Hello everyone, hope everyone is doing well.
I will try to keep this short but not guaranteed haha. I took my Naplex June 6, 2016 and just got my score today and scored a 91. It may not be the highest of scores but more than enough for the amount of studying I did.
I studied for about 6 days in total, with studying of about 5 main topics plus math and biostatistics.
Materials used: Rxprep textbook (only studied 5 main chapters plus math and biostatistics) plus online questions. I did half the 120 SDN math questions but thought it's overkill for someone like me who is strong in math even.
I only studied for 6 days simply because I was tired of studying and thought to take a risk. I'm a very risk taker kind of person. I don't recommend anyone to do that though.
Materials to focus on (Disclaimer: Everyone's exam is different so my material of focus may not represent your exam in any way. This only refers to my exam)
1) I got asked about 25 questions in math, about 8 in biostatistics.
2) About 10 questions in HIV. Thank god I decided to make this one of the main chapters to study and I got lucky to be asked that many on it. If you can't study it, know main toxicities, side effects of drugs, AND BRAND NAMES BRAND NAMES BRAND NAMES of combo and stand-alone drugs).
3) About 6 questions on DM, 2 on thyroid, 3 on hypertension, 3 on skin disorders, 4 in coagulation, 3 in depression, only 2-3 in ID and oncology (yes I'm so lucky). Some compounding questions (Sterile and non sterile) and some herbal/OTC questions.
Piece of advice. READ THE QUESTION BEFORE READING THE PROFILE!!! most questions can be answered without even needing the patient profile or case. They tend to give you big cases to confuse you and waste your time. Most of the time you barely even need them. Read the question first to know exactly what to look out for.
ALLERGIES ALLERGIES ALLERGIES. most profiles have patients with allergies. That helps you eliminate choices easily. Always look at allergies first thing.
The exam was really all over the place. The best advice I can give you is like everyone else, know your math. If you don't know math like your name, don't even think about going in the exam. Period.
I don't know why everyone had a hard time with time. I left the exam with 1 hours and 20 minutes to spare. It's not because I knew my stuff. It's because with Naplex, you either know the answer or you don't...I also didn't have all my math toward the end. It was more like scattered all over the exam.
I hope I didn't leave anything out but ask me any questions!!!
I will try to keep this short but not guaranteed haha. I took my Naplex June 6, 2016 and just got my score today and scored a 91. It may not be the highest of scores but more than enough for the amount of studying I did.
I studied for about 6 days in total, with studying of about 5 main topics plus math and biostatistics.
Materials used: Rxprep textbook (only studied 5 main chapters plus math and biostatistics) plus online questions. I did half the 120 SDN math questions but thought it's overkill for someone like me who is strong in math even.
I only studied for 6 days simply because I was tired of studying and thought to take a risk. I'm a very risk taker kind of person. I don't recommend anyone to do that though.
Materials to focus on (Disclaimer: Everyone's exam is different so my material of focus may not represent your exam in any way. This only refers to my exam)
1) I got asked about 25 questions in math, about 8 in biostatistics.
2) About 10 questions in HIV. Thank god I decided to make this one of the main chapters to study and I got lucky to be asked that many on it. If you can't study it, know main toxicities, side effects of drugs, AND BRAND NAMES BRAND NAMES BRAND NAMES of combo and stand-alone drugs).
3) About 6 questions on DM, 2 on thyroid, 3 on hypertension, 3 on skin disorders, 4 in coagulation, 3 in depression, only 2-3 in ID and oncology (yes I'm so lucky). Some compounding questions (Sterile and non sterile) and some herbal/OTC questions.
Piece of advice. READ THE QUESTION BEFORE READING THE PROFILE!!! most questions can be answered without even needing the patient profile or case. They tend to give you big cases to confuse you and waste your time. Most of the time you barely even need them. Read the question first to know exactly what to look out for.
ALLERGIES ALLERGIES ALLERGIES. most profiles have patients with allergies. That helps you eliminate choices easily. Always look at allergies first thing.
The exam was really all over the place. The best advice I can give you is like everyone else, know your math. If you don't know math like your name, don't even think about going in the exam. Period.
I don't know why everyone had a hard time with time. I left the exam with 1 hours and 20 minutes to spare. It's not because I knew my stuff. It's because with Naplex, you either know the answer or you don't...I also didn't have all my math toward the end. It was more like scattered all over the exam.
I hope I didn't leave anything out but ask me any questions!!!