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120
Time limit
150 minutes
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5 attempts per jurisdiction
Format
Computer-based, adaptive, selected-response questions
Result
Reported as pass or fail
Outline
Four areas: licensure and personnel 22%, pharmacist practice 33%, dispensing requirements 24%, pharmacy operations 21%. A new outline starts March 1, 2027.
Minnesota rule
Minn. R. 6800.1250: an applicant registers with NABP for the NAPLEX and the MPJE, and both must be passed before licensure as a pharmacist.

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Licensure and personnel 26

  • A Minnesota intern's renewal application reaches the board after September 1. What late filing fee applies, besides the renewal fee? Answer: 50 percent of the renewal fee. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.101, subd. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A Minnesota pharmacist-in-charge petitions the board to let a pharmacist supervise more than three technicians. When is the petition deemed approved if the board does not act? Answer: 90 days after the board receives it. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.102, subd. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A Minnesota pharmacy technician changes jobs. Within what time must the technician report the new place of employment to the board? Answer: Within ten days. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3850, subp. 1d. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A pharmacist has held a Minnesota inactive status license for some years and wants to reactivate. After how long on inactive status must the pharmacist also pass the jurisprudence examination? Answer: Longer than five years. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1210, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
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  • A pharmacist member of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy stops actively practicing in the state during the term. What follows? Answer: The member is automatically disqualified from membership. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.03. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • After how many failed examinations must a Minnesota applicant petition the board before taking a further examination? Answer: Three. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1250, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • By what date do Minnesota pharmacists report participation in continuing education? Answer: September 30 of each even-numbered year. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1500, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many hours of approved continuing education must a Minnesota pharmacist complete in each two-year period? Answer: At least 30 hours. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1500, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many hours of approved continuing education must a Minnesota pharmacy technician complete in each two-year reporting period? Answer: 20 hours. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1500, subp. 2a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many intern credit hours may a Minnesota pharmacist intern earn in one week, counting every site? Answer: A maximum of 54. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.101, subd. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many intern credit hours must an individual complete to apply for a Minnesota pharmacist license? Answer: At least 1,600. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.101, subd. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many pharmacists sit on the Minnesota State Board of Pharmacy? Answer: Six. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.02. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many pharmacy technicians may one Minnesota pharmacist supervise under section 151.102, absent a rule or a board waiver? Answer: Up to three. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.102, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How much experience must a pharmacist have immediately before appointment to the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy? Answer: At least five consecutive years. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.02. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • The Minnesota board may compel a reciprocity applicant to take the NAPLEX if the applicant has not practiced as a licensed pharmacist for how long before applying? Answer: The two years immediately preceding. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1300, subp. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Of Minnesota's required intern credit hours, how many may be earned as concurrent time internship? Answer: A maximum of 400. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.101, subd. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • On what date does a Minnesota pharmacy technician registration expire each year? Answer: December 31. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3850, subp. 1b. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Since January 1, 2026, on what date does a Minnesota intern registration expire each year, if the intern is not licensed sooner? Answer: September 30. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.101, subd. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the largest civil penalty the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy may impose for each separate violation, other than a violation of section 62J.842? Answer: $10,000. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.071, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the minimum age for a new Minnesota pharmacy technician registration? Answer: 18 years. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3850, subp. 1g. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What is the minimum age to be examined by the Minnesota board for licensure as a pharmacist? Answer: 18 years. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.10, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What must a Minnesota pharmacy technician wear while on duty, outside sterile compounding under USP Chapter 797? Answer: A name badge that clearly identifies the person as a 'Pharmacy Technician'. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3850, subp. 1e. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • When does the Minnesota board consider an application for licensure, or a NAPLEX or MPJE registration, to be invalid? Answer: 18 months after the board receives the application. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1250, subp. 2a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • When may a Minnesota pharmacy exceed the technician ratio by one technician at any given time? Answer: When at least one technician in the pharmacy holds a valid national certification. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.102, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which examination must an applicant for Minnesota licensure transfer pass to show familiarity with the state's pharmacy laws? Answer: The Minnesota version of the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1300, subp. 5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Who may serve as secretary of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy? Answer: A pharmacist, who may or may not be a board member. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.05. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.

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  • A Minnesota pharmacist dispenses a prescription partly paid by a health plan. What must the pharmacist give the patient besides the co-payment amount? Answer: The pharmacy's usual and customary price, or the amount the plan will pay the pharmacy. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.214, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Minnesota pharmacist does not provide consultation on a new prescription. Where may that fact and the circumstances be noted? Answer: On the prescription, in the patient's records, or in a specially developed log. Source: Minn. R. 6800.0910, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Minnesota pharmacist is on a break and a new prescription is picked up without counseling. What must the pharmacist do after returning? Answer: Make a reasonable effort to reach the patient or a caregiver by telephone and counsel. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2160, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Minnesota pharmacy mails a new prescription that requires counseling. How may the consultation be provided? Answer: By written information, the pharmacist's availability for questions, and a toll-free number. Source: Minn. R. 6800.0910, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Minnesota pharmacy mixes lot numbers of returned medication before repackaging. How does the rule treat that medication? Answer: As misbranded and subject to embargo. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2700, subp. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Minnesota pharmacy's fax machine prints copies that fade within a year. What must follow a faxed prescription drug order within 72 hours? Answer: The original hard copy, or the pharmacist reducing the fax to writing of permanent quality. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3000, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Minnesota prescription is for a drug that is not a controlled substance. Must it bear the prescriber's federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number? Answer: No. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 2a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A Minnesota prescription is more than 12 months old and the prescriber wants therapy to continue. What does part 6800.3510 require? Answer: A new prescription drug order with a new prescription number. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3510. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • After how long may a Minnesota prescription drug order no longer be filled or refilled, whatever refills were authorized? Answer: 12 months after it was issued. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3510. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Besides the handwritten signature, address and federal registry number, what must a written Minnesota prescription for a Schedule II to V drug say about the prescriber? Answer: The branch of the healing art the prescriber pursues. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For acute dental pain, such as after wisdom teeth extraction, what is Minnesota's limit on an opiate prescription? Answer: A four-day supply. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For acute pain in a minor under 18, what is Minnesota's limit on an opiate prescription? Answer: A five-day supply. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For acute pain in an adult, what is the largest supply of an opiate a Minnesota prescription may cover, absent the prescriber's judgment that more is needed? Answer: A seven-day supply. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For how long is a Schedule II prescription for a Minnesota long-term care facility patient or a terminally ill patient valid for partial dispensing? Answer: Not more than 60 days from the issue date. Source: Minn. R. 6800.4300, subp. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • For which patient is personal communication by the pharmacist NOT required under Minnesota's counseling rule? Answer: A hospital inpatient whose drugs are given by other licensed professionals. Source: Minn. R. 6800.0910, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How many times may a Minnesota Schedule III or IV prescription be refilled? Answer: Not more than five times. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How many times may a Schedule II prescription be refilled in Minnesota? Answer: It may not be refilled. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 1a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How much immunization-related continuing education must a Minnesota pharmacy technician have to administer vaccines under a pharmacist's supervision? Answer: A minimum of two hours. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.01, subd. 27. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How must a Minnesota pharmacist supervise a pharmacy technician who is administering vaccinations? Answer: In person. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.01, subd. 27. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • In an emergency authorized by federal law, how may a Schedule II drug be dispensed in Minnesota without a written or electronic prescription? Answer: On an oral prescription reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacist. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 1a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • May a Minnesota pharmacy accept a dispensed drug back from a patient for reuse or resale? Answer: No, apart from hospital inpatient items that never left the pharmacy's control. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2700, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • May a Minnesota pharmacy furnish practitioners with prescription blanks that name the pharmacy? Answer: No. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2900. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • On what terms may a Minnesota pharmacy give a copy of a prescription on file to an insurance carrier or an attorney? Answer: On written authorization signed by the patient or the patient's legal representative. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.213. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To what system does a Minnesota pharmacist report the administration of an immunization? Answer: The Minnesota Immunization Information Connection. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.01, subd. 27. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To which pharmacy must an electronically transmitted outpatient prescription be sent in Minnesota? Answer: The pharmacy of the patient's choice. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3000, subp. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To whom may a Minnesota pharmacist delegate the authority to administer laboratory tests waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act? Answer: A pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern under the pharmacist's direct supervision. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.01, subd. 27. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What date must an oral prescription for a controlled substance show once reduced to writing in a Minnesota pharmacy? Answer: The date of acceptance in the pharmacy. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What is the latest a Minnesota Schedule III or IV prescription may be dispensed or refilled? Answer: Six months after it was issued. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a Minnesota pharmacist record on a Schedule II order that is partially dispensed under part 6800.4300? Answer: Whether the patient is 'terminally ill' or an 'LTCF patient'. Source: Minn. R. 6800.4300, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must each Minnesota pharmacy that is required to counsel patients develop and maintain? Answer: A written patient consultation procedure. Source: Minn. R. 6800.0910, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What nursing coverage must a Minnesota nursing home or assisted living facility have before its returned drugs may be redispensed? Answer: 24-hour, on-site licensed nursing coverage seven days a week. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2700, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What statement must appear on the face of a copy of a prescription a Minnesota pharmacy furnishes? Answer: 'Copy for information only'. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.213. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When may a Minnesota technician retrieve a message from the pharmacy's voice recording device? Answer: When the message only approves more refills of a prescription already dispensed there. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3000, subp. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When must a Minnesota pharmacist counsel a patient on a refilled prescription? Answer: When deemed necessary in the pharmacist's professional judgment. Source: Minn. R. 6800.0910, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which certificate must a Minnesota pharmacy technician hold to administer vaccinations? Answer: A current certificate in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.01, subd. 27. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which controlled substance schedules may a licensed doctor of optometry prescribe in Minnesota? Answer: Schedules IV and V only. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.12, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which drugs may NOT be returned from a Minnesota nursing home for redispensing, even in intact packaging? Answer: Controlled substances. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2700, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Which kind of pain is outside 'acute pain' in Minnesota's limit on opiate prescription quantities? Answer: Pain treated as part of cancer care. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Who may retrieve a new prescription left on a Minnesota pharmacy's answering machine? Answer: A pharmacist, or a registered intern under a pharmacist's immediate and direct supervision. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3000, subp. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Who must start the discussion with the patient when a Minnesota pharmacy receives a new prescription? Answer: The pharmacist, personally. Source: Minn. R. 6800.0910, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.

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  • A container is too small for full labeling. What must the partial label on it show, at a minimum, in Minnesota? Answer: The patient name and the prescription number. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3400, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A controlled substance is dispensed to an adult outpatient in Minnesota. Which caution does part 6800.4150 add to the label? Answer: 'Caution: Taking this drug alone or with alcohol may impair your ability to drive.'. Source: Minn. R. 6800.4150. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A controlled substance was specifically prescribed to treat a seizure disorder. How much may a Minnesota pharmacist dispense as an emergency refill? Answer: Up to a 72-hour supply. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.211, subd. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Minnesota pharmacist relies on computerized profile review for the prospective drug review. How far back must the review reach? Answer: At least the preceding six months. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3110, subp. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Minnesota pharmacist transfers out a Schedule IV prescription. What must be recorded in addition to the items for a non-controlled drug? Answer: The receiving pharmacy's Drug Enforcement Administration registration number. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3120, subp. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Minnesota pharmacist's emergency refill without a current prescription drug order may not exceed what supply of a non-controlled drug? Answer: A 30-day supply, or the quantity originally prescribed if that is less. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.211, subd. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A patient hands a Minnesota pharmacist a prescription label from another pharmacy. What legal status does the label have? Answer: It is for information only and is not a valid prescription drug order. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3120, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A patient returns for a refill after an initial 30-day supply. How much of a non-controlled drug may a Minnesota pharmacist dispense at once if the remaining refills cover it? Answer: Up to a 90-day supply. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.21, subd. 9. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • After an emergency refill under section 151.211, by when must a Minnesota pharmacist notify the practitioner who issued the prescription? Answer: Not later than 72 hours after dispensing. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.211, subd. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Between whom must prescription transfer information pass directly in Minnesota? Answer: Between a pharmacist or registered intern and another pharmacist or registered intern. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3120, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • For how long must a Minnesota pharmacy keep a patient profile record? Answer: Not less than two years from the last entry. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3110, subp. 5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • For how long must a Minnesota pharmacy that receives a transferred prescription keep it on file? Answer: At least two years from the date of last filling. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3120, subp. 5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • For which dispensing need a Minnesota dispenser NOT submit data to the prescription monitoring program? Answer: A professional sample packaged by a manufacturer. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.126, subd. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How often may a Minnesota pharmacist give the same patient an emergency refill of the same drug under section 151.211? Answer: Not more than one time in any 12-month period. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.211, subd. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • In what forms must a Minnesota pharmacy offer an accessible prescription container label to a patient who asks for one? Answer: Large print or Braille, or another method in the United States Access Board's best practices. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.212, subd. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Since July 1, 2008, what must the label of a dispensed legend drug in Minnesota include about the drug itself? Answer: Its physical description, including any identification code on tablets and capsules. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3400, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What does a Minnesota pharmacist write across the face of a paper prescription drug order being transferred out? Answer: 'VOID'. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3120, subp. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must a Minnesota pharmacist do before a prescription is dispensed, delivered, mailed or shipped to a patient? Answer: Certify the prescription. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.215. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must a Minnesota pharmacist tell the patient at the time of a transfer request? Answer: That the original prescription has been invalidated at the pharmacy it came from. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3120, subp. 6. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must a person buying a Schedule II to V controlled substance present at a Minnesota pharmacy, unless known to the dispenser? Answer: Valid photographic identification. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 2d. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must a retail seller put on a package of poison sold in Minnesota, outside a prescription or the manufacturer's original package? Answer: A label with the word 'poison' and the seller's name and business address. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.23. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What notice must appear on the label or container when a Minnesota pharmacy dispenses a drug containing an opiate for outpatient use? Answer: 'Caution: Opioid. Risk of overdose and addiction.'. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.212, subd. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When may a Minnesota pharmacy keep one profile record for several people? Answer: When they are members of a family at the same address with the same family name. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3110, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which is NOT a 'dispenser' that reports to Minnesota's prescription monitoring program? Answer: A licensed hospital pharmacy distributing controlled substances for inpatient hospital care. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.126, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which item is among the data a Minnesota dispenser submits to the prescription monitoring program? Answer: The number of days supply. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.126, subd. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which prescription drug orders may NOT be transferred between Minnesota pharmacies? Answer: Schedule II orders. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3120, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which two drugs does section 152.126 add by name to the controlled substances Minnesota's prescription monitoring program covers? Answer: Butalbital and gabapentin. Source: Minn. Stat. § 152.126, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Who may override an alert from computerized medication profile review in a Minnesota pharmacy? Answer: Only a pharmacist, or a pharmacist-intern under a pharmacist's immediate and direct supervision. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3110, subp. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Whose name must every Minnesota prescription label bear under section 151.212, subdivision 1? Answer: The manufacturer or distributor of the finished dosage form. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.212, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.

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  • A board inspection notes deficiencies at a Minnesota pharmacy. Within what time must the pharmacist-in-charge submit the steps taken or proposed? Answer: Within 30 days of receiving notice. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2400, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A closing Minnesota pharmacy transfers its Schedule II stock to another pharmacy. What document does the rule require? Answer: A new Drug Enforcement Administration 222 Form from the transferee. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1010, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Minnesota pharmacist works longer than six continuous hours. What break must be allowed? Answer: A 30-minute, uninterrupted break. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2160, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Minnesota pharmacy detects a theft of a controlled substance. To whom must it report in writing, and when? Answer: To the board and the Drug Enforcement Administration, immediately. Source: Minn. R. 6800.4800. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Minnesota pharmacy learns its pharmacist-in-charge's services are ending. When must it notify the board and designate a successor? Answer: Immediately. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2400, subp. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Minnesota pharmacy uses a central service pharmacy for dispensing functions. What must it do for its patients? Answer: Notify them of that fact. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3100, subp. 3b. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A Minnesota retail business that is not a pharmacy wants to call itself a 'drug store'. What does section 151.18 say? Answer: It is unlawful. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.18. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A pharmacy outside Minnesota dispenses to Minnesota residents. What telephone service must it certify? Answer: A toll-free line at least six days per week, for a minimum of 40 hours per week. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.19, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A substitution would make the transaction ineligible for third-party reimbursement. Must a Minnesota pharmacist substitute? Answer: No. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.21, subd. 5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • After dispensing a biological product, within what time must a Minnesota pharmacist communicate its name and manufacturer to the prescriber? Answer: Within five business days. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.21, subd. 10. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For how long must a Minnesota pharmacy keep the record of which pharmacist, intern or technician performed each portion of the prescription filling process? Answer: A minimum of two years. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3100, subp. 3a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For how long must prescription drug orders be kept on file at the Minnesota location that dispensed the drug? Answer: At least two years. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.211, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How far ahead must a closing Minnesota pharmacy give written notice to patients who live in long-term care facilities? Answer: At least 30 days before closing. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1010, subp. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How far ahead must a licensed Minnesota pharmacy notify the board that it intends to close and cease operation? Answer: At least 14 days before. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1010, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How must a prescriber mark a paper prescription so that a Minnesota pharmacist dispenses the drug as prescribed, with no generic substitution? Answer: By personally writing 'dispense as written' or 'D.A.W.' in handwriting. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.21, subd. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How often must a Minnesota pharmacy reconcile its perpetual inventory of Schedule II controlled substances with the actual inventory? Answer: Monthly. Source: Minn. R. 6800.4600. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • May a Minnesota prescriber keep 'dispense as written' as a default on all electronic prescriptions? Answer: No. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.21, subd. 3a. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • More than one safely interchangeable drug is in a Minnesota pharmacist's stock for a substitution. Which must be dispensed? Answer: The least expensive alternative. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.21, subd. 4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Of how many Minnesota pharmacies may a pharmacist be the designated pharmacist-in-charge, absent a waiver for part-time hospital service? Answer: One. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2400, subp. 3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • What is the longest a Minnesota pharmacy may require a pharmacist, intern or technician to work continuously in a day, outside an emergency? Answer: 12 continuous hours. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2160, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • When does a Minnesota pharmacy license expire? Answer: On June 30 following the date of issue. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.19, subd. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • When may a Minnesota pharmacy deliver a filled prescription to the patient's place of employment? Answer: Only if the pharmacy obtains and documents the authorization of the patient or caregiver. Source: Minn. R. 6800.3000, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • When must a licensed pharmacist be on duty and physically present in a Minnesota pharmacy? Answer: At all times the pharmacy is open for business, apart from brief absences in the course of practice. Source: Minn. R. 6800.2150, subp. 1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Where must the legend drugs of a closing Minnesota pharmacy be stored once they are removed? Answer: In a licensed pharmacy. Source: Minn. R. 6800.1010, subp. 2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Which data may a Minnesota Board of Pharmacy inspection NOT reach under section 151.06? Answer: Pricing data. Source: Minn. Stat. § 151.06, subd. 1. 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 three texts the Office of the Revisor of Statutes publishes: Minnesota Statutes chapter 151, the Pharmacy Practice Act (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/151); chapter 152, Drugs; Controlled Substances, sections 152.11, 152.12 and 152.126 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/152); and Minnesota Rules chapter 6800, Board of Pharmacy (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/6800/). Each question names its section or rule part. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Minnesota statutes and rules. Nothing is taken from the MPJE, the Pre-MPJE, NABP's sample items, a prep company or a review book.

How it works

This unofficial MN MPJE study guide asks 120 questions on the law behind Minnesota's version of the MPJE. It is not affiliated with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), the exam's owner, or the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy.

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A Minnesota MPJE study guide in question form

The questions come from three texts on the Revisor of Statutes' site, read October 14, 2026: Minnesota Statutes chapter 151, the prescription sections of chapter 152 on controlled substances, and Minnesota Rules chapter 6800, the Board of Pharmacy's rules. Topic weights are those of NABP's MPJE Competency Statements.

Minnesota law only

Practice for an exam, not medical advice. The schedule lists, fee amounts, wholesaler licensing and the hospital and nuclear pharmacy rules are not asked. Where an older rule and the statute differ on technician ratios, the bank follows the statute. Federal questions are on the federal pharmacy law page.

  • A pharmacist may supervise up to three technicians; a pharmacy may add one more in total when a technician holds a national certification (section 151.102).
  • Prescription drug orders stay on file two years, and none is filled or refilled after 12 months (section 151.211; part 6800.3510).
  • Opiates for acute pain: seven days for an adult, five for a minor, four for dental pain (section 152.11).

Questions and answers

Is there a free MN MPJE study guide?

The law itself is free on the Revisor of Statutes' site: chapters 151 and 152 of the statutes and chapter 6800 of the rules. This page turns them into 120 questions, and each answer names the section or part to reread.

How many questions are on the Minnesota MPJE?

NABP's test day page gives 120 computer-based questions in 2.5 hours, delivered adaptively and reported as pass or fail. The timed run on this page matches that length and gives a percent with no verdict.

How many times can you take the MPJE in Minnesota?

Minnesota Rules part 6800.1250 lets a failed applicant retake an examination within the next 18 months. After three failures, a further attempt needs a petition the board accepts. NABP's own limit is 5 attempts per jurisdiction.

Does Minnesota use the Uniform MPJE?

Not as of October 14, 2026. Minnesota was not on NABP's list of Uniform MPJE jurisdictions that day, and part 6800.1300 still requires the Minnesota version of the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam for licensure transfer.

Are these real Minnesota MPJE questions?

No. NABP keeps its questions confidential, and none appears here. The 120 questions were written from Minnesota's public statutes and rules, each naming its section or part. The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy has not reviewed or endorsed them.

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