I passed the NAPLEX rather handily, but the MPJE was the real challenge (I passed, but with a less than comfortable margin), at least the MPJE for Nevada was...don't know about elsewhere. I wouldn't classify the NAPLEX I took as a joke. I didn't feel all that good walking out of the testing center that afternoon, despite weeks of study. I used the blue APhA book, and Appleton & Lange. I didn't read every single thing in the blue book (too much, and may be a waste of time...your time is best served learning how to take this test). I took the practice tests in the Appleton & Lange CD, and used it to find my weak points, then reviewed pertinent sections in the blue book. I have a classmate who swore by the Kaplan review book...from the looks of the book it may be the one given by the Kaplan Test Prep course. As far as breakdown, I had tons of therapeutics questions, and quite a few calculation questions that mirror the ones I encountered in Appleton & Lange. I had very few 'ceutics questions, no more than 6, and even fewer kinetics questions. The kinetics type questions were all easy...typically easy calculations relating to half-life. I had all sorts of calculations...E values, BMI, creatinine clearance...memorize your equations and practice them. Know how to work with mEq's and mOsmoles. I've heard, but do not know for sure, that calculations are "weighted" a little more. Lots of cases, review your top 200 because you'll get cases where all the meds are listed as trade names. Also, take your time...I rushed through the NAPLEX, and finished with an hour to spare, so if you get through about 11 questions in a 15 minute period, you're at a good pace. Hope this helps at least one person out there! Good luck!