MPJE Illinois 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act, what is the maximum ratio of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists allowed in a retail pharmacy setting?
- 2:1
- 3:1 (Correct answer)
- 4:1
- No statutory limit
Correct answer: 3:1
Illinois law allows a maximum of 3 pharmacy technicians per supervising pharmacist in a retail pharmacy setting.
Question 2: In Illinois, a pharmacist who receives an oral prescription for a Schedule III controlled substance must reduce it to writing within how many hours?
- 12 hours
- 24 hours
- 48 hours
- 72 hours (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 72 hours
Illinois law requires that oral Schedule III controlled substance prescriptions be reduced to writing within 72 hours.
Question 3: Which Illinois agency is primarily responsible for enforcing the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act?
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) (Correct answer)
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Illinois State Board of Pharmacy
Correct answer: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is the primary agency responsible for enforcing the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act.
Question 4: Under Illinois law, how long must a pharmacy retain original prescription hard copies or electronic records?
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 5 years (Correct answer)
- 7 years
Correct answer: 5 years
Illinois requires pharmacies to retain prescription records for a minimum of 5 years.
Question 5: A patient in Illinois requests an emergency refill of a non-controlled maintenance medication and cannot reach their prescriber. Under Illinois law, what is the maximum supply a pharmacist may dispense?
- 72-hour supply
- 7-day supply
- 30-day supply (Correct answer)
- Emergency refills are not permitted in Illinois
Correct answer: 30-day supply
Illinois law permits pharmacists to dispense up to a 30-day emergency supply of a non-controlled maintenance medication when the prescriber cannot be reached.
Question 6: Under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Schedule II prescriptions must be filled within how many days of the written date to be valid?
- 7 days
- 14 days
- 30 days (Correct answer)
- 90 days
Correct answer: 30 days
Illinois requires Schedule II prescriptions to be filled within 90 days of the date written.
Question 7: Which statement correctly describes Illinois law regarding the transfer of controlled substance prescriptions between pharmacies?
- Schedule III–V prescriptions may be transferred once between pharmacies not in the same database network (Correct answer)
- All controlled substance prescriptions may be transferred an unlimited number of times
- Schedule II prescriptions may be transferred once electronically
- Controlled substance prescription transfers are prohibited under Illinois law
Correct answer: Schedule III–V prescriptions may be transferred once between pharmacies not in the same database network
Illinois allows Schedule III–V controlled substance prescriptions to be transferred one time between pharmacies that do not share a real-time database.
MPJE Illinois 2
Under the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act, what is the maximum ratio of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists allowed in a retail pharmacy setting?