Hello guys...I took Naplex last week. This was my second attempt!! In my first attempt, failed with 73. I did not think I would failed first time, when I got out from the room, I knew I was short in time. But, any way If I can do it, any one can do it !!
I spent roughly about 10 to 12 weeks of studying before my second attempt, in those Last 4 weeks - really hard core. I was also working part time other than last two weeks. I was really worried as I did not want to fail this time, and had too much pressure on me. But, I can tell you this exam was not as hard as I was thinking (if you have gone over at least once, and reviewed the weak chapters). It was fair. The key thing is finish the exam with right pace. I trained my mind, that if I do not know one whole case study, that's okay....it might not count towards your final score. After all....You just have to Trust God, or for those who do not believe in God, I would say you have to trust your self, both will ultimately gives u confidence. With saying that, I am not sure how people can just study for two weeks and pass the exam. I am sure I could not do that, even if I would have to take it again, I would need at least 4 weeks hard core studying to pass, and to get my confidence before I start exam.
The way I studied : I used Rx prep both first and second time. I was taking quiz right after reviewing the chapters, I was taking notes while reading the chapters. I was also taking notes from quiz explanation. I would not worry whatever you make on the quiz. My average was about 60 to 65. I also used Quizlet for Brand-Generic, compounding, HIV and infectious disease. I would just type those name in search arra of quizlet and use whatever you think is the best for you. I also had a study partner, which helped me a lot ( I found through SDN). We were just doing quick review of each chapter before starting quiz each other. The last two weeks, I was mainly reviewing from one of the student notes from here (in previous link somewhere), and my own notes, in addition to some calculations. I would not rely only on those notes to get full idea of the chapter, but they were great for reviewing.
The exam experience / suggestions : The exam had mixed topics all over the Rx prep. You just need to know basic information (min. competency), as mention on NABP website. Well, some of the questions were required deep knowledge but I believe there were not too many. Calculations were not too hard if you had practiced (the book and the five Rx prep quizzes) should be okay for exam. I did not even look at SDN 12o questions. The one thing that i wish Rx Prep would have included, is more practice questions on some of the Biostatistics concept. Other than calculations like, NNH, NNT, ARR, RR, OR etc.,. I would highly encourage to watch third lecture (newly added) of Biostat in RxPrep, you can find this on youtube too... That lecture was very helpful to me to have understanding. Because of the rules and regulations, I am not allowed to share any questions about exam, but if you have any general question or confusion would be glad to help you. I would not leave any chapters untouched. If you do not have time to go over everything in book, I would highly encourage to go over at least once / quick glance. I was never confident that I knew it all, before exam. However, one thing I knew, that I have visited each chapter at least two to three time, plus quiz, (except: Diabetes, HTN, Lipid since i know i just need to revise once at last day). I guess you cannot be fully ready for this kind of exams, but I can tell AFTER my experience that confidence/ believe in your self, will increases the chances of passing.
I spent roughly about 10 to 12 weeks of studying before my second attempt, in those Last 4 weeks - really hard core. I was also working part time other than last two weeks. I was really worried as I did not want to fail this time, and had too much pressure on me. But, I can tell you this exam was not as hard as I was thinking (if you have gone over at least once, and reviewed the weak chapters). It was fair. The key thing is finish the exam with right pace. I trained my mind, that if I do not know one whole case study, that's okay....it might not count towards your final score. After all....You just have to Trust God, or for those who do not believe in God, I would say you have to trust your self, both will ultimately gives u confidence. With saying that, I am not sure how people can just study for two weeks and pass the exam. I am sure I could not do that, even if I would have to take it again, I would need at least 4 weeks hard core studying to pass, and to get my confidence before I start exam.
The way I studied : I used Rx prep both first and second time. I was taking quiz right after reviewing the chapters, I was taking notes while reading the chapters. I was also taking notes from quiz explanation. I would not worry whatever you make on the quiz. My average was about 60 to 65. I also used Quizlet for Brand-Generic, compounding, HIV and infectious disease. I would just type those name in search arra of quizlet and use whatever you think is the best for you. I also had a study partner, which helped me a lot ( I found through SDN). We were just doing quick review of each chapter before starting quiz each other. The last two weeks, I was mainly reviewing from one of the student notes from here (in previous link somewhere), and my own notes, in addition to some calculations. I would not rely only on those notes to get full idea of the chapter, but they were great for reviewing.
The exam experience / suggestions : The exam had mixed topics all over the Rx prep. You just need to know basic information (min. competency), as mention on NABP website. Well, some of the questions were required deep knowledge but I believe there were not too many. Calculations were not too hard if you had practiced (the book and the five Rx prep quizzes) should be okay for exam. I did not even look at SDN 12o questions. The one thing that i wish Rx Prep would have included, is more practice questions on some of the Biostatistics concept. Other than calculations like, NNH, NNT, ARR, RR, OR etc.,. I would highly encourage to watch third lecture (newly added) of Biostat in RxPrep, you can find this on youtube too... That lecture was very helpful to me to have understanding. Because of the rules and regulations, I am not allowed to share any questions about exam, but if you have any general question or confusion would be glad to help you. I would not leave any chapters untouched. If you do not have time to go over everything in book, I would highly encourage to go over at least once / quick glance. I was never confident that I knew it all, before exam. However, one thing I knew, that I have visited each chapter at least two to three time, plus quiz, (except: Diabetes, HTN, Lipid since i know i just need to revise once at last day). I guess you cannot be fully ready for this kind of exams, but I can tell AFTER my experience that confidence/ believe in your self, will increases the chances of passing.
