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The NJ-MPJE exam has 120 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free NJ-MPJE questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the MPJE New Jersey (Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination - New Jersey) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A prescriber's office calls to renew lisinopril, but changes the directions from 10 mg once daily to 20 mg twice daily. A registered pharmacy technician answers the call. What is the technician permitted to do?
Correct answer: D - Transfer the call to a pharmacist because the new directions are a material change
A community pharmacy has one pharmacist on duty. The required public notice is posted, and the pharmacist takes a 25-minute meal break while remaining in the building and immediately available for emergencies and counseling. During that interval, which staff action remains lawful?
Correct answer: B - Release a prescription the pharmacist completed and checked before the break
A New Jersey prescriber issues an otherwise-valid initial opioid prescription for acute pain. Which prescription falls outside the state's five-day initial-supply restriction?
Correct answer: A - Fourteen days of an immediate-release opioid for pain associated with active cancer treatment
In September 2026, a registered pharmacy technician who completed all required vaccine training works under the direct supervision of a Board-preapproved qualified pharmacist. The pharmacy is acting under a valid standing order, and a parent consents to influenza vaccination of a healthy six-year-old child. How does current New Jersey law apply?
Correct answer: C - The technician may administer the vaccine, and the dose must be reported to NJIIS
An emergency-department pharmacist calls a community pharmacy about an unconscious patient whose identity has been verified. The caller requests the patient's current medications and allergies for immediate treatment, but no patient authorization is available. What disclosure is permitted under HIPAA?
Correct answer: D - Disclose the medication and allergy information relevant to the patient's treatment
The prescription monitoring program shows opioid prescriptions from three prescribers for a patient receiving cancer care. Before filling the current prescription, the pharmacist confirms that the prescribers are members of the same oncology and palliative-care team, each knows about the others, and the prescriptions cover nonoverlapping treatment periods. How should the pharmacist proceed?
Correct answer: D - Dispense if the prescription is otherwise valid and document how the red flag was resolved
Which situation creates a New Jersey pharmacist's mandatory duty to access the prescription monitoring program?
Correct answer: B - An early Schedule II request accompanied by conflicting stories about a lost supply
A purchaser's electronic log shows 2.8 g of pseudoephedrine base purchased today and 5.5 g during the current 30-day period, including today's purchases. The purchaser now requests a product containing 0.7 g of pseudoephedrine base, and all identification and log requirements are satisfied. How should the pharmacist handle the sale?
Correct answer: A - Complete it; the new totals are 3.5 g today and 6.2 g in 30 days
A pharmacist compounds capsules using a manufactured drug product that has 16 months remaining before its labeled expiration date. No ingredient-specific or formulation-specific information requires a shorter period. Under New Jersey's nonsterile compounding rule, what is the longest beyond-use date that may be assigned?
Correct answer: C - 4 months
During a controlled-substance inventory, an opened commercial container holds more than 1,000 Schedule IV tablets. How must the pharmacy determine the quantity in that container?
Correct answer: C - Perform an exact count of the tablets
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