Hi everyone! I'm back from a couple of weeks since taking the NAPLEX.
I just found out this morning in less than 48 hours my NJ MPJE score online to be a 92!!! Words cannot express my relief. When I was looking at the score I felt seeing pass/fail would be too overwhelming so I covered everything then slowly uncovered the first number and knew I had passed! I know a few of you have been asking for advice regarding MPJE, I posted my own share of questions myself.
I was so worried/ freaking out about this exam because I felt the NJ MPJE would be much more difficult to pass than the NAPLEX for sure, and I heard a few very narrowly passed. Part of my anxiety was feeling like I didn't know how to study for it, but I read around this site and asked others for advice. Law is at times really dry and really difficult to get through, at one point it took me 3 hours to get through 20 pages w/ many breaks in between. Here are the materials I used to study:
Cifaldi's 132 page review packet for federal and NJ state law: I would have used Cifaldi's book but my friend in another state has it. This packet I believe will suffice.
Reiss & Hall : only the Controlled Substances chapter, had to borrow from a younger coworker.
Pharmacyexam.com downloadable CD for NJ MPJE (150 questions): Formatting law into question and full detailed answer straight from the statutes and regulations helped me learn the law, I thought the questions were relevant and fair and although I spent money on this CD ($60), I do strongly feel that reading and being exposed to questions helps you prepare for an exam, and I felt it was money well spent.
DEA Pharmacist's Manual: online for free, about controlled substances. It's long, about 84 pages, but easy reading, not sure how much it helped but I just jotted down points I read that I felt were useful or that I didn't learn from the other sources.
Time: 1.5 weeks.
I got a little bit of everything on my exam both federal and state but I would focus on the NJ Pharmacy Practice Act and Controlled Substances Act and for federal: know definitions, labels, OTC dispensing. Like others say, the exam tests you mostly on what would be important for pharmacists to know in practice dispensing prescriptions. My exam was mostly scenario-based so I guess it was trying to test my reasoning and application of the law, but I've heard it can be either way.
I do feel that working in a retail pharmacy helped me, though some questions I felt were a toss-up and I went with my gut from what I read from law.
Do not forget, with all tests there is a test-taking component to doing well. I took about 85 of the 120 minutes (2h) they give you, though I did feel like some questions took up a bulk of my time and I was afraid I was being too slow, but I did get a ton of scenarios so my questions were a lot of reading and I was quite worried somewhere in the middle I wouldn't finish on time so I adjusted my speed.
The key is not to get thrown off by odd questions you may not know and just stay calm, I conditioned myself to expect these and knew I would just have to work it out and pick the very best answer. In order to do this you need to read the question carefully (reread if you have to) AND also read each answer (reread if you have to), pay attention to the wording and terms! You might pick one right away, but then see another answer that is better. I am a careful test-taker and I do believe it helps greatly!
Good luck to you all! Feel free to ask any questions =)
I just found out this morning in less than 48 hours my NJ MPJE score online to be a 92!!! Words cannot express my relief. When I was looking at the score I felt seeing pass/fail would be too overwhelming so I covered everything then slowly uncovered the first number and knew I had passed! I know a few of you have been asking for advice regarding MPJE, I posted my own share of questions myself.
I was so worried/ freaking out about this exam because I felt the NJ MPJE would be much more difficult to pass than the NAPLEX for sure, and I heard a few very narrowly passed. Part of my anxiety was feeling like I didn't know how to study for it, but I read around this site and asked others for advice. Law is at times really dry and really difficult to get through, at one point it took me 3 hours to get through 20 pages w/ many breaks in between. Here are the materials I used to study:
Cifaldi's 132 page review packet for federal and NJ state law: I would have used Cifaldi's book but my friend in another state has it. This packet I believe will suffice.
Reiss & Hall : only the Controlled Substances chapter, had to borrow from a younger coworker.
Pharmacyexam.com downloadable CD for NJ MPJE (150 questions): Formatting law into question and full detailed answer straight from the statutes and regulations helped me learn the law, I thought the questions were relevant and fair and although I spent money on this CD ($60), I do strongly feel that reading and being exposed to questions helps you prepare for an exam, and I felt it was money well spent.
DEA Pharmacist's Manual: online for free, about controlled substances. It's long, about 84 pages, but easy reading, not sure how much it helped but I just jotted down points I read that I felt were useful or that I didn't learn from the other sources.
Time: 1.5 weeks.
I got a little bit of everything on my exam both federal and state but I would focus on the NJ Pharmacy Practice Act and Controlled Substances Act and for federal: know definitions, labels, OTC dispensing. Like others say, the exam tests you mostly on what would be important for pharmacists to know in practice dispensing prescriptions. My exam was mostly scenario-based so I guess it was trying to test my reasoning and application of the law, but I've heard it can be either way.
I do feel that working in a retail pharmacy helped me, though some questions I felt were a toss-up and I went with my gut from what I read from law.
Do not forget, with all tests there is a test-taking component to doing well. I took about 85 of the 120 minutes (2h) they give you, though I did feel like some questions took up a bulk of my time and I was afraid I was being too slow, but I did get a ton of scenarios so my questions were a lot of reading and I was quite worried somewhere in the middle I wouldn't finish on time so I adjusted my speed.
The key is not to get thrown off by odd questions you may not know and just stay calm, I conditioned myself to expect these and knew I would just have to work it out and pick the very best answer. In order to do this you need to read the question carefully (reread if you have to) AND also read each answer (reread if you have to), pay attention to the wording and terms! You might pick one right away, but then see another answer that is better. I am a careful test-taker and I do believe it helps greatly!
Good luck to you all! Feel free to ask any questions =)
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