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MPJE Massachusetts Practice Exam

Unofficial Massachusetts pharmacy law practice, each answer tied to 247 CMR or Chapter 94C.

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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%. A new outline starts March 1, 2027.
Massachusetts rule
247 CMR 3.01: an MPJE score of not less than 75%. An applicant who fails one examination reapplies within one year for both scores to count together.

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Licensure and personnel 26

  • A Massachusetts pharmacist has not renewed for more than two years, with no suspension or revocation. Which examination must be passed before renewal? 247 CMR 4.02(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A Massachusetts pharmacist is directly engaged in sterile compounding. How much continuing education in sterile compounding is due each calendar year? 247 CMR 4.03(4)(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A Massachusetts pharmacy intern withdraws from the PharmD program. Within how many days must the Board be told in writing? 247 CMR 8.01(18). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • An applicant passes the NAPLEX but fails the MPJE. Within what time must the applicant reapply for the failed examination so both scores are considered together? 247 CMR 3.01(7). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • For how long after NABP approves it is a Massachusetts reciprocity application valid? 247 CMR 3.02(1)(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • For how long may a Massachusetts pharmacist, intern or technician practice in a pharmacy before an eight-hour rest period is required? 247 CMR 9.01(17). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
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Licensure and personnel, continued

  • How many contact hours in pharmacy law must every Massachusetts pharmacist complete each calendar year? 247 CMR 4.03(4)(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many contact hours of continuing education must a Massachusetts pharmacist complete in each calendar year of the renewal cycle? 247 CMR 4.03(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many hours of Board-approved internship experience must a candidate for a Massachusetts pharmacist license complete? 247 CMR 8.01(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many hours of internship credit may a Massachusetts pharmacy intern receive for one day? 247 CMR 8.01(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many of a Massachusetts pharmacist's yearly contact hours may come from home study and other mediated instruction? 247 CMR 4.03(4)(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many pharmacy interns may a Massachusetts registered pharmacist preceptor directly supervise at one time? 247 CMR 8.01(16). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How old must a Massachusetts pharmacy technician trainee be? 247 CMR 8.03(2)(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How old must an applicant for a Massachusetts pharmacy technician license be? 247 CMR 8.02(3)(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • In which calendar year is a Massachusetts pharmacist not required to complete continuing education? 247 CMR 4.03(8). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • One route to a Massachusetts technician license is the assessment examination after how many hours of employment as a trainee? 247 CMR 8.02(3)(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • The registration of a Massachusetts pharmacist in active military service stays valid until how long after release from active duty? 247 CMR 4.02(8). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Under 247 CMR 4.03(4)(e), how much continuing education on immunizations must a Massachusetts pharmacist who administers vaccines complete in the two-year renewal cycle? 247 CMR 4.03(4)(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Unless an exception applies, how long may an individual work as a pharmacy technician trainee in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 8.03(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the largest number of support personnel one Massachusetts pharmacist may supervise in filling prescriptions? 247 CMR 8.06(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the most continuing education a Massachusetts pharmacist may earn in one calendar day? 247 CMR 4.03(7). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What MPJE score does 247 CMR 3.01 require to qualify for a Massachusetts license? 247 CMR 3.01(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • When do the personal registrations of Massachusetts pharmacists expire? 247 CMR 4.02(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • When does a Massachusetts pharmacy technician license expire? 247 CMR 8.07(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which examinations must an applicant pass for licensure as a pharmacist in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 3.01(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Within how many calendar days must an individual licensed by the Massachusetts Board report an arrest, pending criminal charge or conviction? 247 CMR 20.03(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.

Pharmacist practice 40

  • A hospital pharmacy in Massachusetts holds no Drug Store pharmacy license. Besides its patients and employees, to whom may its pharmacists dispense? 247 CMR 9.01(13). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Massachusetts pharmacy has no opioid antagonist on hand when one is requested. What must it do? 247 CMR 9.06(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Massachusetts pharmacy technician may accept a refill authorization from a prescriber's agent on what condition? 247 CMR 8.02(6)(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A patient asks a Massachusetts pharmacy for a simple non-sterile compounded preparation customary to the community. What does 247 CMR 9.01(15) say? 247 CMR 9.01(15). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A patient brings a reusable daily dosage planner to a Massachusetts pharmacy. Which medication may the pharmacy not place in it? 247 CMR 9.07(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A practitioner prescribes an opioid antagonist to the friend of a person at risk of overdose. How does M.G.L. c. 94C, § 19(d) treat the prescription? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 19. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Schedule VI prescription has no refills left and the prescriber cannot be reached in time. How much may the Massachusetts pharmacist dispense? 247 CMR 9.04(12). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • After prescribing a controlled substance orally in Massachusetts, within what time must the practitioner get an electronic prescription to the dispensing pharmacy? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 20. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Apart from the listed 90-day exceptions, for what supply may a Schedule II or III prescription be filled at one time in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 23(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Besides the Board and the FDA MedWatch Program, to whom does a Massachusetts Manager of Record report a serious adverse drug event from a drug compounded at the pharmacy? 247 CMR 20.02(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For how long from the date of issue is a prescription for a Schedule VI medication valid in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 9.04(12). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For how long must a Massachusetts pharmacy keep the records of improper dispensing that caused serious injury or death? 247 CMR 20.02(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How large must the sign telling customers of their right to counseling be in a Massachusetts pharmacy? 247 CMR 9.18(7). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How many times may a prescription for a Schedule V controlled substance be refilled in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 9.04(13). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How must a patient be able to reach the consultation area of a Massachusetts pharmacy? 247 CMR 9.18(6). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How often must a Massachusetts pharmacy's continuous quality improvement program give pharmacy personnel education in that area? 247 CMR 15.02(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Improper dispensing at a Massachusetts pharmacy results in serious injury. Within what time must the Manager of Record report it to the Board? 247 CMR 20.02(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • In a medical emergency a Massachusetts pharmacist departs from the interchange law. What must the pharmacist record? 247 CMR 9.05(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • May a Massachusetts pharmacy give a practitioner blank prescription forms that refer to the pharmacy? 247 CMR 9.01(14). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • On what kind of form must a written prescription be written in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 23(i). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • On which drug therapies must a Massachusetts pharmacist or intern provide counseling? 247 CMR 9.18(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To decide whether a prescription is within date, which day does a Massachusetts pharmacist count as day one? 247 CMR 9.04(10). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To whom must the counseling services of the pharmacist be offered in a Massachusetts pharmacy? 247 CMR 9.18(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What does 247 CMR 9.01(5) say about a medication that has already been dispensed? 247 CMR 9.01(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What does 247 CMR 9.01(6) say about medications marked as drug samples not for resale? 247 CMR 9.01(6). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What happens to a medication a Massachusetts pharmacy accepts back because it was dispensed in error? 247 CMR 9.01(7). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What kind of prescription does M.G.L. c. 94C, § 17 require before a Schedule II controlled substance is dispensed, outside emergencies? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 17. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a Massachusetts pharmacist do on receiving an oral prescription for a controlled substance? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 20. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a Massachusetts pharmacy dispense or recommend with every liquid medication? 247 CMR 9.18(9). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a Massachusetts pharmacy do before enrolling a patient in an automatic refill program? 247 CMR 9.19(13). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a Massachusetts pharmacy obtain before giving bed-side delivery of discharge prescriptions in an inpatient facility? 247 CMR 9.04(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a Massachusetts pharmacy post or keep readily retrievable for each pharmacist and intern who performs immunizations? 247 CMR 9.19(9). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a Massachusetts pharmacy provide when it dispenses an opioid antagonist rescue kit? 247 CMR 9.06(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a pharmacy located in a Massachusetts high overdose area keep readily available for dispensing? 247 CMR 9.06(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What part may a Massachusetts pharmacy technician play in patient counseling? 247 CMR 8.02(6). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When does a prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance become invalid in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 23(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which medication must a Massachusetts pharmacy accept back from a patient? 247 CMR 9.01(7). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Who may counsel a patient in a Massachusetts pharmacy? 247 CMR 9.18(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • With the approval of the pharmacist on duty, who besides a pharmacist may receive a new prescription over the telephone in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 9.04(8). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Within what time must the pharmacist who discovers a quality related event first document it under the Massachusetts quality improvement rule? 247 CMR 15.03(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.

Dispensing requirements 29

  • A drug distributed solely under a generic name is dispensed in Massachusetts. What does the pharmacist record in the computerized pharmacy system? 247 CMR 9.04(7). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A less expensive generic is dispensed under the Massachusetts interchange rule. What appears on the label with the word interchange? 247 CMR 9.05(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Massachusetts drug utilization review identifies a problem and the pharmacist acts on it. What else does 247 CMR 9.17(2) require? 247 CMR 9.17(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Massachusetts pharmacist dispenses a Schedule II drug without a customer identifier because of serious hardship. What must the person receiving it do? 247 CMR 9.04(14)(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Massachusetts pharmacy assembles opioid antagonist rescue kits. What must the label on the outer package note besides the kit name? 247 CMR 9.06(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A patient asks a Massachusetts pharmacy to transfer a prescription to another pharmacy. How must the pharmacy respond? 247 CMR 9.14(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A prescription is prepared but never picked up. What may a Massachusetts pharmacy not do when returning the medication to stock? 247 CMR 9.13(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • After how long from the date of issue may a Schedule VI prescription with refills no longer be transferred in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 9.14(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • The beyond-use date on a Massachusetts multi-drug-single-dose package may not exceed the shortest manufacturer expiration date or what? 247 CMR 9.08(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How many times may a Schedule VI prescription be transferred in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 9.14(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How must written Schedule II prescriptions be kept under M.G.L. c. 94C, § 23(b)? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 23(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • On request of an elderly or visually impaired person, how large must the print of the label directions be in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 21. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Under M.G.L. c. 94C, § 19(a), who shares responsibility with the practitioner for a controlled substance prescription? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 19. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What is the largest supply a Massachusetts licensee may dispense in a multi-drug-single-dose package? 247 CMR 9.08(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What may a Massachusetts pharmacy charge for transferring a prescription? 247 CMR 9.14(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must a Massachusetts pharmacist who dispenses medications reported to the Prescription Monitoring Program do? 247 CMR 9.15(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must be presented by the person receiving a Schedule II through V prescription in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 9.04(14). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must the pharmacist filling a Schedule II prescription do on its face under M.G.L. c. 94C, § 23(c)? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 23(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When may a Massachusetts prescription label be handwritten or typed? 247 CMR 9.04(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When must a Massachusetts pharmacist conduct a prospective drug utilization review? 247 CMR 9.17(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When must a Massachusetts pharmacist hand out the Department's consumer pamphlet on narcotic drugs? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 21. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which abbreviation does 247 CMR 9.05 give as acceptable for interchange on a label? 247 CMR 9.05(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which controlled substances may a Massachusetts pharmacy dispense to patients from an automated pharmacy system? 247 CMR 9.10(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which controlled substances may not be dispensed in a multi-drug-single-dose package in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 9.08(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which date goes on the label of a medication returned to stock in a Massachusetts pharmacy? 247 CMR 9.13(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which of these is on the list a Massachusetts drug utilization review tries to identify? 247 CMR 9.17(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which of these must a Massachusetts pharmacist determine before filling a prescription, under 247 CMR 9.15? 247 CMR 9.15(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which of these must the label show when a Massachusetts pharmacist fills a controlled substance prescription for tablets? M.G.L. c. 94C, § 21. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Who is responsible for the final dispensing process validation of a prescription in Massachusetts? 247 CMR 9.04(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.

Pharmacy operations 25

  • A Massachusetts drug store pharmacy has a significant loss of controlled substances. Within what time does a copy of DEA Form 106 go to the Board? 247 CMR 20.03(7). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Massachusetts pharmacy's operations are unexpectedly suspended. After how long must the Board be notified? 247 CMR 9.19(15). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • After how long away from the position must a Massachusetts pharmacy apply for a change of Manager of Record? 247 CMR 9.23(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • The balance a Massachusetts pharmacy keeps must accurately weigh quantities as small as what? 247 CMR 9.19(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Besides a securely locked cabinet, how may a Massachusetts pharmacy store Schedule II through V controlled substances? 247 CMR 9.21(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For how long must a Massachusetts pharmacy keep its refrigerator and freezer temperature logs? 247 CMR 9.22(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For how long must a Massachusetts pharmacy keep its surveillance video when no theft is known or suspected? 247 CMR 9.21(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For how long must a Massachusetts pharmacy keep prescription, purchasing, return and destruction records readily retrievable? 247 CMR 9.16(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For which controlled substances must a Massachusetts pharmacy keep a perpetual inventory? 247 CMR 9.21(8). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How large must the prescription area be in a pharmacy that obtained its Massachusetts Drug Store license on or after July 1, 2020? 247 CMR 9.19(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How many hours a week, on average, must a Massachusetts Manager of Record work at the pharmacy he or she manages? 247 CMR 9.23(4). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How must a Massachusetts pharmacy located inside another retail establishment be secured when it is closed? 247 CMR 9.21(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How often does a Massachusetts sterile compounding pharmacy license expire? 247 CMR 6.06(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How often must a Massachusetts pharmacy reconcile the Schedule II perpetual inventory with a physical count? 247 CMR 9.21(8). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • In a Massachusetts pharmacy staffed by a single pharmacist, how long may a temporary absence for breaks and meals last? 247 CMR 9.19(17). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • The Manager of Record is unexpectedly absent and likely to be away 30 days or longer. Within how many days must the pharmacy appoint an Interim Manager? 247 CMR 9.23(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Of how many retail drug store pharmacies may a Massachusetts pharmacist be Manager of Record at one time? 247 CMR 9.23(3). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • What may a Massachusetts pharmacy not store in a refrigerator or freezer used for medications? 247 CMR 9.22(5). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • When does a Massachusetts Drug Store Pharmacy license expire? 247 CMR 6.05(2). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Where must a Massachusetts pharmacist stay during a temporary absence from the prescription area? 247 CMR 9.19(17). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Who performs an adjustment to the Schedule II perpetual inventory after a discrepancy in a Massachusetts pharmacy? 247 CMR 9.21(8). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Whose name must a Massachusetts pharmacy display at its main entrance in letters at least one inch high? 247 CMR 9.19(11). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Within how many days must a Massachusetts pharmacy send the Board a written plan of correction for violations cited in an inspection report? 247 CMR 9.25(1). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Within how many days of a renovation, relocation or change of Manager of Record must a Massachusetts pharmacy perform a self-inspection? 247 CMR 9.19(21). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Within what time of the Board's approval of its application must a Massachusetts pharmacy open, absent written permission? 247 CMR 6.04(7). 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 public texts: the regulations of the Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 247 CMR 3.00, 4.00, 6.00, 8.00, 9.00, 15.00 and 20.00, in the copies the Commonwealth posts at https://www.mass.gov/law-library/247-cmr, and the Controlled Substances Act, M.G.L. c. 94C, sections 17, 19, 20, 21 and 23, on the General Court's site, malegislature.gov. Each question names its section. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Massachusetts regulations and General Laws. Nothing is taken from the MPJE, the Pre-MPJE, NABP's sample items, a prep company or a review book.

How it works

This MPJE Massachusetts practice exam is unofficial. Its 120 questions are our own, on Board of Registration in Pharmacy regulations and the Controlled Substances Act. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) owns the MPJE; neither it nor the Board is affiliated with us.

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An MPJE practice test, Massachusetts law only

Two public texts stand behind the questions, both read October 12, 2026: seven chapters of 247 CMR, from 3.00 to 20.00, in the copies posted on mass.gov, and five sections of the Controlled Substances Act, M.G.L. c. 94C, §§ 17 to 23, on malegislature.gov. The four areas carry the weights of NABP's published MPJE Competency Statements.

Six schedules, not five

Practice for an exam, not medical advice. Massachusetts keeps a sixth schedule for all prescription drugs not in the first five (M.G.L. c. 94C, § 2), and many questions turn on it. Federal law is on the federal pharmacy law page.

  • A Schedule II prescription is void 30 days after issue and fills for 30 days at most, with listed 90-day exceptions (c. 94C, § 23).
  • Schedule VI prescriptions are good for one year from the date of issue (247 CMR 9.04).
  • The Schedule II perpetual inventory is reconciled by physical count at least every ten days (247 CMR 9.21).

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the Massachusetts MPJE?

120, in 2.5 hours at a computer, by NABP's test day page, and the exam adapts as you go. Exam mode on this page is the same length: 120 questions, 150 minutes.

What is a passing MPJE score in Massachusetts?

247 CMR 3.01(5) asks for an MPJE score of not less than 75% and the same on the NAPLEX. NABP reports the MPJE as pass or fail, so a percent here is not that score.

Is there a free MPJE Massachusetts study guide?

The law is free to read: 247 CMR on mass.gov and Chapter 94C on malegislature.gov. This page turns them into 120 questions, each naming its section, so a miss sends you to the paragraph.

How long do you have to pass the MPJE after the NAPLEX in Massachusetts?

247 CMR 3.01(7): an applicant who fails one of the two must reapply for it within one year of the original examination for both scores to count together; otherwise both are retaken.

Are these real Massachusetts MPJE questions?

No. All 120 were written for this site from the public text of the Massachusetts regulations and General Laws. None is taken from the MPJE, the Pre-MPJE or NABP's sample items, and no Massachusetts agency has reviewed them.

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