These sample examination items are made available by BPS for the purposes of familiarizing certification candidates and other stakeholders with the structure and format of BPS certification examinations. This is not meant for use as a self-assessment. Performance on any of these items does not correlate with performance on the actual examination.
The content of these examples is meant to be illustrative of actual examination items, but these items do not appear on the certification examination and are not meant to identify the scope of the examination. For a more comprehensive indication of the scope of each certification examination, please refer to the Exam Content Outline for each specialty area.
Examination items are in multiple-choice format. The great majority of examination items are multiple-choice with a single response from among four options. Some examinations may include a small percentage of items that require selection of multiple (three or four) responses from among a larger set of available (up to eight) options. Examinations items may also be supplemented by an image.
A 503A compounding pharmacy at a health-system centralized compounding facility was inspected by the FDA following a complaint. An FDA form 483 was issued to the pharmacy. What is the correct response from the pharmacy?
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A hospital pharmacy received a shipment of antineoplastic hazardous drugs. Where should the shipment be unpacked?
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Which organization regulates disinfectants by evaluating and registering manufacturer data submitted for microbiocidal activity, stability, toxicity, and contact time for labeling indicated uses?
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When preparing a horizontal laminar airflow workbench for compounding a sterile product, compounding personnel should:
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Which ingredient is incompatible and must not be added to a 3-in-1 parenteral nutrition admixture?
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What is the most appropriate delivery route for a parenteral nutrition formulation with an osmolarity of 1,230 mOsm/L?
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How often must Category 2 compounding personnel demonstrate proficiency through hands-on testing/evaluation?
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How often must compounding personnel pass gloved fingertip testing and media-fill testing of aseptic work skills when working with sterile ingredients for Category 3 CSPs?
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