Jurisprudence Examination Info in Ontario,Canada
General Information:
The pharmaceutical Jurisprudence exam is based on the
Ontario College of Pharmacist’s standards and policies, and Federal and
Provincial acts and their regulations, which control the production,
distribution, advertising, sales and use of drugs in Ontario. This exam is to assess the student
knowledge, ability to interpret and apply all legislation that impacts on
current pharmacy practice in Ontario. One must pass this exam to be registered as
pharmacist.
Examination Procedure:
- This
exam is held 4 times a year - Duration
of the exam is 2 ½ hours - The
National Drug Schedules and Summary of Federal and Provincial Laws will be
provided in the exam (Open Book model), so you should be familiar with the
schedules, but don’t have to memorize them. - Although
this exam can be taken at any stage in the registration process, it is
recommended to pass this exam before ‘Internship’. - The
passing mark is determined by summing up the minimum performance level
across all items for a particular test. - Every
candidate who fails the exam is provided with feedback for each section on
the exam and the overall performance relative to the group. This feed back gives an idea that which
areas you need to focus. - There
is no specific passing score for this exam. Pass score depends on the
degree of difficulty of the questions on that exam that means what
percentage a student will answer the questions correctly.
Examination policy:
1. this
exam is valid for 4 years from the date of passing
2. student
can attend this exam at any stage in the registration process
3. applicants
can write this exam a maximum of 3 times in a year
4. results
will be available with in 4 to 6 weeks
5. Specific
acts focused in the exam are,
·
Regulated Health Professions Acts and Code
·
Pharmacy Act and Regulations
·
Ontario College of pharmacists
Bylaws and Policies
·
Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act and Regulations
·
Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act
·
Ontario
Drug Benefit Act and Regulations
·
Food and Drugs Act and Regulations and Schedules
·
Controlled Drug and Substances Act and
regulations and Schedules
6. This
exam is also offered in French.
Examination format:
Jurisprudence exam is a written exam with multiple choice
questions. Following Acts and Regulations are covered in the exam. Percentage of questions on each area is,
1.Federal
Drug Schedules and their sales, storage, prescription and record keeping
requirements. (This section is open book and Drug schedules will be provided in
the exam). Requirements for narcotic and
controlled drug prescriptions. (33 %)
2.Filling
and labelling prescriptions (transfers, copies, faxing, mailing etc.) (17 %)
3.Billing
and pricing of prescriptions (8 %)
4.Opening
/ closing of a pharmacy, ownership, advertising, accreditation standards etc, (12 %)
5.Ethics,
standards and professional responsibilities (17 %)
6.Others
such as registration requirements, complaints, discipline, scope of practice
etc., (12 %)
Some model questions are given on Ontario College of Pharmacists website, click on the following
link for more information.
http://www.ocpinfo.com/client/ocp/OCPHome.nsf/web/Pharmaceutical+Jurisprudence+Examination
Jurisprudence seminars:
Few weeks before jurisprudence exam, staff from Ontario
College of Pharmacists offers a one-day seminar to review topics covered in the
exam and answer candidates’ questions.
Once you have registered for the jurisprudence exam, you will be
informed about the seminar date and location. Attending this seminar is your
choice not mandatory by the college but it is recommended to attend the seminar
as it gives an opportunity for candidates to listen and participate in the
discussion with the college staff regarding law issues you generally come
across in the real practice. You will be given some handouts with the topics to
be discussed in the seminar as it goes.
If you are not attending the seminar, you can still get the handouts
from college website.
Click on following links to view some Jurisprudence Seminar
handouts,
http://www.ocpinfo.com/Client/ocp/OCPHome.nsf/object/JP+Seminar/$file/JP+Seminar.pdf
Also there are some important
websites you can log-in for more information.
www.ocpinfo.com (for Ontario
college of Pharmacists )
www.napra.org
(for Provincial and National Drug schedules)
www.cpso.ca
(for Ontario Physicians and surgeons)