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Louisiana MPJE Practice Test

Unofficial Louisiana pharmacy law practice: each answer names its section of the Pharmacy Practice Act or LAC 46:LIII.

Within how many days must a Louisiana pharmacist notify the board of a change of mailing or home address?

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Questions
120
Time limit
150 minutes
Retakes
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
Louisiana rule
LAC 46:LIII.503: a passing score as determined by the board, and a failed examination is repeated under the test administrator's policy. La. R.S. 37:1202(B)(4):

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Licensure and personnel 26

  • A decision of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy that suspends or revokes a license may be appealed to which court? La. R.S. 37:1248(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist earns no continuing education through live presentations in a year. How many total hours must the pharmacist then acquire? LAC 46:LIII.507(C)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist knows that a pharmacy technician at work is impaired. What does the rule require of the pharmacist? LAC 46:LIII.514(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy intern registration, other than one issued to a foreign pharmacy graduate, expires: LAC 46:LIII.703(A)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy is open 60 hours a week. How long must its pharmacist-in-charge be present and practicing there? LAC 46:LIII.1105(A)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy technician candidate registration expires how long after it is issued? LAC 46:LIII.903(A)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
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  • A Louisiana technician candidate who is not enrolled in a nationally accredited training program must earn how much practical experience in a pharmacy? LAC 46:LIII.903(C)(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • After a pharmacist-in-charge leaves a Louisiana pharmacy, the permit holder must designate a new pharmacist-in-charge within: LAC 46:LIII.1105(I)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Before accepting the pharmacist-in-charge privilege in Louisiana, a pharmacist must have been in active pharmacy practice for at least: LAC 46:LIII.1105(A)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • By what date each year must a Louisiana pharmacist submit the completed renewal application and fee? LAC 46:LIII.505(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How long is the term of a pharmacist member of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy? La. R.S. 37:1177(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How long may a person credentialed by the Louisiana board engage in the practice of pharmacy without a rest break? LAC 46:LIII.1107(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many hours of continuing pharmacy education must a Louisiana pharmacist earn each year when at least three of them are live? LAC 46:LIII.507(C)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many hours of professional experience must an intern show to qualify for a Louisiana pharmacist license? LAC 46:LIII.705(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many members sit on the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy? La. R.S. 37:1172(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How much continuing education must a certified Louisiana pharmacy technician earn each year? LAC 46:LIII.909(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How old must an applicant be to obtain a Louisiana pharmacist license by examination? La. R.S. 37:1202(A)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • On an affidavit of practical experience, a Louisiana pharmacy intern may receive credit for a maximum of: LAC 46:LIII.705(C)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • On what date each year does the annual renewal of a Louisiana pharmacy technician certificate expire? LAC 46:LIII.905(B)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Once an applicant has met every requirement for licensure by examination, the Louisiana board shall issue the license within: La. R.S. 37:1202(D). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Under the Louisiana Pharmacy Practice Act, licensure examination scores expire how long after the date of the examination? La. R.S. 37:1202(B)(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the highest ratio of interns, certified technicians and technician candidates, taken together, to pharmacists on duty in Louisiana? LAC 46:LIII.907(A)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the largest fine the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy may assess for each offense after notice and hearing? La. R.S. 37:1241(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which of these is a Louisiana pharmacy technician candidate barred from doing? LAC 46:LIII.907(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which of these may a Louisiana pharmacy intern not do? LAC 46:LIII.709. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Within how many days must a Louisiana pharmacist notify the board of a change of mailing or home address? LAC 46:LIII.509(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.

Pharmacist practice 40

  • A Louisiana pharmacist adapts a prescription drug order. What must the pharmacist then do? LAC 46:LIII.2511(F)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist has reasons to suspect a prescription was authorized without a valid physician-patient relationship. The pharmacist shall not fill it until: LAC 46:LIII.2515(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist may administer an influenza immunization without a prescription or medical order to a person of what age? La. R.S. 37:1218. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist may administer vaccines other than influenza without a patient-specific prescription to an individual of what age? La. R.S. 37:1218.1(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy elects to accept previously dispensed drugs from a patient for disposal. Until disposal, the pharmacy shall: LAC 46:LIII.2503(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy technician transcribes an oral prescription. What must happen before the prescription is processed? LAC 46:LIII.2511(E)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy under contract with a pharmacy benefit manager would be paid less than its acquisition cost for a covered drug. Under R.S. 37:1219, the pharmacy: La. R.S. 37:1219(D). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Louisiana physician is authorized to dispense drugs to his or her own patients. What standards apply to that dispensing under the Pharmacy Practice Act? La. R.S. 37:1201(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Louisiana prescription carries no refill instructions. The prescription: LAC 46:LIII.2511(D)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Louisiana prescription for a Schedule III or IV drug may be refilled, if so indicated when issued, up to: LAC 46:LIII.2519(A)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A nonpatient-specific standing order for the distribution of naloxone, issued by a Louisiana medical practitioner, expires: LAC 46:LIII.2541(C)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A patient brings dispensed tablets back to a Louisiana community pharmacy a week later and asks for them to be restocked. Unless a law allows otherwise, the pharmacy: LAC 46:LIII.2503(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A patient's refills have run out and the patient has asked for nothing. May a Louisiana pharmacy send the prescriber a request for continuation of therapy? LAC 46:LIII.2519(A)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A prescription is issued solely on answers to an electronic questionnaire, with no documented patient evaluation including a physical examination. Under Louisiana rules it is: LAC 46:LIII.2515(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • All refills on a Louisiana prescription have been dispensed and the prescriber authorizes more. What does the pharmacy do? LAC 46:LIII.2519(A)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • The certificate program a Louisiana pharmacist completes before administering medications must provide at least: LAC 46:LIII.521(B)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • During a state of emergency declared by the Governor, a Louisiana pharmacist may dispense an emergency prescription of up to: LAC 46:LIII.519(A)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For which patients is counseling not required under Louisiana rules? LAC 46:LIII.517(E)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For which patients may authorized refills be dispensed in Louisiana without a request or approval from the patient, agent or caregiver? LAC 46:LIII.2519(A)(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How long must a Louisiana pharmacist keep the record of each immunization administered under the Pharmacy Practice Act? La. R.S. 37:1218.1(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How many active prescription drug orders may one written prescription form contain in Louisiana? LAC 46:LIII.2511(E)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How many times may a Louisiana prescription for a Schedule II drug be refilled? LAC 46:LIII.2519(A)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How many times may a Louisiana Schedule V prescription be refilled if the prescriber so indicated when it was issued? LAC 46:LIII.2519(A)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How should a Louisiana pharmacist counsel a patient when it is possible or appropriate? LAC 46:LIII.517(E)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • May a Louisiana pharmacist meet the patient counseling requirement with written information alone? LAC 46:LIII.517(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To keep up competency for medication administration, a Louisiana pharmacist acquires how much continuing education on the topic each year? LAC 46:LIII.521(B)(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under Louisiana rules, who is responsible for verifying the authenticity of a prescription? LAC 46:LIII.2513. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under the Louisiana Pharmacy Practice Act, a prescription is an order from an authorized practitioner that is: La. R.S. 37:1164(47). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What does the Louisiana advertising rule say about controlled dangerous substances? LAC 46:LIII.1115(D). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What does the Louisiana counseling rule say about waivers? LAC 46:LIII.517(F). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What is the smallest size allowed for a written prescription form in Louisiana? LAC 46:LIII.2511(E)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When does a Louisiana prescription for a drug that is not a controlled substance expire? LAC 46:LIII.2525(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When does a Louisiana prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance expire? LAC 46:LIII.2525(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When does a Louisiana prescription for a Schedule III or IV controlled substance expire? LAC 46:LIII.2525(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When does a Louisiana prescription for a Schedule V controlled substance expire? LAC 46:LIII.2713(D). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which data element must a Louisiana prescription carry only when it is for a controlled substance? LAC 46:LIII.2511(D)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which signature is valid on a written Louisiana prescription? LAC 46:LIII.2511(E)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Whose consent does a Louisiana pharmacist need to adapt a prescription drug order, for example to change the quantity when the package size is not commercially available? LAC 46:LIII.2511(F)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • With no prescription drug order, how much HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis may a Louisiana pharmacist dispense under department rules to a person age seventeen or older? La. R.S. 37:1218.2(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Within what time does the immunizing Louisiana pharmacist or a designee report an immunization to the state immunization registry under the Board rule? LAC 46:LIII.521(C)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.

Dispensing requirements 29

  • A certified Louisiana pharmacy technician takes a verbal prescription order. Before it is released for processing, it must be: LAC 46:LIII.907(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A drug's label does not bear the name and address of the manufacturer, packer or distributor. Under the Louisiana rule the drug is: LAC 46:LIII.2501(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Louisiana dispenser cannot report to the Prescription Monitoring Program by electronic means and receives a waiver. When does the waiver expire? LAC 46:LIII.2911(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist dispenses a biological product. By when must the pharmacist or a designee tell the prescriber the specific product provided? La. R.S. 37:1226.1(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist dispenses a prescription in partial quantities over several visits. What limit applies? LAC 46:LIII.2511(B)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist recognizes therapeutic duplication during prospective drug utilization review. The rule says the pharmacist: LAC 46:LIII.515(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A patient asks a Louisiana pharmacy to transfer an unfilled prescription for a non-controlled medication to another pharmacy. The pharmacy must comply as soon as possible, and no later than: LAC 46:LIII.2511(B)(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • After the pharmacist has complied with every duty the law imposes regarding a prescription, who may hand the drug to the patient and collect payment in Louisiana? La. R.S. 37:1224(D). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • All authorized refills are used up. Under R.S. 37:1224.1, a Louisiana pharmacy may fill and label an additional refill before hearing from the prescriber, provided that: La. R.S. 37:1224.1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Before transferring the remainder of an unexpired prescription, when may a Louisiana pharmacy cancel that remainder? LAC 46:LIII.2511(B)(6). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • By when must a Louisiana dispenser submit prescription monitoring information for a controlled substance it dispensed? LAC 46:LIII.2911(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • For how long may a Louisiana prescription for a non-controlled drug be transferred between pharmacies? LAC 46:LIII.2523(A)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How does a Louisiana dispenser, other than a veterinarian, become a participant in the Prescription Monitoring Program? LAC 46:LIII.2919(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • In the Louisiana rule, a recall where there is a strong likelihood that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death is: LAC 46:LIII.2501(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • To which products does Louisiana's 30-day limit on emergency refills not apply? LAC 46:LIII.2521(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Two Louisiana pharmacies share a real-time electronic file. May a prescription be transferred electronically while the pharmacy it comes from is closed? La. R.S. 37:1224(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Under R.S. 37:1226, a Louisiana pharmacist shall not fill a prescription unless the label shows the name of the patient and what else, unless the practitioner specifies otherwise? La. R.S. 37:1226. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What does the Louisiana rule require of expired drugs? LAC 46:LIII.2501(D). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What does the Louisiana rule say about dispensing prescription drugs directly to a patient by a mechanical device or machine? LAC 46:LIII.1113(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What governs the transfer of a controlled substance prescription between Louisiana pharmacies? LAC 46:LIII.2523(A)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What list must each permitted Louisiana pharmacy post for viewing by its employees? La. R.S. 37:1225. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When an emergency for medication is adequately demonstrated and the prescriber is not available, a Louisiana pharmacist may refill a quantity not to exceed: LAC 46:LIII.2521(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When must recalled drugs be removed from a Louisiana pharmacy inventory? LAC 46:LIII.2501(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which item is on the minimum list for a Louisiana prescription label? LAC 46:LIII.2527(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which item must the label of a container prepackaged by a Louisiana pharmacy carry? LAC 46:LIII.2529(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which item must the person receiving a transferred non-controlled prescription in Louisiana record? LAC 46:LIII.2523(A)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which of these is listed in the Louisiana Prescription Monitoring Program rule as a 'drug of concern', tracked though the rule treats it as other than a controlled substance? LAC 46:LIII.2901. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which situation is on the list a Louisiana pharmacist screens for in prospective drug utilization review? LAC 46:LIII.515(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Who, besides a pharmacist or pharmacy intern, may transfer a non-controlled prescription between Louisiana pharmacies? LAC 46:LIII.2523(A)(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.

Pharmacy operations 25

  • A change is made to a Louisiana prescription record after the prescription has been dispensed. What must the log of changes contain? LAC 46:LIII.1123(H). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist steps out of the prescription department but stays on-site. Below what length is the absence not a "temporary absence" needing a posted notice? LAC 46:LIII.1109(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Louisiana pharmacist takes a meal break on-site while a certified technician stays in the prescription department. How long may the temporary absence last? LAC 46:LIII.1109(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy gives up physical possession and control of a prescription drug during delivery, and the delivery fails. The drug: LAC 46:LIII.2501(A)(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy is closing its prescription department. How far ahead must the closing notice to the public be posted? LAC 46:LIII.1133(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy may take its annual controlled substance inventory on any date, provided it is no later than how long after the previous inventory? LAC 46:LIII.2713(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy permit expires and is null and void if it has not been renewed by: LAC 46:LIII.1101(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Louisiana pharmacy preserves prescriptions with an electronic imaging system. Which prescriptions may not be preserved that way? LAC 46:LIII.1123(J). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Besides partitions and locked entrances, how must premises housing a Louisiana prescription department be secured? LAC 46:LIII.1103(F). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • The completed application to open a Louisiana pharmacy is returned to the board office, with fees, how long before the anticipated opening? LAC 46:LIII.1131(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For a prescription reimbursable by the Louisiana Medicaid program, how does the prescriber prohibit interchange on a written form? LAC 46:LIII.2517(B)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How are written Louisiana prescriptions for Schedule II controlled dangerous substances filed? LAC 46:LIII.1123(K). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How must prescription drugs delivered from a Louisiana pharmacy by a common or contract carrier be packaged? LAC 46:LIII.2501(A)(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How often must the backup support system of a Louisiana pharmacy's information system be updated? LAC 46:LIII.1123(F). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • The Louisiana board asks a pharmacy for records its rules require. Unless a shorter period is set, the records must be provided within: LAC 46:LIII.1121(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • May a Louisiana permit to operate a pharmacy be transferred to a new owner? La. R.S. 37:1222(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • On a written Louisiana prescription, how does a prescriber prohibit equivalent drug product interchange? LAC 46:LIII.2517(B)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • The prescriber has not prohibited interchange. What must be true before a Louisiana pharmacist selects an equivalent drug product? LAC 46:LIII.2517(B)(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Under the Louisiana Pharmacy Practice Act, how long must a pharmacy preserve a record of every prescription filled? La. R.S. 37:1229(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • What is the minimum number of hours a Louisiana pharmacy must be open for business each week? LAC 46:LIII.1107(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • When a Louisiana pharmacy changes ownership, the new owner submits an application to the board office: LAC 46:LIII.1135(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • When the pharmacist is off-site and the Louisiana prescription department is closed, the posted sign must be at least: LAC 46:LIII.1111(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Which event requires a Louisiana pharmacy to take a new inventory of controlled substances? LAC 46:LIII.2713(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Which occurrence must a person holding a Louisiana pharmacy permit report to the board under R.S. 37:1231? La. R.S. 37:1231(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Which sink satisfies the plumbing requirement for a Louisiana prescription department? LAC 46:LIII.1103(C). 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 2026-10-12): 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 2026-10-12 in two texts: the Louisiana Pharmacy Practice Act, La. R.S. 37:1161 to 37:1250, section by section on the Louisiana Legislature's site, legis.la.gov; and the Board of Pharmacy's rules, Louisiana Administrative Code Title 46, Part LIII, in the Office of the State Register's copy at https://www.doa.la.gov/media/bfajf0q2/46v53.docx, which the Board links from https://www.pharmacy.la.gov/page/laws-regulations and which carries amendments through May 2026. Each question names its section. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Louisiana statute 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

Louisiana's pharmacy law as 120 questions written here. This Louisiana MPJE practice test is unofficial: the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) owns the exam, and neither NABP nor the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy is affiliated with this page.

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Louisiana MPJE study guide: two texts

Every question cites the Louisiana Pharmacy Practice Act (La. R.S. 37:1161 to 37:1250, on legis.la.gov) or the Board's rules, Louisiana Administrative Code Title 46, Part LIII, both opened October 12, 2026. The mix follows the four areas of NABP's published MPJE Competency Statements.

What is left out

Federal law is on the federal pharmacy law page. Since May 2026 the Board's Chapter 27 sends most controlled substance record rules to 21 CFR, so few are asked here. Practice for an exam, not medical advice.

  • Expiration: Schedule II 90 days, Schedules III and IV six months, everything else one year (LAC 46:LIII.2525).
  • Staffing: interns, technicians and candidates together, four to one pharmacist; candidates alone, two to one (LAC 46:LIII.907).
  • Records are kept two years and produced within 72 hours of a Board request (R.S. 37:1229, LAC 46:LIII.1121).

Questions and answers

How long is the Louisiana MPJE?

NABP's test day page lists a 2.5-hour exam of 120 computer-based, adaptive questions. A timed run on this page uses the same count and the same clock.

What is the passing score for the MPJE in Louisiana?

LAC 46:LIII.503 asks for a passing score as determined by the board and gives no number, and NABP reports only pass or fail. So this page gives a percent and no verdict.

How many times can you take the MPJE in Louisiana?

LAC 46:LIII.503 lets a candidate who fails repeat the examination under the test administrator's policy, and NABP allows five attempts per jurisdiction. R.S. 37:1202 adds board requirements after a third failure.

Is Louisiana on the Uniform MPJE?

Not when this page was checked. NABP's list of Uniform MPJE jurisdictions, opened October 12, 2026, did not include Louisiana, so its candidates still sit the state-specific MPJE.

Are these questions from the real exam?

No. Each was written here from the public text of the Louisiana Act and rules and names the section to open. Nothing comes from the MPJE, the Pre-MPJE or NABP's sample items.

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