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I am currently in my 2nd year of Pharmacy in the UK. However, I am wondering whether it is possible for the sake of it to attempt the US qualifying examinations at some point next year (when I am in my third year). Any ideas? I am not worried about the money side of things, just want to have a go.
 
is there no practice test which I could just have a shot at?
 
lol there is no need to practice for the naplex, tat test is a JOKE

but for law, do study for it for 1-2 days
 
mass said:
I am currently in my 2nd year of Pharmacy in the UK. However, I am wondering whether it is possible for the sake of it to attempt the US qualifying examinations at some point next year (when I am in my third year). Any ideas? I am not worried about the money side of things, just want to have a go.
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For actual NAPLEX, you cannot even register until a Board of Pharmacy from the state where you are applying for pharmacist licensure authorizes you to sit for an exam.

Pre-NAPLEX is a joke and doesn't provide much of a feel for the exam.

If you want to practice, get Appleton & Lange review book and knock yourself out. 🙂
 
LOL that book is way too indepth

if anything, look at the pronto pass cards

the naplex is a joke, most of my friends hardly studied and passed with flying colors

i regret studying as much as i did...althou i wasnt as bad as the kids who studied all of last year and complained that their time went to waste
 
Hels2007 said:
For actual NAPLEX, you cannot even register until a Board of Pharmacy from the state where you are applying for pharmacist licensure authorizes you to sit for an exam.

Pre-NAPLEX is a joke and doesn't provide much of a feel for the exam.

If you want to practice, get Appleton & Lange review book and knock yourself out. 🙂
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ah ok thanks, I was thinking there may be a center which offers free exams. Is naplex the first exam I would have to sit and secondly would you advice me to gain some experience in UK first or try to move to US as soon as possible. Furthemore, I am quite interested by nuclear pharmacy, what is the job situation there?
 
First, you'll have to graduate. Then, you'll apply to your state board of pharmacy and NABP. You'll have to prove that you have an equivalent degree, i.e. a degree which takes 5 years to complete. Once that is done, you'll have to take the FPGEE. If you pass that, you'll have to get an internship approved by your state board of pharmacy. Once that is completed, you'll take the regular licensing examples; for most states, it is the NAPLEX and MPJE exams. After passing those exams, you are a licensed pharmacist.
The job situation varies by location.
 
genesis09 said:
First, you'll have to graduate. Then, you'll apply to your state board of pharmacy and NABP. You'll have to prove that you have an equivalent degree, i.e. a degree which takes 5 years to complete. Once that is done, you'll have to take the FPGEE. If you pass that, you'll have to get an internship approved by your state board of pharmacy. Once that is completed, you'll take the regular licensing examples; for most states, it is the NAPLEX and MPJE exams. After passing those exams, you are a licensed pharmacist.
The job situation varies by location.
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what is the format of these exams?
 
The FPGEE can be on anything. It will include everything which you could have learned in pharmacy school. It is a paper based exam.
NAPLEX is a clinical exam. It will ask questions about drugs and calculations. It is a computer based exam.
MPJE is a law exam. It will ask questions from both state and federal law. It is also a computer based exam.
 
so once I have completed my degree here and then applied, what do you think I should do?
 
I believe 46 states and DC use the MPJE exam. There are only a few holdouts.
It is up to you to decide what to do. For successful candidates, it can take on average 1-2 years to pass everything.
 
genesis09 said:
I believe 46 states and DC use the MPJE exam. There are only a few holdouts.
It is up to you to decide what to do. For successful candidates, it can take on average 1-2 years to pass everything.
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how many states are there in usa and what is ohio like for pharmacy?
 
and what do you lot think in relation to opportunities for overseas pharmacists at present?

furthemore would I have to attempt naplex etc if I choose industrial pharmacy?
 
If you want a non-practicing, dispensing job, than you don't need a pharmacist license.
With the increase in American pharmacist grads, the demand for internationals is decreasing.
 
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