South Carolina MPJE Practice Questions

For a technician to become state-certified, the technician must work at least how many hours as a registered technician under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist?

Which of the following duties are within a state-certified pharmacy technician’s scope of practice? Select ALL that apply.

All of the following statements are true regarding the state protocol for immunizations EXCEPT:

A technician at a hospital is preparing intravenous medication bags. A pharmacist is checking the work of the technician. What is required on the label of a parenteral solution?

I. Name and volume of solution

II. Beyond use date

III. Identity of preparer and the checking pharmacist

Which of the following statements is true regarding generic substitution?

Who may request an oral medication to be dispensed in a non-child-resistant container? Select ALL that apply.

Which of the following statements is/are true when conducting controlled substance inventory?

I. Schedule I and II require exact counts

II. Schedule III–V can be estimated, unless the bottle count is over 1000 units

III. Schedule III–V require exact counts

A patient receives a prescription for hydrocodone-acetaminophen (Norco) for his recent dental surgery. The pharmacy does not have enough Norco in stock and therefore partially fills the prescription. How much time does the pharmacy have to dispense the remaining quantity?

Which prescriptions require a patient to be known by the pharmacist, or otherwise to present a valid identification card upon pick-up? Select ALL that apply.

Per state protocol, who may a pharmacist immunize at the pharmacy?

I. A 65-year-old man requesting the shingles vaccine

II. A 17-year-old girl requesting the influenza vaccine

III. A 5-year-old boy with a written prescription for the influenza vaccine

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the South Carolina mandatory e-prescribing law for controlled substances? Select ALL that apply.

How often shall pharmacies report the dispensing of controlled substances to the State Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)?

A compounding formula must include what information? Select ALL that apply.

A pharmacist at an outpatient pharmacy may fill a prescription for methadone if it is written for:

I. Medication-assisted treatment (methadone maintenance program)

II. Analgesia

III. Methadone withdrawal

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding DEA Form 222? Select ALL that apply.