9.3 Rapid-Fire Master Review: Key Timelines, Quantities, Retention Periods & Forms
Key Takeaways
- Keep federal loss timing separate: initial written DEA notice in one business day and completed online Form 106 in 45 days.
- Keep Mississippi loss timing separate: immediate Board notice, remaining-stock inventory in 48 hours, and written report with inventory in 15 days.
- Personnel and facility anchors include 15 CE hours annually, 3:1 technicians, PIC 20 hours or 50% whichever is less, a biennial community permit, and an annual Article XXV inventory.
- Controlled dispensing anchors include C-II six-month fill limit, 48-hour emergency quantity, seven-day follow-up, 30/72/60-day partial-fill pathways, and no controlled transfers.
- Current federal standards include DSCSA TI/TS and small-dispenser extension through November 27, 2027, revised USP <795>/<797>, and the two-table NIOSH 2024 list.
Rapid Review: Current Numbers and Timelines
Numbers are safest when learned as event → deadline → required action, not as isolated flashcards.
Exam administration
| Event | Current rule |
|---|---|
| MPJE testing | 120 questions; 2.5 hours |
| Completion | At least 107 questions for a result; 107–119 incurs proportional unanswered-item penalty; fewer than 107 produces no result |
| Result | Pass/Fail; no candidate numeric scaled score |
| Retake | 30-day wait; no more than five attempts per jurisdiction |
| NABP charges | $100 eligibility application + $170 exam purchase |
Mississippi personnel and permits
| Topic | Current rule |
|---|---|
| Pharmacist CE | 15 hours each annual period; at least 2 live and 2 opioid abuse/addiction; PMP registration |
| CE proof after Board request | 5 working days |
| Technician ratio | 3 technicians per pharmacist |
| Technician renewal | Annually by March 31 |
| Intern experience | 1,600 hours; vacation/postgraduate maximum 50 hours/week |
| PIC presence | 20 hours/week or 50% of operating hours, whichever is less |
| Community permit | Biennial, ending December 31 of registration period |
| Ordinary discipline notice | At least 30 days |
| Summary-suspension hearing | Within 20 days after suspension |
| Appeal | Within 30 days to chancery court of county of residence |
Controlled substances
| Event | Current rule |
|---|---|
| Annual inventory | On/about May 1, no later than May 15, or another consistent annual period under Article XXV |
| Schedule II prescription | No refills; do not fill after 6 months |
| Emergency oral C-II | No more than 48-hour supply; signed follow-up within 7 days |
| Patient/prescriber C-II partial | Remaining amount within 30 days of issuance |
| Out-of-stock C-II partial | Remaining amount within 72 hours of first dispensing |
| Emergency C-II partial | Remaining amount within 72 hours after issuance |
| LTCF/terminal C-II partial | Remaining amount within 60 days of issuance |
| Schedule III–V | No more than 5 full refills and no fill/refill after 6 months |
| Controlled prescription transfer | Prohibited by Mississippi Article XV |
| Eligible nonprescription Schedule V | 120 cc/4 fl oz in 72 hours; no more than 2 sales/7 days and 3/30 days; purchaser at least 18 |
| Acquisition records | 2 years |
| Disposition records | 6 years |
| Disposal records | 2 years |
Loss clocks
Federal and Mississippi clocks run together:
- DEA: initial written notice within one business day; online Form 106 within 45 days.
- Mississippi Board: immediate notice; signed remaining-stock inventory within 48 hours; written report including inventory within 15 days.
PMP and precursor
| Topic | Current rule |
|---|---|
| PMP report | Within 24 hours or next business day; zero reports |
| PMP correction | Within 7 days |
| Pharmacist query | New/no-prior-six-month customer before Schedule II opiate; at least every 6 months for controlled-substance patient |
| Reporting exclusion | Direct administration and dispensing quantity of 48 hours or less |
| Pseudoephedrine | Age 18; 3.6 g/day; 7.2 g/30 days; NPLEx |
Practice and operations
| Topic | Current rule |
|---|---|
| CDTM | Non-scheduled drugs; protocol no more than 2 years |
| Naloxone order | Current order effective March 2, 2026 |
| Automated-system records | 2 years; no universal 24-hour override rule |
| Telepharmacy | 15-mile restriction; 1 certified technician with 2 years; supervisor max 2 sites; inspect within 30 days; records 2 years |
| Institutional cabinet | Audit at least monthly |
| Emergency kit | Restock/reseal within reasonable time |
| Med-pak | BUD no more than 90 days |
Federal quality and supply chain
- DSCSA transaction records: 6 years; current exchange uses TI and TS, not continuing TH.
- Small-dispenser enhanced-security exemption: through November 27, 2027 for qualifying dispensers.
- USP <795>: aqueous nonpreserved 14 days refrigerated; aqueous preserved 35 days; nonaqueous oral liquid 90 days; other nonaqueous 180 days.
- USP <797> Category 1: 12 hours room / 24 hours refrigerated.
- NIOSH: current 2024 hazardous-drug list has two tables.
Use
Before answering, say the full pair aloud: “48 hours—Mississippi loss inventory,” not simply “48 hours.” This prevents collision with 48-hour emergency quantity and PMP exclusion.
Collision drill
“Six months” can mean the C-II Mississippi fill deadline, the Schedule III–V fill/refill life, the pharmacist’s recurring PMP query interval, or the lookback that defines a new/no-recent-opioid customer. “Two years” can mean CDTM protocol maximum, certain controlled acquisition and printout records, disposal records, or automated/telepharmacy records. State the event before the number.
Likewise, 48 hours appears in the emergency oral C-II quantity, Mississippi loss inventory, and the PMP reporting exclusion for a quantity of 48 hours or less. The safest memory card reads “loss discovered → remaining-stock inventory within 48 hours,” not “loss → 48 hours” alone. On exam day, reject any option that attaches the correct number to the wrong verb.
Which pair states the current federal theft/significant-loss timing?
What is Mississippi’s current technician and CE pair?
Which controlled prescription may be transferred under Article XV?
What is the current USP <797> Category 1 refrigerated maximum?