Four areas: licensure and personnel 22%, pharmacist practice 33%, dispensing requirements 24%, pharmacy operations 21%. A new outline starts March 1, 2027.
Maine rule
Board of Pharmacy rules, Chapter 4, Section 1(3): passing scores on the NAPLEX and the MPJE. The rules name no passing score.
A Maine pharmacist applies to renew more than 90 days late. Within how long of expiration may the board still waive examination?Answer: 2 years. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13734(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
A Maine pharmacist in a collaborative practice agreement must complete how many of the 15 yearly hours in the areas the agreement covers?Answer: 5. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13735. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
A Maine pharmacist with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree wants a collaborative practice agreement. How much professional experience does section 13842 ask for?Answer: 2 years. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13842(2)(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
A Maine pharmacy fires a technician for theft of drugs. How soon must the pharmacist in charge notify the board, with the reason?Answer: Within 7 days after the termination. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 7 (Notice of Termination of Employment For Drug-Related Reasons or Theft). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
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For a violation of the Maine Pharmacy Act, for how long may the board suspend a license under section 13731?Answer: Up to 90 days. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13731(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
For how long after expiration may a Maine pharmacist license still be renewed on payment of a late fee?Answer: 90 days. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13734(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
For how long is a NAPLEX score transfer valid in support of a Maine application by examination?Answer: One year from the date of the passing score. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 4, Section 1(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How long a course of study in drug administration must a Maine pharmacist show for a certificate of administration?Answer: A 20-hour course. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13832(3)(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How long is a term on the Maine Board of Pharmacy?Answer: 3 years. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13715-A(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How many hours of continuing pharmacy education must a Maine pharmacist complete in the calendar year before renewal?Answer: 15. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13735. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How many hours of vaccine-related training must a Maine pharmacy technician complete to be certified to administer vaccines?Answer: At least 6. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13831(6)(D). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How many public members sit on the seven-member Maine Board of Pharmacy?Answer: Two. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13712. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How much continuing education does a newly licensed Maine pharmacist owe for the rest of the first calendar year?Answer: 1.25 hours for each month after licensure. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 5, Section 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How old must an applicant for a Maine pharmacist license by examination be?Answer: 21. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13732(1)(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How soon must a Maine pharmacist notify the board of a change of contact address?Answer: Within 30 days. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 4, Section 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How soon must a Maine pharmacy technician notify the board of a change in work site?Answer: Within 10 days. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 7 (Notice of Change of Work Site or Contact Address). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
How soon must the board be told that a Maine pharmacy intern was discharged for a drug-related reason?Answer: Within 48 hours. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 6-A, Section 10 (Subchapter 1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
Of the yearly continuing education hours, how many must a Maine pharmacist authorized to administer drugs and immunizations take in drug administration courses?Answer: At least 2. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13735. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
What is the minimum combined duration of the introductory and advanced practice experiences in a Maine pharmacy student internship?Answer: 1,500 hours. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 6-A, Section 2 (Subchapter 1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
What must a Maine pharmacy technician carry at all times while on duty?Answer: The wallet-sized license card. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 7 (Verification of Status). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
When do all Maine pharmacist licenses expire?Answer: December 31 of each year. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 4, Section 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
When does a Maine pharmacy intern license expire for good after the intern graduates?Answer: On the second renewal after graduation. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 6-A, Section 6 (Subchapter 1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
Which activity earns no continuing pharmacy education credit in Maine?Answer: A business meeting of a professional association. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 5, Section 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
Which examinations must every applicant for a Maine pharmacist license pass?Answer: The NAPLEX and the MPJE. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 4, Section 1(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
Which task may a Maine pharmacy technician not perform?Answer: Signing a federal controlled substance form. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 7 (Limitations). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
Which three practice settings must be represented among the pharmacist members of the Maine board at the time of appointment?Answer: Hospital, chain and independent. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13712. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
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A controlled substance prescription is presented to a Maine pharmacist more than how long after its date and may no longer be filled?Answer: 90 days. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 2(2)(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
A Maine pharmacist is not satisfied that a prescription is legitimate. What does section 13795 allow?Answer: Refusing to fill it. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13795(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
A new prescription is not supplied directly to the patient or caregiver. How must the Maine pharmacist make counseling available?Answer: Through a toll-free telephone service. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 25, Section 1(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
A patient faxes their own prescription to a Maine pharmacy. What must happen before it is dispensed?Answer: The original is presented at dispensing. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 3(2)(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
A practitioner dies. How long after the practitioner became unavailable do that practitioner's prescription drug orders become invalid in Maine?Answer: 6 months. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 10. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
A Schedule II prescription from an out-of-state practitioner is on a blank that is not a security blank. What must the Maine pharmacist receive and record before filling it?Answer: Oral confirmation of its validity. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-A(2)(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
After a partial dispensing of an opioid at the patient's request in Maine, what happens to the remaining quantity?Answer: It is void without a new prescription. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-B(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
After dispensing an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance drug, how soon must the Maine pharmacist notify the practitioner?Answer: No later than 72 hours after dispensing. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-F(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
An emergency refill of insulin in Maine must be at least what quantity, unless the recipient asks for less?Answer: A 30-day supply. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-D(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
Before collaborative practice begins in Maine, where must the pharmacist send a copy of the agreement?Answer: To the board and the practitioner's licensing board. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13843(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
For how long from the date written may a Maine pharmacist fill a prescription drug order for a noncontrolled drug?Answer: No more than 15 months. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
For post-exposure prophylaxis under Maine section 13786-E, within how long must the exposure have occurred?Answer: Within the previous 72 hours. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-E(2)(C)(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
From what age may a Maine pharmacist sell an over-the-counter Schedule V product at retail without a prescription?Answer: 18 years of age. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 22, Section 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
From what age may a person buy a hypodermic apparatus from a Maine pharmacist?Answer: 18 years of age or older. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13787-A(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
From what age may a qualified Maine pharmacist administer influenza vaccines?Answer: 6 months of age or older. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13831(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
How large an emergency supply of a Schedule III or IV chronic maintenance drug may a Maine pharmacist dispense without a current prescription?Answer: Not more than a 7-day supply. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-F(2)(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
How much oral preexposure prophylaxis may a Maine pharmacist dispense to one patient without a prescription?Answer: Up to a 60-day supply once every 2 years. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-E(2)(B)(6). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
How often may the same patient receive an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance drug from a Maine pharmacist?Answer: Not more than twice in the preceding 12 months. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-F(2)(G). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
How soon must a Maine pharmacist report a vaccine administration to the state immunization information reporting system?Answer: Within 72 hours. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13831(7). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
How soon must the practitioner be told of a partial opioid dispensing under Maine section 13786-B?Answer: Within a reasonable time, not more than 7 days. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-B(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
On a refill in Maine, who may make the offer to counsel and who may counsel?Answer: A designee may offer; only the pharmacist counsels. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 25, Section 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
On what basis may a qualified Maine pharmacist administer an injectable drug to an adult, apart from a collaborative practice agreement?Answer: Upon the order of a practitioner. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13831(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
Outside a hospital, when may a drug dispensed on prescription be returned to stock and dispensed again in Maine?Answer: If it is in an unbroken, sealed container. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13791. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
To whom may a Maine pharmacist with a certificate of administration delegate the giving of vaccines?Answer: A qualified technician or trained intern. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13834(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
Under the treatment protocol, how soon must the authorizing practitioner be notified that a Maine pharmacist administered a drug or vaccine?Answer: Within 3 business days. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13833(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
What is a Maine pharmacist limited to in the first 3 months of a collaborative practice agreement?Answer: Monitoring drug therapy. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13843(6)(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
What may a Maine pharmacist demand, inspect and record as a precondition to filling any prescription?Answer: Proof of identification. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13795(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
What may a Maine pharmacist not do as part of collaborative drug therapy management?Answer: Take part in research or clinical trials. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13844(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
What may not be pre-printed on a prescription blank in Maine?Answer: A controlled substance. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 2(2)(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
What must a Maine pharmacist disclose to the patient in writing with each prescription dispensed?Answer: The usual and customary price. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13784(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
What must a Maine pharmacist give the recipient with each emergency contraception drug therapy initiated under the collaborative practice act?Answer: A standardized fact sheet developed by the board. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13824. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
What must a Maine pharmacist obtain from the board before prescribing hormonal contraceptives?Answer: A certificate of authorization. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13826(3)(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
What must the pharmacist who receives a prescription drug order in Maine verify?Answer: The identity of the practitioner. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 1(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
What must the recipient of an emergency insulin refill provide to a Maine pharmacist?Answer: Evidence of a previous prescription. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-D(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
Which chronic maintenance drugs can never be dispensed as an emergency supply under Maine section 13786-F?Answer: Schedule I or II controlled substances. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-F(2)(F). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
Which drugs may a Maine pharmacist administer in an emergency caused by an adverse reaction to a vaccine the pharmacist gave?Answer: Epinephrine or diphenhydramine, or both. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13831(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
Who decides whether a Maine pharmacy technician may accept a telephoned prescription drug order?Answer: The pharmacist on duty. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 3(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
Who may ask a Maine pharmacist to dispense less than the full quantity of an opioid prescription under section 13786-B?Answer: The patient. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13786-B(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
Who must disclose the price of a drug on request, in person or by telephone, in a Maine pharmacy?Answer: A pharmacist or pharmacy technician. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13782-A(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
With each new prescription dispensed in Maine, how must the pharmacist explain the directions for use?Answer: Orally, with writing added if necessary. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13784(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
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A noncontrolled prescription is transferred to a Maine pharmacy where a technician takes the call. Who must be on the transferring end?Answer: A pharmacist or pharmacy intern. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 8. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
A targeted methamphetamine precursor is kept behind the counter in a Maine store. Besides a pharmacist, who may complete the sale without anyone's individual approval?Answer: A licensed pharmacy technician. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13796(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Does Maine's prescription labeling section apply to a nonlegend drug dispensed on prescription?Answer: Yes. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13794. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
For how long may a transferred noncontrolled prescription be refilled in Maine, if refills remain?Answer: Up to 15 months from the date of original issue. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 8(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
For how long must the paper a Maine pharmacy uses for faxed prescriptions preserve them?Answer: 2 years. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 3(2)(D). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
For which patient does a Maine pharmacist ask about preference instead of substituting a generic as a matter of course?Answer: A patient paying with the patient's own resources. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13781. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
For whom may one patient profile record be kept in a Maine pharmacy?Answer: Family members at one address with one name. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13785. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
How does a Maine patient profile record indicate the patient's age?Answer: By age group: infant, child or adult. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13785(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
How much of a targeted methamphetamine precursor may a person buy in Maine within a 30-day period?Answer: Not more than 9 grams. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13796(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
May a prescription drug order for a Schedule II drug be transferred between pharmacies under the Maine Board's rules?Answer: No. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 9(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
On a Maine prescription with no substitution box, which words stop generic substitution?Answer: 'DAW', handwritten by the practitioner. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13781. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Over what period does Maine's rule limit sales of Schedule V products to the same patient without a prescription?Answer: A 48 hour period. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 22, Section 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Substitution is required in Maine only if the substitute's price does what?Answer: Does not exceed the price of the drug prescribed. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13781. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
What does 'beyond use date' mean on a Maine prescription label?Answer: A date past which use is not recommended. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13794. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
What does the transferring Maine pharmacist note in the dispensing record of the original prescription?Answer: That a copy was issued and the original is void. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 8(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
What must a Maine pharmacist tell the person receiving a substituted generic?Answer: That a substitution was made. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13781. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
What must a Maine pharmacist, intern or technician do on accepting a prescription sent by an internet protocol?Answer: Enter his or her initials in the dispensing record. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 3(3)(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
What must the record of sale of an exempt narcotic preparation show about the purchaser in Maine?Answer: The purchaser's signature and address. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13722(1)(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
What word does the receiving Maine pharmacist enter in the dispensing record of a transferred prescription?Answer: TRANSFER. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 8(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
What word must a Maine pharmacist plainly mark on the label of a poison sold?Answer: POISON. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13788. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
When a Maine pharmacist substitutes a generic, what must appear on the container label besides the usual information?Answer: The generic's name and its maker or distributor. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13781. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
When may a Maine pharmacist dispense a 'B'-coded drug product under the generic substitution rule?Answer: To the extent the MaineCare program authorizes. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 26, Section 1(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Where does Maine's generic substitution section not apply?Answer: To hospital pharmacies filling hospital patients' orders. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13781. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Where may a vending machine that dispenses nonprescription drugs not be located in Maine?Answer: In a public school. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13792(2)(H). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Which drug products does Maine's generic substitution rule deem generic and therapeutically equivalent?Answer: All 'A'-coded products in the Orange Book. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 26, Section 1(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Which packages of a targeted methamphetamine precursor may be kept in the line of sight of a staffed register in Maine instead of being locked up?Answer: Single-dose packages of not more than 60 milligrams. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13796(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Which pharmacy details go on a Maine prescription label?Answer: Name, address and telephone number. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13794. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Which problem must a Maine pharmacist look for in the patient profile with each new prescription?Answer: Clinical abuse or misuse. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 25, Section 1(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
Whose identifiers must a Maine dispensing record carry?Answer: The pharmacists who did the review and the final check. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 19, Section 6(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
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A closed Maine retail pharmacy leaves its controlled substances with the board for safekeeping. How long does it have to sell or dispose of them lawfully?Answer: 60 days after closure. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 9(2)(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
A Maine board inspector asks for records. How soon must records older than the most recent 12 months be produced?Answer: Within 3 business days of the request. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 24, Section 5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
A Maine pharmacy opens on the pharmacist in charge's certification that it is secure and suitable. Within how long must it be inspected?Answer: Within 30 days of opening. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13752-A(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
A Maine retail pharmacy closes for six hours against its posted schedule because no pharmacist is available. By when must it report this to the board?Answer: No later than the next business day. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 2(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
During the absence of a pharmacist or technician, how must the prescription filling area of a Maine retail pharmacy be secured?Answer: With a barrier from the floor or counter to the ceiling. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 6(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
For how long must a Maine pharmacy retain a patient profile?Answer: 5 years from the date of last entry. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 24, Section 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
For how long must a Maine pharmacy retain a written or faxed prescription drug order for a controlled drug?Answer: 2 years. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 24, Section 2(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
For how long must a Maine retail pharmacy keep stored security camera images?Answer: No less than 30 days. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 6(6). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
For how many hours a week at least must a Maine retail pharmacy be open to the public, unless the board waives it?Answer: 40 hours. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 2(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
How far ahead must a Maine retail pharmacy notify the board of its permanent closing under Chapter 13 of the Board's rules?Answer: At least 14 days before closing. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 9(1)(A). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
How much must a pharmacist in charge practice at the Maine retail pharmacy, unless the board waives it?Answer: 30 hours a week or half its open hours, whichever is less. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 3(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
How much prior notice of a change of ownership must a Maine pharmacy give the board under section 13753?Answer: 10 calendar days. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13753(1)(B). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
How soon must a Maine pharmacist report a significant theft or loss of controlled drugs to the board?Answer: No later than 7 days after discovery. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 23, Section 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
May the Maine board adopt a rule requiring nonprescription drugs to be sold by or under the supervision of a pharmacist?Answer: No. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13751(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
The only pharmacist on duty at a Maine retail pharmacy suddenly becomes unavailable. What must the pharmacy do?Answer: Cease filling and dispensing at once. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
Under the Board's rule on retail pharmacies, how soon must a Maine pharmacist in charge tell the board that the pharmacist no longer holds that status?Answer: Within 7 days of the termination. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 3(2)(E). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
What may a licensed manufacturer or wholesaler not give a practitioner in Maine?Answer: A cash gift in any amount. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13759(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
What must a Maine pharmacist do with each prescription a technician prepares before the product is delivered to the patient?Answer: Physically review it. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 7 (Direct Supervision). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
What must a Maine pharmacy do after a disaster that may affect the strength, purity or labeling of its drugs?Answer: Report it to the board immediately. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13753(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
When may a Maine retail pharmacy not dispense on a renewal prescription drug order?Answer: When no pharmacist is on the store premises. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 6(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
Which deviation from the posted schedule need not be reported to the Maine board?Answer: One of less than four hours. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 2(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
Which drugs must a Maine retail pharmacy track in a perpetual inventory?Answer: Schedule II controlled substances. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 23, Section 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
Which is one of the classifications in which a Maine pharmacy may be licensed?Answer: Vending machine outlet. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13751(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
Who may not hold the position of pharmacist in charge in Maine?Answer: A qualified assistant pharmacist. Source: 32 M.R.S. § 13752(2)(C). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
Who may sign for a shipment containing only prescription drugs at a Maine retail pharmacy?Answer: A pharmacist, technician or authorized person. Source: Maine Board of Pharmacy Rules, Chapter 13, Section 6(9). 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 two texts the Maine Board of Pharmacy links from its Laws & Rules page (https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-pharmacy/home/laws-rules): the Maine Pharmacy Act, Title 32, chapter 117 of the Maine Revised Statutes, in the Legislature's copy generated October 5, 2026 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch117sec0.html), and the Board's rules, 02-392 Code of Maine Rules, on the Secretary of State's rules page (https://www.maine.gov/sos/rulemaking/agency-rules/department-professional-and-financial-regulation-rules#392): chapters 4, 5, 6-A, 13, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in the compiled chapters 1 to 38, and chapter 7, Licensure and Employment of Pharmacy Technicians, as amended January 1, 2025. Each question names its section. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Maine 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
This unofficial Maine pharmacy law study guide asks 120 original questions on the Pharmacy Act and Board rules. It is not affiliated with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), the MPJE's owner, or the Maine Board of Pharmacy.
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Chapter 117 and the Board's rules
Each question was written from one of two texts the Maine Board of Pharmacy links from its Laws & Rules page, read October 14, 2026: the Maine Pharmacy Act, Title 32, chapter 117, and the Board's rules, 02-392, including the technician chapter amended January 1, 2025. The four topic areas and their weights are NABP's published MPJE Competency Statements.
Maine law only
The Board's licensing page sends applicants to NABP for the NAPLEX and the MPJE, and Maine was not on NABP's Uniform MPJE list on October 14, 2026. Maine's controlled substance schedules sit outside chapter 117 and are not asked; federal questions are on the federal pharmacy law page. Practice for an exam, not medical advice.
Emergency maintenance drug supply: 30 days or the smallest standard unit, 7 days for Schedule III or IV, never Schedule I or II (section 13786-F).
Prescription life: 15 months for a noncontrolled drug, 90 days to present a controlled substance prescription (Board rules, Chapter 19).
Generic substitution is the default unless the practitioner handwrites 'DAW' or similar words; self-paying patients are asked their preference (section 13781).
Questions and answers
What does the Maine pharmacy law exam cover?
The MPJE for Maine asks federal and Maine law together under NABP's four areas: licensure and personnel 22%, pharmacist practice 33%, dispensing requirements 24%, pharmacy operations 21%. This page covers the Maine half, from chapter 117 and the Board's rules.
Where can I read Maine pharmacy law for free?
The Legislature publishes Title 32, chapter 117 online, and the Secretary of State posts the Board's rules, 02-392. The Board's Laws & Rules page links both. Each question here names the section or rule chapter it came from.
Does Maine require the MPJE?
Yes. Chapter 4 of the Board's rules asks every applicant for passing scores on the NAPLEX and the MPJE, and the Board's instructions tell reciprocity applicants to pass the MPJE through NABP before filing.
How many questions are on the Maine MPJE?
NABP's test day page gives 120 computer-based questions in 2.5 hours, adaptive, reported as pass or fail, with 5 attempts per jurisdiction. The timed run on this page uses the same 120 questions and 150 minutes.
Are these questions from the real exam?
No. Every question, choice and explanation was written for this site from Maine's public statute and rules. Nothing comes from the MPJE, the Pre-MPJE or NABP's sample items, and the Maine Board of Pharmacy has not reviewed them.