MPJE and NAPLEX Tips: CE Requirements for Pharmacists? At every renewal?

MPJE

May 28

Pharmacy licenses expire at a set cadence. As such, renewal of a license requires the completion of continuing education activities. All states in the United States require a pharmacist to complete continuing education (CE) hours every year or by the license renewal timeline. Here are things to keep in mind related to this topic:

You should know the following:

Are you licensed in multiple states? You should satisfy the CE requirements for each state you seek to maintain licensure in
Know how many CE units/hours are required
Know if there are specific topics you should complete: ex: opioids, Suicide prevention, telepharmacy, etc.…
Know if specific topics should be completed once or recurrent. If recurrent, at what schedule
CE must be accredited by the BOP or ACPE
Know CE requirements for online/virtual training

Generally, 1 CE unit is 10 contact hours.

Here are some MPJE questions you might get

The local university/pharmacy department just launched a new in-person CE covering tele-pharmacy to help shed light on the law requirements pharmacist should be aware of. You wish to claim the CE credit towards the requirement for pharmacist license renewal. Which of the following should you verify (and be true) about this training? (Select all that apply)

ACPE accreditation of the CE
The affiliated PharmD program at the university is ACPE accredited
The instructor must hold a PharmD
The program is approved by BOP
The program is approved by NABP

Answer Key: #1 , #4. ACPE accredited CE is always approved by the BOP; in addition to that, BOP may approve additional training/CE programs.

Taking practice MPJE®/NAPLEX® exams is key to passing the board exams on the first try. Practice exams:

1. Expose you to time constraints and help you build mental stamina

2. Expose you to different questions (K-type, select all, etc.)

3. Expose you to random topics with various difficulties

4. Expose you to new answer choices

5. Help demystify the exams and ease test anxiety

PassRXnow offers MPJE practice content for 15+ states and 600+ NAPLEX questions covering clinical, patient profile, calculations, and top 200 generics/brand name drugs. All NAPLEX and MPJE practice exams have answers, explanations, and references. 1000’s of questions, all updated frequently.

You can avoid the impact of failing the NAPLEX / MPJE by doing more practice exams. Check out our offerings. For transparency, you can see the last update date for each course at the top of the course page in the links below. Content is updated regularly.

MPJE – click here for the latest States (if you don’t see your state MPJE reference below)