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NJ MPJE Practice Test

Unofficial New Jersey pharmacy law practice: every answer names its section of the Pharmacy Practice Act or the Board's rules.

How many of a New Jersey pharmacist's 30 continuing education credits must come from didactic instruction?

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Questions
120
Time limit
150 minutes
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5 attempts per jurisdiction
Format
Computer-based, adaptive, selected-response questions
Result
Reported as pass or fail
Outline
Four areas: licensure and personnel 22%, pharmacist practice 33%, dispensing requirements 24%, pharmacy operations 21%. NABP says the outline is updated for exa
New Jersey rule
N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.2: a passing score of not less than 75 on the MPJE, and a passing result is valid for five years from the date of the score.

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Licensure and personnel 26

  • A New Jersey pharmacist does not submit a renewal application within 30 days after the license expires. What happens to the license? N.J.A.C. 13:39-3.7(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A New Jersey pharmacist-in-charge must be a full-time employee, employed for a minimum of: N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.2(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A person is hired in New Jersey to do pharmacy technician work before being registered. For how long may the person work as a pharmacy technician applicant? N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.6(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A pharmacist licensed elsewhere seeks a New Jersey license by transfer. How much recent practice does the Pharmacy Practice Act ask for, unless the internship requirement was just met? N.J.S.A. 45:14-53(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • A pharmacist's certificate is suspended or revoked by the New Jersey board. Where does the Pharmacy Practice Act give a right of review? N.J.S.A. 45:14-65. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • An applicant applies for a New Jersey license more than two years after graduating from pharmacy school. How much internship must the applicant complete? N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.1(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
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Licensure and personnel, continued

  • For how long are passing NAPLEX and MPJE results valid for New Jersey licensure? N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.2(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • For how long is a New Jersey pharmacy intern registration valid? N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.7(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • For how long may a New Jersey pharmacy operate without a pharmacist-in-charge? N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.2(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • For what period does a New Jersey pharmacist renew the license? N.J.A.C. 13:39-3.7(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How long is a full term on the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy? N.J.S.A. 45:14-43(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many continuing education credits may a New Jersey pharmacist carry over into the next biennial period? N.J.A.C. 13:39-3A.1(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many continuing education credits must a New Jersey pharmacist complete in each biennial period after the first renewal? N.J.A.C. 13:39-3A.1(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many members sit on the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy? N.J.S.A. 45:14-43(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many of a New Jersey pharmacist's 30 continuing education credits must come from didactic instruction? N.J.A.C. 13:39-3A.1(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many of a New Jersey pharmacist's continuing education credits each biennial period must be in pharmacy law applicable to New Jersey practice? N.J.A.C. 13:39-3A.1(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many of the members of the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy must be pharmacists? N.J.S.A. 45:14-43(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How many pharmacy interns may one New Jersey intern preceptor train at a time? N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.6(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • How often must the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy meet, at a minimum? N.J.S.A. 45:14-46. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Under the New Jersey statute, how much of a pharmacist's biennial continuing education must concern prescription opioid drugs? N.J.S.A. 45:14-54.1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Unless a pharmacy meets the added conditions the New Jersey statute sets for a higher ratio, how many pharmacy technicians may one pharmacist supervise? N.J.S.A. 45:14-80(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What age must an applicant have reached to obtain a New Jersey pharmacist license? N.J.S.A. 45:14-50. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • What passing score does the New Jersey rule set for the MPJE? N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.2(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Which task may a New Jersey pharmacy technician perform under the Pharmacy Practice Act? N.J.S.A. 45:14-80. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Who must hold the position of executive director of the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy? N.J.S.A. 45:14-44(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.
  • Within what span of weeks must the 1,440 hours of a New Jersey pharmacy internship be completed? N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.6(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 1, Licensure/Personnel.

Pharmacist practice 40

  • A 10-year-old is brought to a New Jersey pharmacy for an influenza vaccine. What does the Pharmacy Practice Act require before the pharmacist administers it? N.J.S.A. 45:14-63(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A New Jersey patient is not physically present when a new medication is dispensed. How is the offer to counsel made? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.21(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A New Jersey patient profile holds no record that the patient declined the pharmacist's offer to counsel. What does the Pharmacy Practice Act presume? N.J.S.A. 45:14-68(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A New Jersey patient returns a prescription medication that was correctly dispensed. The pharmacist may accept it, but: N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.16(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A New Jersey pharmacist dispenses a prescription in a different dosage form than prescribed, with the appropriate drug release rate. By when must the prescriber be notified? N.J.S.A. 45:14-60. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A New Jersey pharmacist makes an arrangement with a prescriber to direct patients to one pharmacy. Under the Board rule this is: N.J.A.C. 13:39-3.10. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A New Jersey pharmacist obtains a renewal authorization from a practitioner's authorized agent. What must the pharmacist document? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.3(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A New Jersey pharmacy carries a drug but is out of stock. What must it offer the patient who presents a prescription? N.J.S.A. 45:14-67.1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A New Jersey practitioner learns that a New Jersey Prescription Blank has been stolen. The Office of Drug Control must be notified as soon as possible and no later than: N.J.S.A. 45:14-55(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A New Jersey prescription lacks directions for use and the practitioner cannot be reached. What does the pharmacist put on the label? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.2(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A patient asks a New Jersey pharmacy to hand back a prescription it has not filled. Under N.J.S.A. 45:14-67.1 the pharmacist: N.J.S.A. 45:14-67.1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A prescription is issued by a practitioner authorized to prescribe in another state. Under New Jersey rules it: N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.1(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • A written prescription from a practitioner licensed and practicing in New Jersey arrives on ordinary paper. Apart from facsimile and electronic prescriptions, the pharmacist: N.J.S.A. 45:14-57(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • After how long from the date the original was issued may a New Jersey prescription no longer be filled or refilled? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.3(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • An abandoned medication that stayed under the exclusive control of a New Jersey pharmacy may be re-dispensed, but not later than: N.J.S.A. 45:14-57.1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • An employee of a New Jersey pharmacy objects on religious grounds to filling a lawful prescription for a drug the pharmacy carries. The pharmacy practice site: N.J.S.A. 45:14-67.1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • At whose discretion is a New Jersey collaborative practice protocol initiated and used for a specific patient? N.J.S.A. 45:14-61. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Giving premiums or rebates on drug sales is grossly unprofessional conduct in New Jersey, but discounts, premiums and rebates may be provided to a person who is: N.J.S.A. 45:14-65. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How long may a written protocol for collaborative practice between a New Jersey physician and pharmacist remain in effect before it is reviewed? N.J.S.A. 45:14-61. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • How may a New Jersey collaborative practice protocol be ended? N.J.S.A. 45:14-61. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • In a New Jersey pharmacy, who may make the offer to counsel, and who may counsel? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.21(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • May a New Jersey pharmacist dispense an opioid antidote to a person who holds no individual prescription for it? N.J.S.A. 45:14-67.2. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • May a prescription for a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance be renewed or refilled under the New Jersey Pharmacy Practice Act? N.J.S.A. 45:14-58(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • On what must a practitioner practicing in New Jersey issue written prescriptions? N.J.S.A. 45:14-55(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • The renewals listed on a New Jersey prescription have been used up. How is further dispensing authorized? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.3(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To patients of what age may a qualified New Jersey pharmacist administer an influenza vaccine? N.J.S.A. 45:14-63(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To which dispensing does the New Jersey patient counseling rule not apply? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.21(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To which pharmacists do the collaborative drug therapy management provisions of the New Jersey Act not apply? N.J.S.A. 45:14-64. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • To whom must a New Jersey pharmacist or designee offer counseling under the Pharmacy Practice Act? N.J.S.A. 45:14-67. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under a New Jersey collaborative drug therapy management protocol, therapeutic interchange at the time of dispensing needs the prior consent of: N.J.S.A. 45:14-62. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Under N.J.S.A. 45:14-63(b)(1), an appropriately educated and qualified pharmacist may administer a vaccine by prescription or standing order to a patient of what age? N.J.S.A. 45:14-63(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What does the New Jersey advertising rule say about references to the quality of a drug or its beneficial use? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.14(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What identifier appears on the New Jersey Prescription Blanks of a licensed health care facility? N.J.S.A. 45:14-56(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a New Jersey pharmacist document about counseling at the time of dispensing? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.21(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a New Jersey pharmacist tell each patient when dispensing a prescription drug at the practice site, under N.J.S.A. 45:14-67.3? N.J.S.A. 45:14-67.3. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • What must a practitioner give the pharmacist when telephoning a prescription to a New Jersey pharmacy? N.J.S.A. 45:14-58(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • When is a prepared prescription medication considered abandoned under the New Jersey statute on re-dispensing? N.J.S.A. 45:14-57.1. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Where must doses of a vaccine administered by a New Jersey pharmacist be reported? N.J.S.A. 45:14-63(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Who adopts the New Jersey rules on collaborative drug therapy management and administration of drugs by pharmacists? N.J.S.A. 45:14-47. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.
  • Who may accept a telephone prescription in a New Jersey pharmacy? N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.2(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 2, Pharmacist Practice.

Dispensing requirements 29

  • A generic is dispensed in New Jersey and the brand name is still available in the marketplace. How does the label show the drug? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.12(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A New Jersey patient asks for a copy of a prescription filled eight months ago. The pharmacy must comply within: N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.7(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A New Jersey patient profile shows sporadic, erratic or irrational use of a medication. What does the rule tell the pharmacist to do? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.20(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A New Jersey pharmacist dispenses a biological product. By when must the prescriber be told the specific product provided? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.23(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A New Jersey pharmacist has doubts about the propriety of a sale of a Schedule V over-the-counter substance. How does the rule resolve them? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.15(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A New Jersey pharmacist has reason to question the authenticity of a facsimile prescription and gets no verification. The pharmacist: N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.10(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A New Jersey pharmacist substitutes a biological product. What words go on the label after the name and manufacturer of the product dispensed? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.23(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A New Jersey pharmacist's review of the patient profile shows a potentially significant drug interaction. The rule requires the pharmacist to: N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.20(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A New Jersey pharmacy repackages tablets from the manufacturer's bottle into a vial. What "use by" date goes on the label? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.12(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A patient asks a New Jersey pharmacy to transfer a valid prescription to another pharmacy. The rule says to comply immediately, which means within: N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.8(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • A Schedule IV prescription has been transferred once between two unrelated New Jersey pharmacies that share no database. May it be transferred again? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.8(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • After a transfer, what does the receiving New Jersey pharmacy tell the patient or caregiver? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.8(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • After how many sales of a Schedule V substance to one individual within 12 months must a New Jersey pharmacist obtain confirmation of continued need from the purchaser's physician? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.15(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Before dispensing an emergency supply, what must a New Jersey pharmacist require of the patient or caregiver? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.4(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Before refilling a prescription, how far must a New Jersey pharmacist carry out a prospective drug utilization review under the statute? N.J.S.A. 45:14-66. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • For how long may a New Jersey prescription for a non-controlled drug be transferred between pharmacies, if refills are available? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.8(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • How old must the purchaser of a Schedule V over-the-counter controlled substance be in New Jersey? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.15(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • May a New Jersey pharmacy keep drugs marked "sample" in its active stock for use or sale? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.18. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • On what must a New Jersey pharmacist's decision whether to dispense or refill a prescription be based? N.J.S.A. 45:14-66. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • On which ground does the New Jersey rule give a pharmacist the right to refuse to fill a prescription? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.13. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Under N.J.S.A. 45:14-58(d), which Schedule II prescription may be transferred from one pharmacist to another? N.J.S.A. 45:14-58(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What does a New Jersey pharmacist need to dispense an emergency supply of a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance without a current prescription? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.4(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What does the sending New Jersey pharmacy do to a prescription it transfers? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.8(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What must an out-of-State pharmacy registered with New Jersey disclose on the label of each container dispensed to patients in the State? N.J.S.A. 45:14-73. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What statement must appear on a copy of a prescription that a New Jersey pharmacy gives directly to the patient? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.7(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • What warning must a New Jersey pharmacist affix to the container when dispensing a prescription for an opioid medication? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.12(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • When must a New Jersey pharmacist conduct a drug utilization review under the Pharmacy Practice Act? N.J.S.A. 45:14-66. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • Which information on a New Jersey prescription label must stand out in larger, differently colored or bolded type? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.12(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.
  • With no current, valid prescription, how much of a chronic maintenance drug may a New Jersey pharmacist dispense as an emergency supply? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.4(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 3, Dispensing Requirements.

Pharmacy operations 25

  • A New Jersey permit holder intends to move the pharmacy to a new physical location. When must it apply to the Board for a new permit? N.J.A.C. 13:39-4.7(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A New Jersey pharmacy is to be discontinued and closed. How far ahead is written notice sent to the Board, the Office of Drug Control and the Drug Enforcement Administration? N.J.A.C. 13:39-4.10(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A New Jersey pharmacy practice site must report to the board any pharmacy malpractice claim settlement, judgment or arbitration award above what amount? N.J.S.A. 45:14-74. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A New Jersey pharmacy without a qualifying electronic system files Schedule III to V paper prescriptions with its non-controlled prescriptions. How are they made readily retrievable? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.9(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A New Jersey pharmacy's computer fills in each user's identifier automatically, with no entry by the person. Under the audit trail rule such a system is: N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.6(c). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A New Jersey pharmacy's data processing system goes down and is later restored. Profile information from the outage must be entered into the system within: N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.19(f). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A sole pharmacist on duty in a New Jersey pharmacy takes a meal break while an employee stays in the pharmacy. What sign is posted in the dispensing area? N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.4. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • A temporary closing of a New Jersey pharmacy must be reported to and approved by the Board when it lasts more than: N.J.A.C. 13:39-4.12(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • After a complete change in ownership of a New Jersey pharmacy, by when must the new owner submit a permit application for change of ownership? N.J.A.C. 13:39-4.5(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • An agent of the New Jersey board removes an original prescription from a pharmacy's file. What must the agent leave in its place? N.J.S.A. 45:14-48(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • An out-of-State pharmacy registered with New Jersey must offer a toll-free telephone service to a pharmacist for at least: N.J.S.A. 45:14-73. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Besides its hours, what must a New Jersey pharmacy post in plain view of the public at all consumer entrances and access points? N.J.A.C. 13:39-5.3(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • For how long must a New Jersey pharmacy be kept open each week? N.J.A.C. 13:39-4.12(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How are prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances filed in a New Jersey pharmacy? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.9(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How long is a New Jersey patient profile record kept? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.19(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How long must a New Jersey pharmacy keep audit trail and prescription information? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.6(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How often does a New Jersey pharmacy practice site renew its permit under the Pharmacy Practice Act? N.J.S.A. 45:14-69. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How often must a New Jersey pharmacy have its balances, scales, weights and automatic counting devices inspected by the local Department of Weights and Measures? N.J.A.C. 13:39-5.9(a). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • How quickly must the most recent one year of a New Jersey pharmacy's prescription records be retrievable and readable? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.6(e). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • May a New Jersey pharmacy permit be transferred or assigned? N.J.S.A. 45:14-70. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • What free working space must the prescription counter of a New Jersey pharmacy provide? N.J.A.C. 13:39-5.5. Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • What is the minimum prescription area for a New Jersey pharmacy that is not grandfathered at its pre-1963 location? N.J.A.C. 13:39-5.4(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • When the pharmacist-in-charge of a New Jersey pharmacy changes, who performs the inventory of controlled dangerous substances? N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.2(d). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Who reviews and approves entries a pharmacy technician makes to the audit trail in a New Jersey pharmacy? N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.6(b). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.
  • Who signs and dates the biennial inventory of controlled dangerous substances at a New Jersey pharmacy? N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.2(g). Outline: NABP MPJE Competency Statements, Area 4, Pharmacy Operations.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the four areas of the MPJE Competency Statements that the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy publishes at https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/examinations/mpje/competency-statements/ (opened 2026-10-12): Area 1 Licensure/Personnel 22%, Area 2 Pharmacist Practice 33%, Area 3 Dispensing Requirements 24%, Area 4 Pharmacy Operations 21%. The 120 questions are 26, 40, 29 and 25. Every fact was read on 2026-10-12 in two texts: the New Jersey Pharmacy Practice Act, N.J.S.A. 45:14-40 to 45:14-80, in the statutes text the New Jersey Legislature publishes at https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/ (file dated October 10, 2026); and the State Board of Pharmacy's rules, N.J.A.C. 13:39, subchapters 1 to 7, in the public copy of the New Jersey Administrative Code kept by the Legal Information Institute at https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/title-13/chapter-39, which is updated quarterly. The Board's own page points to the official code on a subscription site and to a public copy, and the official code is the final word. Each question names its section. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the New Jersey 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

An unofficial NJ MPJE practice test: 120 questions on New Jersey pharmacy law. NABP, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, owns the exam, and neither NABP nor the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy is affiliated with this page.

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MPJE New Jersey study guide: statute and rules

The statute questions come from the New Jersey Pharmacy Practice Act, N.J.S.A. 45:14-40 to 45:14-80, in the Legislature's own text. The rule questions come from N.J.A.C. 13:39, read October 12, 2026 in the public copy at law.cornell.edu; the official code is the final word.

A New Jersey pharmacy law study guide has two halves

This page is the State half, cut to the four areas of NABP's MPJE Competency Statements. The federal half is on the federal pharmacy law page. Practice for an exam, not medical advice.

  • A New Jersey practitioner's paper prescription must be on a New Jersey Prescription Blank (N.J.S.A. 45:14-57).
  • Prescription records are kept five years, the latest year retrievable within one business day (N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.6).
  • One pharmacist supervises two technicians unless the pharmacy meets the higher-ratio conditions (N.J.S.A. 45:14-80).

Questions and answers

How many questions is the NJ MPJE?

NABP's test day page says 120 computer-based questions in 2.5 hours, chosen adaptively and reported as pass or fail. A timed run here matches the length and the clock.

What is a passing score on the NJ MPJE?

N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.2 asks a passing score of not less than 75 and keeps a passing result valid for five years. A percent on this page is not that score.

Is there a free NJ MPJE study guide?

The statute is free on the Legislature's site, and the Board's page links a public copy of N.J.A.C. 13:39. This page turns the two into practice, and every answer names the section to read.

Does New Jersey use the Uniform MPJE?

New Jersey was not among the Uniform MPJE jurisdictions NABP listed on October 12, 2026, and N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.1 still requires the NAPLEX and the MPJE for initial licensure.

Is this the real NJ MPJE?

No. The questions are our own, drawn from the public text of the Act and the Board's rules, never from the MPJE, the Pre-MPJE or NABP's sample items. No New Jersey agency has reviewed this page.

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