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  1. 1A Minnesota pharmacy technician has finished preparing a prescription. Who must certify its accuracy before patient release?

    1. A. A licensed pharmacist, practitioner, or permitted pharmacist-intern
    2. B. A registered technician who did not perform the preparation step
    3. C. A licensed nurse who is authorized to administer the finished drug
    4. D. The pharmacy owner who is responsible for the business license

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Minn. R. 6800.3850, subp. 3 states: “Pharmaceutical products prepared or processed, in whole or in part, by a pharmacy technician must be certified for accuracy by a licensed pharmacist, practitioner, or pharmacist-intern ... prior to release for patient use.”

    Reference: 6800.3850 - MN Rules Part — Minn. Rule 6800.3850, subp. 3

  2. 2A patient declines to wait for counseling while the Minnesota pharmacist is on break. What must staff obtain?

    1. A. A telephone number for the patient or caregiver
    2. B. A written waiver notarized by the patient
    3. C. The prescriber’s DEA number
    4. D. A second pharmacist’s approval

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Minn. R. 6800.2160, subp. 2(C)(3)(c) requires that, if the patient or caregiver declines to wait, “a telephone number at which the patient or a caregiver can be reached is obtained.”

    Reference: 6800.2160 - MN Rules Part — Minn. Rule 6800.2160, subp. 2(C)(3)(c)

  3. 3Absent a statutory clinical-judgment exception, what supply limits apply in Minnesota to a Schedule II-IV opiate for acute pain in an adult and in a minor?

    1. A. Seven days for an adult and five days for a minor
    2. B. Five days for an adult and three days for a minor
    3. C. Seven days for both an adult and a minor
    4. D. Thirty days for an adult and seven days for a minor

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 4(a) states that these prescriptions “shall not exceed a seven-day supply for an adult and shall not exceed a five-day supply for a minor under 18 years of age,” subject to the statute’s clinical-judgment exception.

    Reference: Sec. 152.11 MN Statutes — Minn. Stat. § 152.11, subd. 4(a)

  4. 4Which information must a Minnesota wholesale drug distributor record for drugs received and distributed?

    1. A. Source, identity and quantity, and transaction dates
    2. B. Only the drug name
    3. C. Only the purchaser’s tax number
    4. D. Only the shipment price

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Minn. R. 6800.1440, subp. 8(A) requires records of the source, “identity and quantity,” and “dates of receipt and distribution or other disposition.”

    Reference: 6800.1440 - MN Rules Part — Minn. Rule 6800.1440, subp. 8(A)

  5. 5What is Minnesota’s basic technician-to-pharmacist ratio for technicians performing ordinary pharmacy tasks?

    1. A. 1:1
    2. B. 2:1
    3. C. 4:1
    4. D. 6:1

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Minn. R. 6800.3850, subp. 6 provides: “The basic ratio of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists on duty in a pharmacy is two technicians to one pharmacist.”

    Reference: 6800.3850 - MN Rules Part — Minn. Rule 6800.3850, subp. 6

  6. 6After returning from break, what must the Minnesota pharmacist do for a patient who left without required counseling?

    1. A. Document that counseling was deferred until the next refill
    2. B. Send written counseling information without further contact
    3. C. Reasonably try by telephone to counsel the patient or caregiver
    4. D. Refer the counseling request to the original prescriber

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Minn. R. 6800.2160, subp. 2(C)(3)(d) requires that “after returning from the break, the pharmacist makes a reasonable effort to contact the patient or a caregiver by telephone and provides counseling.”

    Reference: 6800.2160 - MN Rules Part — Minn. Rule 6800.2160, subp. 2(C)(3)(d)

  7. 7Before dispensing in Minnesota, what must the pharmacist do with the patient profile?

    1. A. Send it to the Board
    2. B. Review it for drug interactions and therapeutic duplication
    3. C. Delete prescriptions older than 30 days
    4. D. Share it with the wholesaler

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Minn. R. 6800.3110, subp. 4 directs the pharmacist to “conduct a prospective drug review to identify” listed problems, including therapeutic duplication and drug interactions.

    Reference: 6800.3110 - MN Rules Part — Minn. Rule 6800.3110, subp. 4

  8. 8How long must a Minnesota wholesale distributor make receipt and distribution records available after drug disposition?

    1. A. One year
    2. B. Two years
    3. C. Five years
    4. D. Seven years

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Minn. R. 6800.1440, subp. 8(B) requires availability “for a period of two years following disposition of the drugs.”

    Reference: 6800.1440 - MN Rules Part — Minn. Rule 6800.1440, subp. 8(B)

  9. 9A Minnesota technician is assigned to compound preparations. What technician-to-pharmacist ratio applies to that function?

    1. A. 1:1
    2. B. 2:1
    3. C. 3:1
    4. D. 5:1

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Minn. R. 6800.3850, subp. 6(D) lists “compounding ... 3:1” as an exception to the basic ratio.

    Reference: 6800.3850 - MN Rules Part — Minn. Rule 6800.3850, subp. 6(D)

  10. 10Which set contains the core information Minnesota requires for a valid prescription?

    1. A. Issue date; patient name and address; drug and quantity; directions; practitioner name, address, and reachable telephone number
    2. B. Issue date; patient name and birth date; drug and days supply; refills; practitioner name, NPI, and fax number
    3. C. Fill date; patient name and address; drug and lot number; directions; pharmacist name, license number, and telephone number
    4. D. Issue date; patient name and insurance number; drug and price; refills; practitioner name, DEA number, and email address

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Minn. Stat. § 151.01, subd. 16a states that a valid prescription “must contain the date of issue, name and address of the patient, name and quantity of the drug prescribed, directions for use, the name and address of the practitioner, and a telephone number at which the practitioner can be reached.”

    Reference: Sec. 151.01 MN Statutes — Minn. Stat. § 151.01, subd. 16a

Topics in this practice bank

These topics describe the available practice for Minnesota version of the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam. Review the examination outline and its sources for scope and allocation details.

  • Licensure/Personnel
    • Responsibilities of the pharmacist and non-pharmacist personnel, including qualifications, scope, limitations, restrictions, and conditions to practice for pharmacists-in-charge, pharmacists, and non-pharmacist personnel
    • Licensures, registrations, and certifications for pharmacists or non-pharmacist personnel, including qualifications, examinations, internships, competency, renewals, discipline, and inability-to-practice programs
  • Pharmacist Practice
    • Requirements for issuing prescriptions or drug orders, including drug restrictions, practitioner authority and registration, controlled and non-controlled orders, and refill authority
    • Conditions under which pharmacist or non-pharmacist personnel participate in drug administration in patient therapy management
    • Counseling requirements, including counseling or offering to counsel and documentation
    • Returning or reusing drugs
    • Regulations and agencies regarding pharmacy practice, including public-health quality and safety and patient and health-record confidentiality
  • Dispensing Requirements
    • Determining whether prescriptions or drug orders are issued for a legitimate medical purpose and within applicable restrictions
    • Transferring prescription or drug-order information between pharmacies by authorized personnel
    • Prospective drug utilization reviews, including PMP reporting and access
    • Exceptions to dispensing or refilling prescriptions or drug orders
    • Labeling of dispensed drugs
    • Packaging of dispensed drugs
    • Drug product conditions prohibiting dispensing
    • Distribution or dispensing of non-prescription pharmaceutical products, including controlled substances and hazardous drugs, administration, labeling, packaging, repackaging, and restricted products
  • Pharmacy Operations
    • Ordering, acquisition, and distribution of drugs, including record maintenance and content
    • Legally compliant recordkeeping and operational requirements, including inventory, storage and handling of hazardous and non-hazardous drugs, non-pharmacist access, and controlled-substance inventories
    • Delivery of drugs
    • Conditions for permitted or mandated product selection
    • Compounding sterile, nonsterile, hazardous, and non-hazardous preparations
    • Centralized prescription processing or central-fill pharmacy dispensing
    • Registration, licensure, certification, or permitting of practice settings or business entities, including renewal, reinstatement, inspection, and discipline

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