There are many APhA Complete Pharmacy Review books. Which one should I use for the NAPLEX? color of the cover/ yr/ ISBN, if possible? Can I use earlier editions?
Thank you so much
Thank you so much
APhA Complete Pharmacy Review
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I got a used naplex book on amazon
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I've seen many errors throughout the RxPrep book. I don't feel like I've seen many in the APhA book, but list the pages so we can all look to see and clarify what it should be.
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This is the 2011 book and in the antidiabetic drug section it faills to mention Onglyza or Victoza..weird
pg 275 (incretin mimetics)--"doses should be given 10-15 mins prior to largest 2 meals "? thought it was an hour
pg 209..Morcizine is listed as a class 1a antiarrhythmics? thought it was class 1c
pg. 257--Niaspan dose titrated every week? thought it was every 4 weeks
Thats just a few...
The book has a whole lot of information with no sense of which things are really important to know, just not organzied well in my opinion and yet still lacks of information..such as how to calculate estimated average glucose from A1c levels...
pg 275 (incretin mimetics)--"doses should be given 10-15 mins prior to largest 2 meals "? thought it was an hour
pg 209..Morcizine is listed as a class 1a antiarrhythmics? thought it was class 1c
pg. 257--Niaspan dose titrated every week? thought it was every 4 weeks
Thats just a few...
The book has a whole lot of information with no sense of which things are really important to know, just not organzied well in my opinion and yet still lacks of information..such as how to calculate estimated average glucose from A1c levels...
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pg 209 - moricizine is class Ic (DQ Proc, Mex LT, Mor F Propaf)
pg 275 - it should be within 60 mins. (http://pi.lilly.com/us/byetta-pi.pdf) at least according to the package insert of byetta while victoza is taken without regards to meals (http://www.novo-pi.com/victoza.pdf)
And Niaspan is titrated every 4 weeks (http://www.rxabbott.com/pdf/niaspan.pdf). Just continue to be careful when reading this material. It has caused me to double check each book I look at.
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"Brownyeyes021"..thanks for confirming that information with me
Sorry "BenLysta".. I don't have the rxprep text book (I actually only have the Apha text) but I got the rxprep test bank from my employer which is how I am able to pick up on these errors..
Sorry "BenLysta".. I don't have the rxprep text book (I actually only have the Apha text) but I got the rxprep test bank from my employer which is how I am able to pick up on these errors..
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From RxPrep errors
pg - 29: where it says citric acid should be sodium citrate and where it says sodium citrate should be citric acid
That's one I found real quick but as I go through it and find them, I'll list them here.
pg - 29: where it says citric acid should be sodium citrate and where it says sodium citrate should be citric acid
That's one I found real quick but as I go through it and find them, I'll list them here.
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That's why I am afraid to use an outdated version b/c this book seems to be updated every 2 years!
I used APhA book for my Naplex, and I thought it was a great preparation resource. It was a little long and detailed at times but this is the information you would want to know before starting your practice as a pharmacist. I would recommend to supplement APhA book with another resource maybe Kaplan to go over topics that are not covered in APhA book such as stats, etc. if you don;t have your class notes available.
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There's a new DPP-4 inhibitor called linagliptin (Tradjenta).
Byetta should be administered no more than 60 minutes AC. But practical use indicates that administering it 15 to 20 mins AC may decrease N.
As for Morizicine, it is Class IC.
As for the Niaspan dosing, maybe the book meant titrating Niaspan weekly to the desired dose to reduce AES. Not titrating the dose based on LDL per se. You are right, we should wait at least 4 weeks to adjust the dose. Time until max effect on lipids for Niacin is generally 3 to 5 weeks.
eAG is probably too new to be on the exam.
When I took the exam 12 years ago, I was asked a lot of dosings for some of the common drugs based on pt cases. Know you brand, generic and the dosings for some of the common drugs. I was asked to identify a PCN structure. Lots of calculations, so know your calculations. There were quite a few questions on OTC meds. Also, know how to calculate TPN.
