New Hampshire is listed as sitting its own state-specific edition of the MPJE, but this one genuinely needs a second look — the sources disagree. Read the note below before you rely on it. That means the exam you book covers federal pharmacy law and New Hampshire’s own statutes and board rules — not a general exam, and not another state’s.
New Hampshire’s requirement is contested
NABP moved New Hampshire to its no-jurisprudence-exam list in its 11 September 2026 revision, but the state does not appear to agree. The rule that imposed the NH MPJE, Ph 301.03, expired on 29 January 2026 and has not been readopted, so there is a real gap in the rule text. OPLC still publishes NH MPJE study materials for pharmacist candidates, which is the clearest signal of what the state currently expects. Assume the NH MPJE is required and confirm with OPLC before you apply.
What is different about New Hampshire
Contested. NABP moved New Hampshire to its no-jurisprudence-exam list in the 11 September 2026 revision, but the state does not support that. The rule that imposed the NH MPJE, Ph 301.03, expired on 29 January 2026 and has not been readopted, so there is a genuine gap in the rule text — but the board is actively readopting it: the draft final Ph 300 (Notice 2026-22, hearing 19 August 2026) inserts "An applicant also shall pass the New Hampshire Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (NH MPJE)", and OPLC still publishes NH MPJE study materials for pharmacist candidates. RSA 318 requires only the NAPLEX, so the requirement lives solely in the rules. Anyone applying now should assume the NH MPJE is required and confirm with OPLC.
What the exam looks like
Every figure above comes from NABP’s 2026 Candidate Application Bulletin, read 2026-10-01. Two things worth knowing that most prep sites still get wrong. There is no passing score to aim at any more: the Bulletin states plainly that “your exam results will be reported as either Pass or Fail – you will not receive a scaled score.” The scaled 75 you will find quoted elsewhere traces to a bulletin from 2020 and no longer appears. And answering at least 107 of the 120 questions is not optional — below that, no result is reported at all, and between 107 and 119 a penalty is applied for what you left unanswered.
What New Hampshire tests that federal law does not
The federal layer is the same wherever you sit it: the Controlled Substances Act, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, HIPAA, and the rest. What changes from one jurisdiction to the next is the part New Hampshire writes for itself — the places where the state rule is tighter, slower, or simply different from the federal one. NABP makes no federal-versus-state split in the exam itself, so there is no fixed share to budget for; what there is, is state law you cannot guess from federal law.
That is where the questions come from, and it is where your study time earns the most:
- Licensing, renewal, continuing education and intern requirements
- Controlled substances — state schedules, the prescription monitoring program, partial fills and refill limits
- What a prescription must carry, how it must be labeled, and when substitution is allowed
- Who may work in the pharmacy, in what ratio, and under what supervision
- Record retention, inventory, and what happens when a pharmacy closes
- Grounds for discipline, and what you are obliged to report — and how fast
Where this came from. Every claim on this page traces to a source you can open yourself. This is the New Hampshire page it came from:
New Hampshire board of pharmacy — licensure and examination information
“Pharmacist NAPLEX/MPJE Study Materials. Study materials for the NAPLEX and New Hampshire MPJE Exams are available for download.”
No New Hampshire quick sheet yet — want one?
I build these in the order people ask for them, not by guesswork. Put your email in and New Hampshire moves up the queue. You will also get a note the moment it is ready.
While you wait
Three things on this site are free and will help you whichever jurisdiction you are sitting:
- The federal pharmacy law guide — the part of the exam that is identical everywhere.
- A four-week study method — how to break a jurisdiction’s law into something you can actually revise.
- The exam-by-state map — which law exam each of the 54 jurisdictions requires, kept current.