Passed New NAPLEX

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NABP just posted my score for NAPLEX. Woohoo.... I passed my NAPLEX with 3 digits. I was completed SHOCKED. My fiancee overjoyed for me and I broke into tears. I couldn't express how joyful we were when we saw the results together. Anyway, just keep everything short and simple and give some insights of what should you guys emphasize on...

Topics that heavily covered are: anticoagulation, DM, cardio, drug-drug interactions, hypertension, AFib, transplant, ID, HIV, hepatitis, biostat, asthma (minimal), COPD (minimal), cholesterol (minimal), onco (minimal), psychiatry (focus on drug-drug interactions), skin (1-2 questions), dosing, immunizations, drug storage and counseling, compatibility, and lots of lots of calculations. You need some organic chemistry knowledge (Don't spend too much time on this part).

The format of the exam: To me, the new 6 hours exam isn't about the stamina. I was highly alert throughout the exam (I had 30 mins left when the exam ended, and I was still high up!!!). It's about if you know or not know it. There were a few questions that never appear in RxPrep (more like diagnostic questions), I just chose it by prayer (haha...). The structure of the exam is more clinical. About 80-85% are patient profiles. Tips here: When you have a new patient profile, spend 2-3 mins read from top to bottom. There will be about 4-6 questions for each patient profile. When the questions ask about suggestions, think about what's the best options for the patient in this case, not what is right for the patients. For example, Drug A, B, and C can be used to treat disease XYZ, however, only Drug B is the best choice for Patient D.

The morning of the exam, my fiancee made me fried rice, and little coffee (I remembered when I had Kaplan, the tutor told us never drink coffee during the exam, because it will make you go to the restroom more often!!! But I'm addicted to coffee). I packed some Ensure to boost my brain during the middle of the 10-min break. You need sugar for your brain to work!!! Thanks to mother nature, it was severe snow storm and how I wish I receive a call from Pearson that the exam can be postponed or delayed because I felt I wasn't ready. But... no luck!!!

After the exam, when I walked out the door, I felt like I was gonna fail. I told my fiancee about it and she said to me NEVER GIVE UP and filled me with positive energies!!! It was so hard to get over these waiting period.

Materials that I used: RxPrep 2016 book, Qbank, videos (thanks to Touro College of Pharmacy's subscription), 120 SDN math, and two Pre-NAPLEX exams. Study began early Nov, about 4-6 hours per day, with 30-50 mins aerobic exercise (really helps!!!), vacation (2 weeks after thanksgiving), then 1 week of intense reviewing (6-8 hours), and finally Dec 17 was my test day. Score posted on Dec 21. Overall, this test is not easy, but not that bad!!! I really appreciate for the opportunities of APPE rotations when I looked back, where the preceptors provided us the learning environments where we worked together with other medical teams (IM, psy, anticoag clinic, DM clinic, ID, etc), and we met lots of patients, and that also helped me for this exam.

So, future pharmacists, YOU CAN DO IT!!!

P/s: Don't hesitate to ask any questions. SORRY!!! No specific questions from the exam!!! I need this license to pay my student loan and start a family 😛

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NABP just posted my score for NAPLEX. Woohoo.... I passed my NAPLEX with 3 digits. I was completed SHOCKED. My fiancee overjoyed for me and I broke into tears. I couldn't express how joyful we were when we saw the results together. Anyway, just keep everything short and simple and give some insights of what should you guys emphasize on...

Topics that heavily covered are: anticoagulation, DM, cardio, drug-drug interactions, hypertension, AFib, transplant, ID, HIV, hepatitis, biostat, asthma (minimal), COPD (minimal), cholesterol (minimal), onco (minimal), psychiatry (focus on drug-drug interactions), skin (1-2 questions), dosing, immunizations, drug storage and counseling, compatibility, and lots of lots of calculations. You need some organic chemistry knowledge (Don't spend too much time on this part).

The format of the exam: To me, the new 6 hours exam isn't about the stamina. I was highly alert throughout the exam (I had 30 mins left when the exam ended, and I was still high up!!!). It's about if you know or not know it. There were a few questions that never appear in RxPrep (more like diagnostic questions), I just chose it by prayer (haha...). The structure of the exam is more clinical. About 80-85% are patient profiles. Tips here: When you have a new patient profile, spend 2-3 mins read from top to bottom. There will be about 4-6 questions for each patient profile. When the questions ask about suggestions, think about what's the best options for the patient in this case, not what is right for the patients. For example, Drug A, B, and C can be used to treat disease XYZ, however, only Drug B is the best choice for Patient D.

The morning of the exam, my fiancee made me fried rice, and little coffee (I remembered when I had Kaplan, the tutor told us never drink coffee during the exam, because it will make you go to the restroom more often!!! But I'm addicted to coffee). I packed some Ensure to boost my brain during the middle of the 10-min break. You need sugar for your brain to work!!! Thanks to mother nature, it was severe snow storm and how I wish I receive a call from Pearson that the exam can be postponed or delayed because I felt I wasn't ready. But... no luck!!!

After the exam, when I walked out the door, I felt like I was gonna fail. I told my fiancee about it and she said to me NEVER GIVE UP and filled me with positive energies!!! It was so hard to get over these waiting period.

Materials that I used: RxPrep 2016 book, Qbank, videos (thanks to Touro College of Pharmacy's subscription), 120 SDN math, and two Pre-NAPLEX exams. Study began early Nov, about 4-6 hours per day, with 30-50 mins aerobic exercise (really helps!!!), vacation (2 weeks after thanksgiving), then 1 week of intense reviewing (6-8 hours), and finally Dec 17 was my test day. Score posted on Dec 21. Overall, this test is not easy, but not that bad!!! I really appreciate for the opportunities of APPE rotations when I looked back, where the preceptors provided us the learning environments where we worked together with other medical teams (IM, psy, anticoag clinic, DM clinic, ID, etc), and we met lots of patients, and that also helped me for this exam.

So, future pharmacists, YOU CAN DO IT!!!

P/s: Don't hesitate to ask any questions. SORRY!!! No specific questions from the exam!!! I need this license to pay my student loan and start a family 😛

Congratulations, and thank you so much for posting your feedback/experience!! Did you get questions involving labs (for example not giving a drug like Spironolactone to someone with hyperkalemia)? Also, many people have said that RxPrep's compounding chapters are not enough, did you feel that way also or did RxPrep prepare you?

 

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Congratulations, and thank you so much for posting your feedback/experience!! Did you get questions involving labs (for example not giving a drug like Spironolactone to someone with hyperkalemia)? Also, many people have said that RxPrep's compounding chapters are not enough, did you feel that way also or did RxPrep prepare you?

Thanks!!!

Yes, you will get lab values from each patient profile (not all of them, and only a few with no lab values.). Don't worry about the normal range because the normal range of the labs are given, but at least you need to know some like Chem-7, and CBC so that you don't spend a few seconds clicking it.

Every review course (RxPrep, APhA, PassNAPLEXnow... you name it!!!), has its pros and cons. I don't really feel RxPrep's compounding (sterile & non-sterile) chapters are not enough, maybe to some other people might be yes. For my experience, the minimum things you need to know are the underlines and bolds from RxPrep of each chapter.

Bottom line, I think NAPLEX is more clinical probably due to provider status lately.

 

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Pls can someone inform me in how many days csbp will send your naplex reult.