Passed NAPLEX!

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Yuliyarx your link does work

SO relieved to hear people saying the APhA book is overkill, since I'm doing well on the practice questions.

Hi,

Congrats, I am writing exam this month end and deadline has come from board. So can you Plz let me know any tips and also one thing:
Do they ask in oncology,bilogicals brands or the generic forms?
Will the time be sufficient?
Dosages ?

Can you Plz let me know regarding them because I'm a long time ago graduate with kids.


Thank you

Hi,

Congrats, I am writing exam first time this month end and deadline has come from board. So can you Plz let me know any tips and also one thing:
Do they ask in oncology,bilogicals brands or the generic forms?
Will the time be sufficient?
Dosages ?

Can you Plz let me know regarding them. I am not a recent graduate.


Thank you

Hey all! You've all talked so highly of Rxprep and I have the APhA book that like most of you, want to throw out the window. With that, does anyone have a recent copy of Rxprep they'd care to sell a fourth year graduating in 17 days?! It would be much appreciated!

Well, went through both NAPLEX/MPJE last week, MPJE was easier for sure, but NAPLEX... was NOT fun. I had 40+ calculations, and the computer threw me 6 of them in a row during last 15 min, oh GOD... other questions covered every where, I was nervous and even missed some easy ones, please pray for me, I will get the result next week, anxious!!!!

I'm OFFICAL now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha, cannot find any word to describe how happy I'm now!!

anyone recommend the rxprep question bank over the book? i've been studying from the book for the past week and a half and i am almost done going through all of the chapters except the calculations. should i buy the question bank too?

Originally Posted by boqibama

i'm offical now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Haha, cannot find any word to describe how happy i'm now!!

congrats

Originally Posted by DesiRX

anyone recommend the rxprep question bank over the book? i've been studying from the book for the past week and a half and i am almost done going through all of the chapters except the calculations. should i buy the question bank too?

The question bank is purely good for getting familiar with the whole exam format system. It will help to just keep you used to answering the different types of question formats out there. That being said, FOCUS ON THE MATH!! I didn't bother with any of those books. I just bought that pharmacy charts booklet thing from ebay that you might have seen some folks on here recommend. That's it. Get that 120 questions or the pronto pass math cards, study those. Kill the math section and you will be fine. All the other non math questions, if you've spent 4 or 6yrs in pharmacy school, I think you should be able to go by them. Just.. fucus... on.. math. Seriously.

Originally Posted by jknoxx

The question bank is purely good for getting familiar with the whole exam format system. It will help to just keep you used to answering the different types of question formats out there. That being said, FOCUS ON THE MATH!! I didn't bother with any of those books. I just bought that pharmacy charts booklet thing from ebay that you might have seen some folks on here recommend. That's it. Get that 120 questions or the pronto pass math cards, study those. Kill the math section and you will be fine. All the other non math questions, if you've spent 4 or 6yrs in pharmacy school, I think you should be able to go by them. Just.. fucus... on.. math. Seriously.

awesome. thanks for the input, i've been hearing similar things from everyone. i haven't even touched math yet so i am about to start now.

Originally Posted by yuliyarx

Hi, I passed both Naplex and CPJE
Used prontopass, weisman lawbook, and other random study guides

Want to sell my Prontopass, pelase follow link below to contact me

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if link still doesn't work, please search for prontopass on craigslist in Los Angeles area.

thank you and good luck

Im interested to buy prontopass math section plus if there is any other quizes or Questions .
Email : latteeli@yahoo.com

Please, which of these study materials is better for naplex review, Lange q&a or rxprep quizbank? I have APHA and rxprep review books and am studyinfg from both but i still need a question&answer to helpme with revision before taking my exam in the next 3weeks.

[QUOTE=Pink11;11289172] hey! I'm trying to open the biostats link up and I can't get it to..can you redownload or have any suggestion for me to get it? Thank you!

Originally Posted by Pink11

Found out I passed the NAPLEX!!

Thank you so so so much everyone on here for sharing with me your experience, advice, tips, sample practice problems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I took in all of your advice and passed with a better score than I expected.

Pre-NAPLEX: 103
NAPLEX: 113

How I studied:

1. I used my friend's old Kaplan book that she bought summer 2010. I like this because it has the fewest number of pages compared to RXPrep and APhA ( I didn't care for the details, no thanks). Someone wise on here once said, "the NAPLEX is all about being the jack of all trades and master of none." Something like that and that is absolutely true.

2. I used RXPrep for reference when I felt that Kaplan material was not providing me enough info.

3. Since I got APhA book for free (not really cuz I paid for membership) I used that to study calculation and did the end of the chapter review questions. Then I quickly sold it bc I couldn't stand having it in my room. Hopefully, somebody else finds it useful, I didn't. Well, on second thought...APhA book was somewhat useful bc I used the end of the chapter review questions. I like that it has full explanations to the questions unlike RXPrep. Kaplan has end of chapter review questions but too few.

4. After going thru Kaplan review book once I went thru APhA and RXPrep to do end of the chapter questions.

5. After that I practiced questions from Lange Q&A. I highly recommend this awesome book. Which I am going to sell this weekend.
- I did not do all the problems in the Lange Q&A:
- I only did all questions in Pharmacology, half of Pharmaceutical Care, and half of the Patient Profiles.

6. For biostats: I studied what I felt was important RR, RRR, ARR, NNT, p-value, CI, etc. I have this really easy to learn pdf on biostats if anyone needs it. I basically googled out biostats, nothing in the 3 books really helped me. And I didn't feel like digging up my old biostat notes from pharm school.

7. For math: I practiced the 120 questions that you guys posted on here twice and felt comfortable tackling the math problems on the real NAPLEX

8. 2 days before the exam: I practiced the full-length practice test in Kaplan book

9. On the day before the exam, I review the top 200 in the morning, practiced the last half of my calculation problems, briefly went over biostats, and re-read some explanations in Lange Q&A.

In hindsight, I think I over prepared but I don't regret it one bit cuz it's better to be over prepared than having to take the exam again.

I'd say it took me 3 weeks to study. However, I didn't get serious until the last two weeks. There were a few days I didn't study at all due to nice weather, hehe. To me it's the quality of studying not quantity. And then there were days I'd put in 10 hours. I have friends who studied in 2 weeks and passed. I also know someone who did not complete the entire 185 question and still passed. Hope this eases some anxiety out there.

Anyway, yayy! I am stoked.

Thank you so much ro all of you who was willing to share with us! This is such a great community! Feel free to ask me any questions.

OMG, this is such an amazing feeling.

Cheers!

I would love and appreciate it if you can fwd me those biostat notes. My email is Eden.lorvinsky@gmail.com. Thank you!!

Got my scores today, and here is my info:

Prenaplex 2 weeks before: 75
Prenaplex 1 week before: 100
NAPLEX: 111
My feelings after my exam: omg I failed. I probably guessed on about 60 questions, narrowed it down to 2 on about another 60, and the rest were split between calculations (most of them were okay, but didn't get a lot of them too) and questions I knew for sure.

1. Hate the APhA book so much - I feel like that book is what really stressed me out.
2. I bought the Rxprep and question bank to study - and only studied with these 2 things.
3. I studied from June 10th-July 12 (took the NAPLEX on July 14), about a month - moved in the middle, went on vacation for 3 days, and came back from out of the country within that first week.
4. When I had about 30 minutes left, I was on question 160, and I was bombarded with calculations after calculations. I freaked out when I couldn't solve something in under a minute (I thought the rest would be calculations). It would've been nice to have 45 minutes for these last 20-30 questions (just in case a lot of them are calculations).
5. I didn't read the patient profiles too much, except if the question referred to it. I did look at patient allergies and the pharmacist notes on the bottom though.
6. 2 days before I was burnt out - I couldn't even look at the rxprep book.
7. I thought the exam was really random, so not much help there.
8. Oh and I don't think the prenaplex is worth it. If you take it and get a good score, at least you'll feel confident. But then you could also get a low/borderline score like I did and freak out and spend another $50 to take it again just to calm your nerves.

Thanks so much for all the support on this page. It's just nice to know that others are going through the same ordeal . Good luck, and you WILL pass!!

Anyone selling prontopass math cards? I would like to buy them. Please email me at logmein127@hotmail.com

Hey guys failed the Naplex by 3 freaking points.. Should I buy the Rxprep question bank and take the PreNaplex? Need help!!!!!

Hi everyone, I just received my results today and I passed NAPLEX with a 126!!

I am overjoyed! I am grateful to all the advice given here on studentdoctor so I wanted to give back, and hopefully readers can gain from my experience.

CumGPA/ProGPA: 3.80/3.93, graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Waited on taking the NAPLEX until now (August) due to many work hours, family vacation, etc.

How I studied:
RxPrep Book and online lectures, RxPrep Quiz Bank - These materials were provided to me by my employer. I feel these are the gold standard, Very conducive to learning, hone in on key points to do well on the exam and to become a good pharmacist. I listened to the lectures, although they do take up quite some time, because it's personally always been more effective to hear and read simultaneously. Though, I still perused the book on my own. RxPrep was a blessing.
120 SDN calculations - The RxPrep calculations are a great for a solid foundation on the basics, and the SDN set of calculations was great for practice. I struggled through this packet since I am slower at math but I did it enough times to understand and be efficient on these types of problems. Thanks to this forum, I knew that I had to strengthen my math.
Time: 2 weeks, any time before that was casual studying/reading, and mostly looking through the RxPrep Quiz Bank and reading the explanations.

Now my feelings regarding the preparation and the actual exam...what worked, and what I would have done differently.

DO's and DONT's
DO know key safety information, such as contraindications, warnings, monitoring parameters. (NAPLEX focuses on patient safety).
DO focus on the particular drugs that have many safety issues (the more toxic drugs, and their management)
DO focus on pharmacist-managed drugs and disease states
DO pay attention to drug formulations (What route of administration drugs are available in)
DO know counseling points
DO know major drug interactions
DO the RxPrep end-of-chapter questions and quiz bank as much as you can
DO know that you will get questions from left field that you will have no idea how to answer, DON'T give up on the question, eliminate answers and take an educated guess.
DO check your work, both therapeutics and math questions.

DON'T Rush through the exam, there is more than enough time, I left with 45 minutes - 1 hour to spare but afterwards, I felt strange and had mixed feelings. I am usually very thorough in test-taking but felt I missed easy questions because I wasn't thorough enough (Remember, you cannot go back so give the question everything you've got). Be thorough, look carefully at the cases. I was trying to go fast because I was afraid of the penalty of failing to finish within the time frame, but I would have gotten answers correct had I not moved on too quickly. PACE yourselves accordingly per question, you are given a timer, see whether you need to speed up or slow down.
DON'T panic, perhaps the reason I finished quickly was because I did so many practice questions and was very accustomed to answering questions. Still, approach each question with great care, you are a pharmacist.

Take care everyone, and the best of luck and wishes to all of you. Please feel free to ask any questions.

Duplicate.

Thank u man, I just took the test and was worried that leaving almost an hour early may be a bad sign, I had mixed feelings as well, keeping my fingers crossed...

I have my naplex scheduled in a little over two weeks and am in total freak out mode. could you tell me if you had a lot of infectious disease questions on yours? i'm trying to decide where i need to focus most of my attention so that i can cover as many topics/questions as possible. any help would be appreciated. thanks.

Originally Posted by Ross1911

Hey guys failed the Naplex by 3 freaking points.. Should I buy the Rxprep question bank and take the PreNaplex? Need help!!!!!

are you planning to buy rxprep question bank?

what about kaplan book

Originally Posted by farmadiazepine

I passed NAPLEX! Here to help anyone who needs advice! Here's what I did:

Time spent on studying for NAPLEX: 3 weeks including working 30 hours a week

Sources:
1) RxPrep Course Book and RxPrep Quiz Bank
2) APhA for ONLY Infectious Diseases and HIV
3) SDN 120 Calculations Packet - THE ONLY source you ever need for calculations for NAPLEX

I read RxPrep book twice and finally spent last few days reviewing topics I felt I needed more preparation with like infectious diseases, HIV, transplant/immunosuppression, hepatitis, and a few days before the test I reviewed the big boys again like diabetes, asthma, COPD, HTN, hyperlipidemia.

I did the SDN 120 questions calculations packet once during my 1st week, once during my 2nd week, and once during my 3rd week. It is important to really understand how to do mEq, mmol, and mOsm because I had all of them on my NAPLEX multiple times. I totally forgot how to do them when I was doing the SDN 120 questions calculations packet, so I got my old calculations book from school and refreshed up on it. If anyone needs help with it, ask, because its really simple if you know the right formulas.

The APhA book to me is a complete waste of money. It is unnecessary, it's too much, it's too detailed.. I'm glad I stopped reading it after the first chapter when I realized WTF am I doing reading this ish. The only time I used it was to review for infectious diseases and HIV. It helped with both those topics, and if you are weak in either ID or HIV (as I'm sure many people are), then APhA is good to review those two topics.

I did the Pre-NAPLEX once during my second week and scored a 108. This gave me a lot of confidence and made me ease up on my studying a bit.

I did not study at all the day before my exam and the weekend before my exam. You need time to relax and feel confident that you know your stuff. If you don't know it by now, after 4 or 6 years of school, I don't know when you'll ever know.

Took the NAPLEX and had a few questions from left field, a few on topics I didn't feel too comfortable with, and a bunch of questions where I was able to answer it in seconds. Barely looked at patient profiles..

Score: 130!

Any questions, just ask! Good luck!

Originally Posted by RxBeauty13

I would love and appreciate it if you can fwd me those biostat notes. My email is Eden.lorvinsky@gmail.com. Thank you!!

what about naplex secret study guide and kaplanreview? are they beneficial?

If anyone is willing to sell their rxprep 2013, please pm msg me. I really would like a copy but not sure if i can afford the new book price. and Congrats to those who pass!