This is for those fearful of NAPLEX
Don't ever think for once that you cannot conquer this exam. The only thing you need to do is to work without fear. Fear is the enemy. Because if I can do it you can too. Let me tell you many reasons why I was not qualified to do well on this exam but God qualified me.
First I'm a foreign pharmacist that graduated since 2005. I had virtually forgotten everything I did at Pharmacy school. Before I started internship the only brand-generic I knew was Tylenol. So I studied from scratch. I had to google most words in the book to know the meaning.
Secondly, because of financial issues I could not afford to buy Naplex materials until the last month of my internship. Studying would've been easier if I had opportunity to do it along with practice.
Again, having 3 young kids to take care of and run after(lol!) didn't make it easier
Plus I went through a lot of emotional turmoil during the exam prep
Then on the actual exam, I did not finish because I took so much time answering the 1st 30 questions, but I was close. Also I needed to change some answers that I chose wrongly but didn't hv the opportunity to go back to them.
But through all these challenges, God saw me through. God was with me through the valley. I passed Naplex this June on 1st sitting after studying for 9 months. I don't know if I'm allowed to mention my score but it was above 100.
And the same God is there for you. Ask Jesus to be with you. Because where He is, fear won't be able to stand. He is able to lift you and qualify you even when you think you're not. Don't ever give up. Dry your tears and keep at it because soon it is going to become a history. My advise to is to trust in your creator and study with understanding. And this applies to every area of our lives. Jesus is alive, He loves you and He can hear you when you speak to Him.
Tips from my experience
I used Rxprep and SDN calculations (not so much)
When you finish each chapter, try and think it thru by bringing everything to a nutshell
Make sure you touch all the topics during the last 2 week towards your exam including Oncology (especially Oncology 1 and try ur best with 2)
Know all the information about common medications like metformin, HTN meds and others. Code them if possible
When studying a drug be thinking of its effect on patient's lab.
Rxprep compounding chapters didn't help me so much, may be you will need an extra material
Read with understanding, you almost never see any repeated questions from past questions
Be cautious of time in the exam
Don't ever think for once that you cannot conquer this exam. The only thing you need to do is to work without fear. Fear is the enemy. Because if I can do it you can too. Let me tell you many reasons why I was not qualified to do well on this exam but God qualified me.
First I'm a foreign pharmacist that graduated since 2005. I had virtually forgotten everything I did at Pharmacy school. Before I started internship the only brand-generic I knew was Tylenol. So I studied from scratch. I had to google most words in the book to know the meaning.
Secondly, because of financial issues I could not afford to buy Naplex materials until the last month of my internship. Studying would've been easier if I had opportunity to do it along with practice.
Again, having 3 young kids to take care of and run after(lol!) didn't make it easier
Plus I went through a lot of emotional turmoil during the exam prep
Then on the actual exam, I did not finish because I took so much time answering the 1st 30 questions, but I was close. Also I needed to change some answers that I chose wrongly but didn't hv the opportunity to go back to them.
But through all these challenges, God saw me through. God was with me through the valley. I passed Naplex this June on 1st sitting after studying for 9 months. I don't know if I'm allowed to mention my score but it was above 100.
And the same God is there for you. Ask Jesus to be with you. Because where He is, fear won't be able to stand. He is able to lift you and qualify you even when you think you're not. Don't ever give up. Dry your tears and keep at it because soon it is going to become a history. My advise to is to trust in your creator and study with understanding. And this applies to every area of our lives. Jesus is alive, He loves you and He can hear you when you speak to Him.
Tips from my experience
I used Rxprep and SDN calculations (not so much)
When you finish each chapter, try and think it thru by bringing everything to a nutshell
Make sure you touch all the topics during the last 2 week towards your exam including Oncology (especially Oncology 1 and try ur best with 2)
Know all the information about common medications like metformin, HTN meds and others. Code them if possible
When studying a drug be thinking of its effect on patient's lab.
Rxprep compounding chapters didn't help me so much, may be you will need an extra material
Read with understanding, you almost never see any repeated questions from past questions
Be cautious of time in the exam