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Illinois MPJE Practice Test

Unofficial Illinois pharmacy law practice: each answer shows its section of the Act or Part 1330.

An Illinois pharmacy may not require a pharmacist to work longer than how many continuous hours in a day?

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120
Time limit
150 minutes
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5 attempts per jurisdiction
Format
Computer-based, adaptive, selected-response questions
Result
Reported as pass or fail
Outline
Four areas: licensure and personnel 22%, pharmacist practice 33%, dispensing requirements 24%, pharmacy operations 21%. NABP says the outline is updated for exa
Illinois rule
68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.330: a minimum of 75 on the combined jurisprudence portion. NABP says Illinois candidates receive their results from the state.

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Licensure and personnel 26

  • After how many failures of the MPJE portion, in any jurisdiction, must an Illinois applicant furnish proof of remedial education? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.330(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • An applicant has filed for an Illinois pharmacy technician license and paid the fee. For how long may the applicant assist a pharmacist before the license is issued? 225 ILCS 85/9. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • An Illinois pharmacist is pharmacist-in-charge of two pharmacies. What average weekly time must the pharmacist work at each one? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.660(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • An Illinois pharmacist works 6 continuous hours. What breaks must be allowed at a minimum? 225 ILCS 85/15.1(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • An Illinois pharmacy may not require a pharmacist to work longer than how many continuous hours in a day? 225 ILCS 85/15.1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • An Illinois pharmacy terminates a technician for actions that may have threatened patient safety. Within how long must the report reach the chief pharmacy coordinator? 225 ILCS 85/30.1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
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Licensure and personnel, continued

  • Does an Illinois pharmacist have to meet the continuing education requirement for the first renewal after original licensure? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.100(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • During what period before its expiration date may an Illinois license be renewed? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.80(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How long is a term on the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy? 225 ILCS 85/10(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many clinical hours of Board-approved training does Section 9 require of a person who graduated from a pharmacy program outside the United States? 225 ILCS 85/9(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many years of practical experience after Illinois licensure must a pharmacist member of the State Board of Pharmacy have? 225 ILCS 85/10(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How much continuing education must an Illinois registered certified pharmacy technician complete in the 24 months before renewal? 225 ILCS 85/9.5(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How often does the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy hold its regular meetings under Section 10 of the Act? 225 ILCS 85/10(g). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How often may an Illinois pharmacist be granted a hardship waiver of the continuing education requirement? 225 ILCS 85/12(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • The Illinois State Board of Pharmacy has 11 members. How many of them must be licensed pharmacists? 225 ILCS 85/10(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • In place of an accredited training program, an Illinois certified pharmacy technician applicant may show equivalent work experience of how many hours? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.220(a)(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Of the 30 hours of continuing education an Illinois pharmacist completes for renewal, how many must be on pharmacy law? 225 ILCS 85/12(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Under Illinois rule 1330.330, a remedial course of study at an approved pharmacy college must be at least how many classroom hours? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.330(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What age must a person have attained to be licensed as an Illinois registered certified pharmacy technician? 225 ILCS 85/9.5(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the largest civil penalty the Department may assess for each offense of practicing pharmacy in Illinois without a license? 225 ILCS 85/5.5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the youngest age at which a person may be licensed as a registered pharmacy technician in Illinois? 225 ILCS 85/9(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What minimum score does Illinois rule 1330.330 set for the combined Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence portion of the licensure examination? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.330(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • When does an Illinois pharmacist license expire? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.80(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which Illinois license may NOT be placed on inactive status? 225 ILCS 85/13. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which task may NOT be delegated to an Illinois registered pharmacy technician, even with specific training? 225 ILCS 85/9(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Within what time after initial licensure must an Illinois registered pharmacy technician become a registered certified pharmacy technician? 225 ILCS 85/9(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.

Pharmacist practice 40

  • A caller asks an Illinois pharmacy for its usual and customary retail price of a named drug, strength and quantity. For how long is the quoted price valid? 225 ILCS 85/41. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A glaucoma drop is ordered at least 24 hours ahead for surgery at an Illinois facility and is used on the patient there. What happens to the unused portion needed for continuing treatment? 225 ILCS 85/15.10. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A patient brings an unopened bottle back to an Illinois pharmacy the day after taking it home. May the pharmacy put it back in stock? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.750. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • After how long from the date a prescriber first issued it may a prescription no longer be dispensed in an Illinois community pharmacy? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.500(c)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • An Illinois patient declines to wait for a pharmacist on break and takes a new prescription home. Before recording why counseling was not provided, the pharmacist must try to reach the patient at least how many times? 225 ILCS 85/15.1(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • An Illinois patient refuses the pharmacist's counseling. What does the counseling rule require next? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.700(g). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • An Illinois pharmacist may personally sell a Schedule V substance without a prescription only to a person over what age? 720 ILCS 570/312(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • An Illinois pharmacy has delivered a customized patient med pak. When may the drugs in it be accepted back? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.740(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • An Illinois pharmacy mails a controlled substance prescription to a patient. What does Section 312 require of the outside wrapper? 720 ILCS 570/312(k). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • An Illinois physician who is about to prescribe a controlled substance asks a pharmacist for the patient's prescription history. What does Section 15.5 of the Pharmacy Practice Act require? 225 ILCS 85/15.5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Before dispensing an opioid, what must an Illinois pharmacist do under Section 19.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act? 225 ILCS 85/19.1(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Before dispensing contraceptives under a standing order, what must an Illinois pharmacist have the patient complete? 225 ILCS 85/43(a)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Does Section 43 require an Illinois pharmacist to dispense contraception under a physician's or health department's standing order? 225 ILCS 85/43(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For how long after its date of issuance is a Schedule II prescription valid in Illinois? 720 ILCS 570/312(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For how long must an Illinois pharmacy keep its records of Schedule V sales made without a prescription? 720 ILCS 570/312(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For which Illinois prescription is verbal counseling required, and not merely offered? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.700(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How long must an Illinois pharmacy keep the record of each vaccine it administers? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.50(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How may an Illinois physician authorize a 90-day supply of a Schedule II controlled substance? 720 ILCS 570/312(a-5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How much immunization-related continuing education must an Illinois pharmacy technician who administers vaccines complete during the licensing period? 225 ILCS 85/9.6(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How must counseling be given at an Illinois remote pharmacy? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.700(h). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How must the quantity appear on a nonelectronic Schedule II prescription in Illinois? 720 ILCS 570/309. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • In Illinois, how much of a Schedule V product containing codeine may one person be dispensed without a prescription in any 96-hour period? 720 ILCS 570/312(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Section 9.6 of the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act lets a supervised pharmacy technician administer vaccines against COVID-19, influenza and which other disease? 225 ILCS 85/9.6(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under a standing order, what is the largest supply of contraceptives an Illinois pharmacist may dispense to a patient? 225 ILCS 85/43(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under an Illinois standing order for HIV prophylaxis, a patient's HIV test result is reactive. What must the pharmacist do? 225 ILCS 85/43.5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under Section 19.1, on what basis does an Illinois pharmacist dispense an opioid antagonist? 225 ILCS 85/19.1(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under Section 312 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, which is NOT a valid medical purpose for dispensing an anabolic steroid? 720 ILCS 570/312(j). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, in what container may a patient lawfully possess a dispensed controlled substance? 720 ILCS 570/312(g). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under the Illinois vaccination rule, what is the youngest age at which a pharmacist may vaccinate a person on a prescription or standing order? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.50(a)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What certification must an Illinois pharmacist who administers vaccines keep current under rule 1330.50? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.50(a)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What is the largest emergency supply an Illinois pharmacist may dispense when refill authorization cannot be obtained for a chronic medication? 225 ILCS 85/15.3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What is the smallest size allowed for the right-to-counseling sign an Illinois pharmacy must post? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.700(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a purchaser show an Illinois pharmacist to buy a Schedule V substance without a prescription? 720 ILCS 570/312(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must an Illinois pharmacy do about the identification needed to receive a prescription under Section 312 of the Controlled Substances Act? 720 ILCS 570/312(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must an Illinois prescriber tell the patient when issuing a prescription for an opioid? 720 ILCS 570/312(a-10). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When must a pharmacist at an Illinois institutional pharmacy provide patient counseling under rule 1330.700? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.700(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When must an Illinois pharmacist give the vaccine information statement to the patient or legal representative? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.50(b)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When written information replaces oral counseling in Illinois, what must it tell the patient? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.700(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which condition must be true before an Illinois pharmacist dispenses an emergency supply of a chronic medication without refill authorization? 225 ILCS 85/15.3(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Within how long must an Illinois pharmacist ensure a vaccine administration is reported to the I-CARE registry or the patient's primary healthcare provider? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.50(c)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.

Dispensing requirements 29

  • A patient hands an Illinois pharmacist a written copy of a prescription that another pharmacy gave the patient. What must the pharmacist do before dispensing? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.500(c)(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A pharmacy technician enters a prescription order into an Illinois pharmacy's computer. What must the supervising pharmacist do? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.650(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A prescription for an anti-epileptic drug is marked 'may not substitute'. Before interchanging it for the treatment of epilepsy, an Illinois pharmacist needs 225 ILCS 85/26(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A registered pharmacy technician dispenses a prescription under supervision in an Illinois community pharmacy. Whose identifiers must the prescription record contain? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.500(c)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • An Illinois patient asks for a copy of a prescription to keep. How must the copy be marked? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.500(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • An Illinois pharmacist dispenses a partial refill but records nothing about the amount. What is the pharmacist deemed to have dispensed? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.500(c)(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • An Illinois pharmacist substitutes a generic for a brand-name anti-epileptic drug. What must the patient receive, and by when? 225 ILCS 85/26(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • An Illinois pharmacist substitutes an interchangeable biological product, and the prescriber has not prohibited substitution. What else does Section 19.5 require? 225 ILCS 85/19.5(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • An Illinois pharmacy keeps unalterable electronic images of prescriptions in place of hard copies. How quickly must it provide prescription information the Department requests? 225 ILCS 85/25.20. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • An Illinois pharmacy prepackages a drug from a stock bottle. The beyond-use date may be no later than the manufacturer's date or how many months, whichever is less? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.730(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • An Illinois pharmacy receives a controlled substance prescription on a form pre-printed with the drug and strength. What does the Controlled Substances Act say? 720 ILCS 570/312(i). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • An Illinois pharmacy receives an electronic notice cancelling a prescription. How soon must staff review it, or ensure the prescription was deactivated automatically? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.760(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • An Illinois pharmacy transfers a prescription to another pharmacy for its original fill. What must the transferring pharmacy enter in its own system? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.720(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • By when must an Illinois dispenser transmit a dispensed controlled substance to the Prescription Monitoring Program? 720 ILCS 570/316(a)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How does an Illinois prescriber direct the pharmacist not to select a different drug product on a written prescription? 225 ILCS 85/25. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How often must Illinois long-term care pharmacies transmit patient medication profiles to the Prescription Monitoring Program, unless a rule sets a shorter period? 720 ILCS 570/316(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Two Illinois pharmacies do not share an on-line system. How may a Schedule III prescription be transferred for a refill? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.720(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Under Illinois rule 1330.720, how may an unfilled Schedule II prescription be transferred between pharmacies for its original fill? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.720(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, on whom does responsibility for the proper filling of a controlled substance prescription rest? 720 ILCS 570/312(h). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What civil fine may be imposed for willful failure to report controlled substance dispensing to the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program? 720 ILCS 570/316(a)(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must the person receiving a transferred prescription at an Illinois pharmacy tell the patient? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.720(a)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When an Illinois pharmacist selects a different drug product than the one prescribed, what must go on the pharmacy record of the filled prescription? 225 ILCS 85/25. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When an Illinois pharmacy transfers a prescription out, what must it do with the original on file? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.720(a)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When may an Illinois pharmacy transfer a prescription without the request or authorization of the patient? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.720(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When the prescriber has not prohibited it, an Illinois pharmacist may select a different product of the same generic name provided the selected drug 225 ILCS 85/25. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which date must appear on the label of a controlled substance dispensed in Illinois under Section 312(f)? 720 ILCS 570/312(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which of these does Section 22 of the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act require on the label of a dispensed prescription? 225 ILCS 85/22. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which of these must be on the label of a drug an Illinois pharmacy prepackages for later dispensing? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.730(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Within how many business days after dispensing a biological product must an Illinois pharmacist make an entry of the specific product that the prescriber can access? 225 ILCS 85/19.5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.

Pharmacy operations 25

  • A new pharmacy application must be filed in Illinois when what share of a business that is not publicly traded is sold to a new owner? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.780(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A pharmacy located in Illinois will change its location. How far ahead must the pharmacy application be filed? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.780(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A shareholder comes to own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of an Illinois pharmacy's owner. How soon must the Division be notified? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.780(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • An Illinois community pharmacy is open while no pharmacist is present and available. What must be displayed? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.500(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • An Illinois community pharmacy plans to add compounding to the services it offers. How far ahead must it notify the Division? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.660(m). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • An Illinois pharmacy ceases operation. Within how many days must the pharmacist in charge send the Department the closing inventory of controlled substances and a disposition statement? 225 ILCS 85/17(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • An Illinois pharmacy files DEA Form 106 for a theft of controlled substances. What must it send the Division? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.710. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • An Illinois pharmacy license expired 14 months ago. What must the owner do to operate again? 225 ILCS 85/12(g). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • An Illinois pharmacy's pharmacist-in-charge dies and no new one is named. When does the pharmacy's licensure expire under Section 16? 225 ILCS 85/16. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Before the pharmacist in charge of a closed Illinois pharmacy disposes of its legend drugs, what is required? 225 ILCS 85/17(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Besides the licenses, what must the pharmacist in charge conspicuously display in an Illinois pharmacy under Section 15? 225 ILCS 85/15(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For how long must an Illinois pharmacy preserve the original or an exact image of every prescription it fills? 225 ILCS 85/18. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For how long must invoices for legend drugs stay on site at an Illinois pharmacy before they may be kept at a central location? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.660(l). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How far ahead of a permanent closing must an Illinois pharmacy notify its customers? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.790. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How long must an Illinois pharmacy keep the documentation of its annual self-inspection? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.800. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How many remote dispensing sites that are open at the same time may one Illinois home pharmacy supervise? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.510(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • No registrant is present in the prescription area of an Illinois pharmacy. What does the security rule require? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.600. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • On the day an Illinois pharmacist-in-charge changes, how does the incoming pharmacist-in-charge inventory Schedule II drugs? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.660(g). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • On the day an Illinois pharmacy closes permanently, what happens to its pharmacy license? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.790(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • One company runs Illinois pharmacies at three different physical addresses. How many pharmacy licenses does it need? 225 ILCS 85/15. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • One Illinois pharmacy sends stock to another pharmacy. What record does rule 1330.500 require for the transfer? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.500(c)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Since January 1, 2026, what does Illinois rule 1330.550 require of the pharmacist-in-charge of a nonresident pharmacy? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.550(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Two Illinois pharmacies with different owners want one to fill prescriptions for the other as centralized prescription filling. What must they have? 225 ILCS 85/25.5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • What is the longest an Illinois pharmacy may remain temporarily closed? 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330.790(h). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Who, besides pharmacists, may access and dispense from an automated pharmacy system in Illinois? 225 ILCS 85/22b(b). 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 2026-10-09): 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 2026-10-09 on the Illinois General Assembly's site, ilga.gov: the Pharmacy Practice Act, 225 ILCS 85; the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, 720 ILCS 570, sections 309, 312 and 316; and the Department's rules, 68 Illinois Administrative Code Part 1330, in the copy of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Each question names its section. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Illinois statutes and rules. 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 Illinois MPJE practice test asks 120 questions of our own on Illinois pharmacy law. It is not affiliated with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) or the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy.

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Three Illinois texts, one outline

The questions come from the Pharmacy Practice Act (225 ILCS 85), sections 309, 312 and 316 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330, read on ilga.gov on October 9, 2026. They are spread across the four areas as NABP's published MPJE Competency Statements weigh the exam.

Illinois law only

Practice for an exam, not medical advice. Rule 1330.330 splits the jurisprudence portion into Illinois law and federal law; the federal part is on the federal pharmacy law page.

  • No prescription is dispensed after 15 months from its original issuance (1330.500).
  • Schedule II: a 30-day supply, valid 90 days, the quantity in words and numerals on paper (720 ILCS 570/309, 312).
  • Prescription records: 5 years under Section 18. Licenses expire March 31 of even-numbered years (1330.80).

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the Illinois MPJE?

120, answered on a computer in 2.5 hours, by NABP's test day page; the exam adapts as you go. This page's exam mode runs to the same 120 questions and 150 minutes.

What is a passing score on the Illinois MPJE?

Rule 1330.330 asks a minimum of 75 on the combined Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence portion. NABP's results page says Illinois candidates get results directly from the state, so a percent here is not that score.

Is there a free Illinois MPJE manual study guide?

The law the exam is built on is free on ilga.gov: the Pharmacy Practice Act and Part 1330. This page turns it into 120 questions, each naming its section, so a miss sends you to the right paragraph.

How many times can you fail the MPJE in Illinois?

Rule 1330.330(c): an applicant who fails the MPJE portion three times in any jurisdiction must show remedial education in an approved program, and again after every further three failures. NABP allows 5 attempts per jurisdiction.

Are these real Illinois MPJE questions?

No. They are this site's own, written from the public text of the Illinois statutes and rules. Nothing is taken from the MPJE, the Pre-MPJE or NABP's sample items, and no Illinois agency has reviewed them.

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