Hi everyone,
I wanted to post my thoughts regarding the TX MPJE. I just found out today that I passed and relieved that all I have left is my NAPLEX. Background - I want to say that I am an average student in pharmacy school. I had to study twice as much to get a good grade. You can say I had to work very hard to compete with some of my amazing classmates.
This was what I used to study for the MPJE:
1) Guide to Federal Pharmacy Law, 8th Ed. (Reiss, Guide to Federal Pharmacy Law) and
2) Pass the Texas Pharmacy Law Exam by Sarah Fichuk.
I gave myself two weeks before the exam to study and of the 14 days I really only studied 10 days. I read through Fichuk's book twice and went through the questions in the back twice and I read the Federal Pharmacy Law once and answered all the questions that accompanied the book. I studied about two to three hours a day during those two weeks and ended up with a score of 80. I know that 80 is not a great score, but it is passing score. Two to three hours might not seem like a lot of time, but I was mentally drained because of NAPLEX and having to reschedule the NAPLEX after my law exam because of my name not being correct. I still had NAPLEX on my mind while studying for this exam and I couldn't push myself pass three hours of studying.
My thoughts regarding how I studied. I felt that Fichuk's book by itself was not sufficient to pass the exam, however, it gave a great breakdown of what was important regarding the laws. After reading Fichuk, I read the Guide to Pharmacy Law to help with the distinctions between the Federal and Texas Laws. I am not going to lie, I felt indifferent about exam - I didn't know if I passed or failed. However, I came in with a mindset of 'what would a pharmacist do' (WWPD) and I believe that was what helped me pass.
I felt that I could have gotten a better score had I studied The Texas and Federal Pharmacy by Cacciatore along with the other two references mentioned above. Fichuk helped with emphasizing the important points, while the Federal Law book helped with the distinctions. Many of my friends told me about Cacciatore and I didn't get a hold of the book until after the exam. I did read through it and felt that Cacciatore was nice because it was a mixture of both the Fichuk and Federal references.
If I had to do it over (which I would not), I would (1) read through the Fichuk book twice or thrice and answer all the questions. (2) I would follow up with the Federal Pharmacy Law once over with questions and (3) I would finish up with the Cacciatore reference once over with questions. You might be able to get away with just the Fichuk and Cacciatore and still do fine.
So being a guy who believes that the glass is always half full and who was mentally tired from studying like crazy for the NAPLEX to only have it rescheduled - I feel like you can still pass with the two references mentioned above along with the WWPD attitude.
I hope this helps. Please feel free to respond with questions and I will try my best to answer your questions.
Good luck and best regards,
zenmode13
I wanted to post my thoughts regarding the TX MPJE. I just found out today that I passed and relieved that all I have left is my NAPLEX. Background - I want to say that I am an average student in pharmacy school. I had to study twice as much to get a good grade. You can say I had to work very hard to compete with some of my amazing classmates.
This was what I used to study for the MPJE:
1) Guide to Federal Pharmacy Law, 8th Ed. (Reiss, Guide to Federal Pharmacy Law) and
2) Pass the Texas Pharmacy Law Exam by Sarah Fichuk.
I gave myself two weeks before the exam to study and of the 14 days I really only studied 10 days. I read through Fichuk's book twice and went through the questions in the back twice and I read the Federal Pharmacy Law once and answered all the questions that accompanied the book. I studied about two to three hours a day during those two weeks and ended up with a score of 80. I know that 80 is not a great score, but it is passing score. Two to three hours might not seem like a lot of time, but I was mentally drained because of NAPLEX and having to reschedule the NAPLEX after my law exam because of my name not being correct. I still had NAPLEX on my mind while studying for this exam and I couldn't push myself pass three hours of studying.
My thoughts regarding how I studied. I felt that Fichuk's book by itself was not sufficient to pass the exam, however, it gave a great breakdown of what was important regarding the laws. After reading Fichuk, I read the Guide to Pharmacy Law to help with the distinctions between the Federal and Texas Laws. I am not going to lie, I felt indifferent about exam - I didn't know if I passed or failed. However, I came in with a mindset of 'what would a pharmacist do' (WWPD) and I believe that was what helped me pass.
I felt that I could have gotten a better score had I studied The Texas and Federal Pharmacy by Cacciatore along with the other two references mentioned above. Fichuk helped with emphasizing the important points, while the Federal Law book helped with the distinctions. Many of my friends told me about Cacciatore and I didn't get a hold of the book until after the exam. I did read through it and felt that Cacciatore was nice because it was a mixture of both the Fichuk and Federal references.
If I had to do it over (which I would not), I would (1) read through the Fichuk book twice or thrice and answer all the questions. (2) I would follow up with the Federal Pharmacy Law once over with questions and (3) I would finish up with the Cacciatore reference once over with questions. You might be able to get away with just the Fichuk and Cacciatore and still do fine.
So being a guy who believes that the glass is always half full and who was mentally tired from studying like crazy for the NAPLEX to only have it rescheduled - I feel like you can still pass with the two references mentioned above along with the WWPD attitude.
I hope this helps. Please feel free to respond with questions and I will try my best to answer your questions.
Good luck and best regards,
zenmode13
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