharmacist reviews the drugs the pharmacy dispensed to that person during what period? Answer: The previous 180 days. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-620(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For how long may an original or continuing hospital order for a schedule II controlled substance run in Connecticut before it must be extended? Answer: Not more than seven days. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-251(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How many epinephrine auto injectors may a Connecticut pharmacist prescribe to a qualifying patient under section 20-633i? Answer: Not more than two. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633i(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How many times may a schedule III or IV prescription be refilled in Connecticut unless the practitioner renews it? Answer: Not more than five times. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-249(h). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How much yearly continuing education on immunization must a Connecticut pharmacy technician complete to administer vaccines? Answer: At least one hour. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • In a Connecticut hospital, within what time must an oral order for a schedule II controlled substance be confirmed by a signed or initialed written order? Answer: 24 hours. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-251(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • In an emergency a Connecticut pharmacist fills a schedule II oral order. Within what time must the prescriber's prescription reach the pharmacist? Answer: 72 hours after the oral order. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-249(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • May a certified Connecticut pharmacist direct a technician to prescribe an opioid antagonist or to train the recipient in its use? Answer: No. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633c(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To qualify for an emergency insulin supply from a Connecticut pharmacist, the patient reports having less than how much on hand? Answer: A seven-day supply. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To which of these may a Connecticut pharmacy give patient records without the patient's consent? Answer: A third party payor that pays claims for the patient's pharmaceutical services. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-626(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What is the longest a Connecticut hospital order for a schedule III, IV or V controlled substance may stay effective? Answer: Thirty days. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-251(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What is the most insulin a Connecticut pharmacist may prescribe and dispense at once under the emergency provision of section 20-616(d)? Answer: A thirty-day supply. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What may a written prescription form for a schedule II substance NOT contain under Connecticut's Pharmacy Practice Act? Answer: An order for any other legend drug or device. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-614(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a Connecticut pharmacist have before prescribing an opioid antagonist under section 20-633c? Answer: Training and certification by a program the Commissioner of Consumer Protection approves. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633c(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a Connecticut pharmacist make a reasonable effort to review before administering a requested vaccine? Answer: The patient's vaccination history. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which item must every Connecticut prescription for a controlled drug include under section 21a-249? Answer: The practitioner's Federal Registry number. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-249(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which medication may a Connecticut hospital pharmacist NOT relabel and dispense to another inpatient under section 20-621? Answer: A parenteral controlled substance. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-621. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Who may make the offer of counseling when a drug is dispensed from a Connecticut pharmacy? Answer: A pharmacist or other employee of the pharmacy. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-614(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Who records an oral prescription for a non-controlled drug in a Connecticut pharmacy under section 20-614? Answer: The pharmacist or a pharmacy intern. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-614(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Whose consent lets a Connecticut pharmacy reveal information about pharmaceutical services rendered to a patient? Answer: The oral or written consent of the patient or the patient's agent. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-626(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • With a parent's or guardian's consent, what is the youngest patient to whom a Connecticut pharmacist may order and administer a vaccine on the CDC age-appropriate schedule? Answer: Twelve years of age. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.

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  • A Connecticut pharmacist cannot reach the prescriber and refills a non-controlled prescription to avoid interrupting therapy. What is the most that may be dispensed? Answer: A 72-hour supply. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Connecticut pharmacist dispenses a drug sold only by generic name. What must the label, receipt or packaging show besides the manufacturer's name? Answer: The web site address and toll-free number of the FDA's MedWatch program. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Connecticut pharmacist substitutes a generic for a brand name drug. Which two names go on the container label? Answer: The generic drug's name and the brand name it replaced. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Connecticut pharmacist transfers a prescription out. When is cancelling the original in the pharmacy's records NOT required? Answer: When the two pharmacies electronically access the same prescription records. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A flavoring agent added to a prescription product in Connecticut may be at most what share of the product's total weight? Answer: Five per cent. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617a(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • After refilling without authorization under section 20-616(c), what must a Connecticut pharmacist tell the patient at the time of dispensing? Answer: That the refill is provided without the prescriber's authorization. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Besides a pharmacist, who may dispense a drug on a prescription in a Connecticut pharmacy under section 20-613(a)? Answer: A pharmacy intern under a pharmacist's direct supervision, or a temporary permit holder. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-613(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • By when must a Connecticut pharmacy report a dispensed controlled substance prescription to the prescription drug monitoring program? Answer: Immediately, and no later than the next business day. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-254(j). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Emergency room dispensing under Connecticut's section 20-622 applies when pharmacy services are unavailable within what distance of the emergency room? Answer: A five-mile radius. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-622. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • For Connecticut's monitoring program reports, what is a 'business day'? Answer: Any day during which the pharmacy is open to the public. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-254(j). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How may a non-controlled prescription be transferred between Connecticut pharmacies? Answer: Orally or electronically. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How much of a nonlegend drug may one package in a Connecticut vending machine contain? Answer: Not more than a five-day supply. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-623(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How often must a Connecticut veterinarian who dispenses controlled substance prescriptions report them to the monitoring program? Answer: At least weekly. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-254(j). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • In a Connecticut care-giving institution the pharmacist is unavailable in an emergency. Who must review the prescription before the drug is administered? Answer: The nursing supervisor or a physician. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-613(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • No licensed pharmacy is open near a Connecticut hospital emergency room and a patient needs medication at once. How much may the hospital's authorized person dispense? Answer: Up to a 24-hour supply. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-622. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What does 'final verification' compare, at a minimum, under Connecticut's pharmacy definitions? Answer: The original prescription, the label contents and the container contents. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-571(19). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What limits the expiration date a Connecticut pharmacist prints on a prescription label? Answer: It may be no later than the manufacturer's expiration date. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must a Connecticut pharmacist require before releasing a controlled substance to a person the pharmacist does not know? Answer: Valid photographic identification. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-612a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What sticker must a Connecticut pharmacy affix to a container in which an opioid drug or a schedule II to V controlled substance is dispensed? Answer: A fluorescent orange sticker reading 'DANGER TO CHILDREN KEEP OUT OF REACH'. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-636(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When may a Connecticut prescription label omit the name of the drug in the container? Answer: When the prescriber writes 'DO NOT LABEL' or similar words. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-619(j). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When may compliance packaging from a Connecticut pharmacy be other than child-resistant? Answer: When the patient acknowledges and returns a waiver the pharmacy provides. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617b(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Where does Connecticut's photo identification rule for releasing controlled substances NOT apply? Answer: In an institutional setting or a long-term care facility. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-612a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which act is NOT part of 'dispense' as Connecticut's pharmacy statute defines it? Answer: Delivering the drug to the patient. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-571(16). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which drug may NOT share a compartment of compliance packaging with other drugs under Connecticut's section 20-617b? Answer: A drug whose instructions permit use on an as needed basis. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617b(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which item is among the data a Connecticut pharmacy reports to the monitoring program for each controlled substance prescription? Answer: The type of payment. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-254(j). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which must appear on the label of each prescription container under Connecticut's section 20-617(a)? Answer: The quantity of prescribed drug in the container. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which must the pharmacist receiving a transferred prescription record under Connecticut's section 20-616(e)? Answer: The date the original prescription was first dispensed. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which prescriptions are outside Connecticut's refill without prescriber authorization under section 20-616(c)? Answer: Prescriptions for controlled drugs. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which schedules of controlled substances does Connecticut's electronic prescription drug monitoring program collect? Answer: Schedules II, III, IV and V. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-254(j). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.

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  • A Connecticut pharmacy closes permanently. What must it do with its prescription records? Answer: Make them immediately available to a nearby pharmacy and post notice on its window or door. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-615(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Connecticut pharmacy's plan for unscheduled closings must list the pharmacies within what distance? Answer: A two-mile radius. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633h(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Connecticut prescription carries a diagnosis code for epilepsy. What must the pharmacist obtain before filling it with a different manufacturer's product? Answer: The prescriber's written consent. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-619(l). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Connecticut retail pharmacy sends schedule III tablets to another pharmacy for a patient's immediate need. How many dosage units count as a 'small quantity'? Answer: Not more than 100. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-250(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Connecticut sterile compounding pharmacy plans to remodel its compounding area. How far ahead must it notify the Department of Consumer Protection in writing? Answer: Not later than 45 days before. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633b(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Connecticut store that is not a pharmacy displays the words 'drug store' on its sign. What is the offense? Answer: A class D misdemeanor. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-609(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A federal agency starts an administrative action against a Connecticut pharmacy. By when must the pharmacy report it to the department? Answer: Not later than ten business days after notice. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-594(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A nonresident pharmacy recalls a legend drug it delivered into Connecticut. By when must it give the department the names and addresses of the residents who received it? Answer: Not later than 24 hours after starting the recall. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-627(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A reconciliation of a Connecticut pharmacy's Schedule II perpetual inventory reveals a loss. By when must it be reported to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection? Answer: Not later than 72 hours after discovery. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633e(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Around what date each year must a Connecticut registrant prepare its record of all controlled substances on hand, unless it has changed the date? Answer: The first day of May. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-254(h). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For how long must a Connecticut pharmacy keep its written prescriptions and its record of oral and electronic prescriptions? Answer: Not less than three years. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-615(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How does a Connecticut prescriber bar substitution on a written prescription? Answer: By writing 'brand medically necessary' or 'no substitution' on the form. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-619(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How many Connecticut pharmacies may one pharmacist manage at the same time? Answer: One. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-597(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How must a Connecticut pharmacy file its Schedule II perpetual inventory records? Answer: By date. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633e(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How often must a Connecticut pharmacy reconcile its perpetual inventory of Schedule II controlled substances? Answer: Monthly. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633e(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How often, at the least, must the Commissioner of Consumer Protection inspect each Connecticut retail pharmacy? Answer: Once every four years. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-577(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How tall must the block letters be on the generic substitution sign a Connecticut pharmacy posts at the prescription counter? Answer: Not less than one inch. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-619(g). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • The managing pharmacist of a Connecticut pharmacy leaves that role. When must the license holder notify the commission? Answer: Immediately. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-597(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • What happens to a Connecticut pharmacy license when the pharmacy is transferred to a new location? Answer: It terminates. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-594(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • What must be printed on the label of each container a nonresident pharmacy dispenses to a Connecticut patient? Answer: A toll-free telephone number for reaching a pharmacist with access to the patient's records. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-627(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • When may a Connecticut pharmacist substitute a generic drug product under section 20-619(h)? Answer: Only when a savings in cost is passed on to the purchaser. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-619(h). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Where does a Connecticut pharmacy record a refill of a prescription under section 20-615? Answer: On the face or back of the original prescription or in an electronic system. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-615(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Which practice does NOT comply with Connecticut's controlled substance recordkeeping rule in section 21a-254(h)? Answer: Using codes or symbols to designate controlled substances. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-254(h). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Which relative of a prescribing practitioner may hold an ownership interest in a Connecticut pharmacy under section 20-596(a)? Answer: A spouse who is a pharmacist. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-596(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Which United States Pharmacopeia chapters are the 'USP chapters' a Connecticut sterile compounding pharmacy must follow under section 20-633b? Answer: Chapters 797, 800 and 825. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633b(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the four areas of the MPJE Competency Statements that the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy publishes at https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/examinations/mpje/competency-statements/ (opened 2026-10-14): Area 1 Licensure/Personnel 22%, Area 2 Pharmacist Practice 33%, Area 3 Dispensing Requirements 24%, Area 4 Pharmacy Operations 21%. The 120 questions are 26, 40, 29 and 25. Every fact was read on 2026-10-14 in the General Statutes of Connecticut as the General Assembly publishes them: chapter 400j, Pharmacy, sections 20-570 to 20-638c (https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_400j.htm) and chapter 420b, Dependency-Producing Drugs, sections 21a-248 to 21a-254 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_420b.htm). Each question names its section. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Connecticut statutes. Nothing is taken from the MPJE, the Pre-MPJE, NABP's sample items, a prep company or a review book.

How it works

This unofficial CT MPJE study guide turns Connecticut's pharmacy statutes into 120 practice questions. It is not affiliated with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), which owns the MPJE, or the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.

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A Connecticut MPJE study guide in question form

Every question was written from the General Statutes of Connecticut on the General Assembly's site, read October 14, 2026: chapter 400j, which holds the Pharmacy Practice Act, and sections 21a-248 to 21a-254 of chapter 420b on controlled substances. The split across four areas follows NABP's published MPJE Competency Statements.

What is left for you to read

Practice for an exam, not medical advice. The department's regulations, where technician ratios are set, are outside this bank, and fees are not asked. Federal questions are on the federal pharmacy law page.

  • A refill without the prescriber's authorization is a 72-hour supply, once, and never a controlled drug (section 20-616).
  • Reconcile the Schedule II perpetual inventory monthly and report a loss within 72 hours of finding it (section 20-633e).
  • Fifteen contact hours a year, five of them live and one on pharmacy or drug law (section 20-600).

Questions and answers

Is there a free CT MPJE study guide?

The Department of Consumer Protection's MPJE study materials page offers its compiled Connecticut drug laws and regulations as a free download. It holds no questions. Here two chapters of the statutes become 120 questions, each naming the section to reread after a miss.

How many questions are on the Connecticut MPJE?

120 computer-based questions in 2.5 hours, by NABP's test day page. The exam adapts as you answer and the result is pass or fail. The timed run on this page is the same size.

Does Connecticut use the Uniform MPJE?

Connecticut was not among the 13 jurisdictions on NABP's Uniform MPJE list on October 14, 2026, and the department's pharmacist exam FAQ still names the MPJE. Its candidates sit the state-specific exam.

How many times can you take the MPJE in Connecticut?

NABP's test day page allows 5 attempts per jurisdiction. Section 20-590 of the Connecticut statutes says only that an applicant has passed any examinations the commissioner requires, so this bank asks nothing on retakes.

Are these real Connecticut MPJE questions?

No. The real exam is confidential. Each question here was written from the statute section it cites, and nothing comes from the MPJE, the Pre-MPJE or NABP's sample items. Neither NABP nor the Department of Consumer Protection has reviewed this page.

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