My CPJE Experience

[therxist]

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The very thing I want to say is: compared to the Naplex, it was a pleasure to take the CPJE. The questions are straightforward and deal with real life situations (retail and hospital, both). CPJE questions are very likely the kind of questions you will get asked for the rest of your career by various people (patients, health care professionals, etc). They are not tricky and you either know it or you don't. Having said that, I never mean to say it was an easy test. Not sure yet if I pass but I know I feel better about it compared to my Naplex. Here are a few advice I can share:

1. Know your patient main counseling points (most important ADR, any Blackbox, food/no food...)

2. Know combination products so you can recognize duplication of therapy.

3. Know your sig code (esp eye/ear codes)

4. Storage conditions

5. Which vaccines are live.

6. Close your eye and recall your inpatient rotation experience (most of you should have had at least 1). There are questions dealing with quality assurance in
hospital settings

7. Don't stress over pharmacology (I had none on mine, once again think real life situations)

8. For law, read your Weissman book. If you don't have it, download the self assessment files (hospital and community) from the Board Website.

Good luck. Feel free to contact me if you have questions.

PS. Do the sample questions they sent you (also available on the board website). There will be recycled questions.

 

[zebeta]

Hi Rxist,

Is it possible to get in touch with you, would like to get some advice on CPJE.

 

[therxist]

Please feel free to PM me anytime

 

[zebeta]

Thankyou Rxist, just sent you a PM.

 

[kelix]

Does any one know of any good reference(s) that summarize storage conditions, light protection and which medications should or should not be shaken? Thanks in advance.

 

[therxist]

Does any one know of any good reference(s) that summarize storage conditions, light protection and which medications should or should not be shaken? Thanks in advance.

Sadly, we can only get these from work experience (at least in my case). When in doubt, pick FRIDGE! All suspension should be shaken. Only meds I can think of that should not be shaken biologic or interferon vials.

 

[durgae]

hi therxist

could you please tell me which all books and materials should I purchase for NAPLEX and CPJE? I prefer to ask here rather than sending you PM because everyone could be benefited.

thanks in advance.

 

[kelix]

Thanks therxist! I'm hoping that there won't be a lot of those types of questions on the exam. The reason I was inquiring about the storage was that it seems like there's always an exception to certain drug class. Honestly I did not know that biaxin suspension shouldn't be refrigerated until I looked it up. Thanks again for all your input and hope you will hear good news soon!

 

[kelix]

Just curious....for those who haven't taken the exam yet, is anyone interested in forming a study group in so. cal? I've been studying the ApHA book and my classnotes and can't help but feel so overwhelmed with all the materials.

 

[therxist]

hi therxist

could you please tell me which all books and materials should I purchase for NAPLEX and CPJE? I prefer to ask here rather than sending you PM because everyone could be benefited.

thanks in advance.

I used APhA and RxPrep. I also purchased the Siegler's drug cards, which provide very good patient counseling points. Either 1 of the 2 books I mentioned above should be sufficient for Naplex. As for the CPJE, you need to combine both your academic and work experience to do well, thus makes it a bit harder to be fully prepared. Thanks!

 

[therxist]

Thanks therxist! I'm hoping that there won't be a lot of those types of questions on the exam. The reason I was inquiring about the storage was that it seems like there's always an exception to certain drug class. Honestly I did not know that biaxin suspension shouldn't be refrigerated until I looked it up. Thanks again for all your input and hope you will hear good news soon!

As I mentioned on my post above, the CPJE requires you to demonstrate both academic and work experience so it is a bit harder to prepare than the Naplex (which is more academic). Take for instance this example (which has been modified so no real question is disclosed according to the forum's policy): What's wrong with this RX: Keflex (#30) 500 mg 1 cap po QID for 7 days for skin wound? This is a very simple question that even a pharm tech can answer. Yet, an exam candidate may make a mistake of overthinking it. Wrong dose? Wrong indication? Wrong frequency?

I know my example sounds a bit silly but on my CPJE, there are several questions along that line. They are very simple but require us to use our common sense.

 

[viaray]

I am preparing for CPJE and taking in 2 weeks I have APHA..

 

[NLTV07]

Hello everyone
I just wonder if anyone knows where can I find out list of or link of" black box warning" drugs...I am trying to study for my CPJE too...I am not ready yet though...Thank you so much🙂

 

[coussey]

do you recommend reviewing the health notes on BOP wweb page?????Or anything else from the BOP web page?
I have decided to stick to 2 books to study from..RXPREP, and Weissman. In addition the self assessments that I had already printed out.
i have about 2 weeks to study...How does it sound so far????

 

[coussey]

it should be 28 not 30 caps...RIGHT?

 

[Neyerx]

hi, im taking the cpje on tues. any last minute tips? i hear that it is way harder than the naplex. and that it consists of clinical stuff. but when i took the practice test offered by psi, the questions seem to be more about patient counseling, "this is the generic, what brand do you give" "this is the drug, what adverse effect do u see" straight forward questions like that. so i am very confused as to what the cpje experience is really like. is there a lot of law questions that the average intern wouldnt grasp from rotation?

 

[therxist]

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